LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Properties deeded to Dunkirk
Jay County Commissioners agreed Monday to deed seven more properties from the delinquent property tax list to the City of Dunkirk as part of an ongoing blight removal effort.
FR annexation nearly complete
FORT RECOVERY — In 30 days, the village will expand. And, if all goes as planned, it will do so at least twice more this year.
JEMS called to nine ODs on Friday
In a 24-hour period Friday, Jay Emergency Medical Services responded to nine overdose calls in Jay County.
Results are in
Survey results show District 33 has shifted in favor of a gas tax increase for purposes of road funding, though the results are far from unanimous.
Increasing and adjusting
Drug crimes in Jay County have increased over the last five years, and the rise has been accompanied by a rapidly changing landscape of the drug abuse problem.
Grant assistance
Portland received a total of more than $2.5 million in grant funding during 2016. In 2017, Mayor Randy Geesaman hopes to continue to aggressively pursue a variety of grants to continue tackling the city’s biggest problems.
Issues addressed
Road funding has been the focus thus far for the Indiana General Assembly during its 2017 session.
Glass Days gets loan from Dunkirk
DUNKIRK — A loan has been approved for the Glass Days committee.
District to try new hours
Jay County Solid Waste Management District will try out some new office hours and will be going back to its old meeting schedule.
New autopsy deal in place
Cooperation between Jay County Hospital and the Jay County coroner’s office will save money and time on autopsies, county commissioners were told Monday.
Redkey will seek a grant
REDKEY — The town will make a play for more grant funds.
FR plans utility rate increases
FORT RECOVERY — After a seven-year break, Fort Recovery residents may be seeing some utility rate increases this year.
Council approves retirement plan
Portland city employees and elected officials will soon be able to participate in a new retirement compensation plan.
Warning signs to be added
An intersection that was the scene of a fatal traffic accident in December won’t be converted to a four-way stop.
Lobbying efforts to move ahead
Plans for the City of Portland and other Indiana communities to hire a lobbying firm in Washington D.C. are moving forward, despite not reaching the project’s original financial goal.
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