LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Five file for township official slots (01/25/06)

Five township officials filed their declaration of candidacy for the May primary election Tuesday.

TIF districts are primary funding (01/11/06)

City officials are hoping a plan to implement a new avenue of funding will make Portland an even better place to live.

Coleman picked as president of county council (01/12/06)

Marilyn Coleman was elected president of the Jay County Council Wednesday night when members met for the first time in 2006.

Six now in race for Jay sheriff (01/21/06)

The crowded field in the race for Jay County sheriff filled out Friday with the expected filing of Greg A. Franks, Portland, who had announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination a week earlier.

Collection on drains is stopped (01/23/06)

The annual assessment for several ditches in and around Jay County will not be collected in 2006.

Report details missing money (01/12/06)

REDKEY — Former town clerk-treasurer Brenda Adkins misappropriated more than $32,000 in utility collections during 2003 and 2004, an Indiana State Board of Accounts audit asserts.

Heitkamp in race for Jay Recorder (01/19/06)

A rural Portland woman is seeking her party’s nomination to be Jay County Recorder.

Jay zoning board organizes for year (01/20/06)

The Jay County Board of Zoning Appeals met for the first time in 2006 for an organizational meeting.

Opposition greets move to leave IURC (12/13/05)

DUNKIRK — Opposition surfaced Monday night to plans to have this city’s water utility withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

Miller chosen again (01/03/06)

Milo Miller Jr. was re-elected president of the Jay County Commissioners this morning, and Gary Theurer was elected vice-president.

Taking a second shot (01/12/06)

If at first you don’t succeed, try again.

Theurer: No new confined feeding rules in works (01/13/06)

Area farmers with confined feeding operations will not be faced with any more restrictions than are already in place, members of the Jay County Planning Commission were told by a county commissioner.

Reverse 911 pitch heard (01/16/06)

In the event of a tornado or other local catastrophic event, with a reverse 911 emergency system in place, hundreds of local residents could be notified at one time of the imminent danger.

Miller has challenge from Houck (01/18/06)

Filing for candidates for the May primary election in Jay County opened today, and already two contested races are underway.

Davis will run again (02/01/06)

State Representative Bill Davis filed Tuesday to seek re-election to the House District 33 seat he has held since 2004.
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