LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sewer contract awarded

An Ohio company was selected Thursday to complete a major sewer project on the southeast side of Portland.

Airport deal up in the air

If a middle ground isn’t reached soon, Miller Aviation may no longer be at Portland’s airport

New home for Santa

This holiday season, Santa will have a new home in Portland.

Jobs could be coming

Portland could be getting 80 new jobs.

Clean up in Redkey

REDKEY — Cleaning up vacant lots and cutting weeds is getting a financial boost.

Officials warn of West Nile

A significant number of mosquitoes captured this month in Portland tested positive for West Nile virus, a county health official said this morning.

Paving deal for airport

The low bidder has been awarded a contract to reconstruct the taxiway at Portland’s airport.

Jail is nearly done

The first phase of the Jay County Jail construction is nearly complete and the expansion will be operational starting Sept. 13.

Trouble in new audit

DUNKIRK — Numerous deficiencies in accounting and record-keeping procedures continue to plague the office of clerk-treasurer Jane Kesler, according to two lengthy, detailed reports from the Indiana State Board of Accounts.

Herbal mix is topic

The Jay County Commissioners and sheriff discussed if something needs to be done to stop an herbal mixture with effects similar to marijuana, before it becomes a problem locally.

Hospital project to top $1 million

The Jay County Hospital Board gave the OK this morning to move forward with a $1 million air handler replacement project.

County asked to consider grant

A Dunkirk resident sought input from Jay County Commissioners Monday seeking a grant to renovate a crumbling building in that city.

No move on pay hike

Jay County Council will make a decision tonight on whether or not county employees receive a cost of living raise in 2011.

Council OK's 2 percent raise

The Jay County Council authorized a 2 percent cost-of-living increase for county employees in 2011 and froze its own salaries Wednesday night.

Budget questioned

The county’s 2011 budget, which includes a 2 percent pay raise for county employees, passed its first reading Wednesday despite one Jay County Council member’s objection that it was not studied enough.
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