LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Wastewater project moves forward
Portland Board of Works approved a letter of agreement with Jones and Henry Engineers of Fort Wayne for $1.05 million in construction services and a resident project representative for a new pump station and equalization (EQ) basin at the facility.
County will offer Health Savings Account
County employees will have the option to open a Health Savings Account next year.
Two in race for mayor of Dunkirk
Dunkirk has not re-elected a mayor in more than three decades.
Two are vying to replace Boggs
The race for mayor of Portland highlights the city’s ballot as Democrat Randy Geesaman wants to reclaim the role while Jeff Westlake is seeking success in his first run for office.
City, Pickle reach a deal
Estimated start date for Bailey demolition is Nov. 13
Exception OK’d for wedding venue
Plans are in the works for a new wedding venue in rural Bryant.
Three seek at-large seats
Golden, Hilfiker, Nuckols are in race for council
Ambulance will get load system
One of the county’s ambulances will have a new perk soon.
WJCC to celebrate
Pam Robbins, West Jay Community Center’s administrator, visited Dunkirk City Council on Monday to report that the facility will host an open house beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Aker and May are seeking District 4 seat
Candidates Judy Aker and Ron May answer a questionnaire about their plans if elected to the city council.
Funding approved
Jay County Commissioners approved contributing $175,000 for Jay County Baseball Club’s new facility during their meeting Monday.
Early voting starts Monday
Early voting for this year’s municipal election begins at 8:30 a.m. Monday in the voting room just inside the south door of Jay County Courthouse.
Redkey hires new town marshal
Redkey Town Council agreed to hire Chad Pusey, a Jay County native, as town marshal during its meeting Thursday. His employment is subject to required testing and signing a contract with the town.
Plan reviewed
Jason Clearwaters of engineering firm Butler, Fairman & Seufert gave a brief overview of the plan during the board’s meeting Wednesday, with few changes from previous versions.
Process paused
Portland Board of Works held off on awarding a bid for the demolition of the building during a special meeting Tuesday, agreeing to give Portland Redevelopment Commission some time to potentially develop a plan to save the structure.
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