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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