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Progress made toward rehab program
Jay County Commissioners heard an update Monday about the $1 million program mostly funded through a grant from Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The county is contributing a match of about $90,000 in American Rescue Plan Act dollars toward the program, which was offered as an incentive for …
Ordinance changes sought by council
Redkey Town Council discussed various ordinances and agreed to move forward with making some amendments during a nearly two-and-a-half-hour meeting Thursday.
Board OKs agreement
Portland Board of Aviation on Wednesday approved an indemnity agreement with HIS Constructors that puts the company on the hook for any penalties that may stem from the suit.
On the horizon
Local communities have been gearing up for the April 8 phenomenon when the moon will block out the sun as it passes between the sun and the earth. A variety of activities and events are planned and local emergency responders are planning for an influx of visitors.
FRHS getting new intercom system
School treasurer Deanna Knapke announced during a Fort Recovery Local Schools school board meeting Monday that the district received a $33,562 grant to replace its outdated paging equipment with a two-way communication system, allowing the main office and classrooms to engage in conversation.
Bids higher than expected
Fort Recovery Village Council heard from village administrator Randy Diller about concerns related to the cost of constructing a second water tower on the north side of the village.
Portland sewer increase is OK’d; RV rules approved
Portland City Council dealt with a wide range of topics Monday, including the approval of a 20.4% sewer rate increase, during a meeting that stretched nearly three hours.
Coaching contacts extended
Jay School Board on Monday approved one-year coaching contract extensions for football coach Grant Zgunda, girls basketball coach Sherri McIntire and boys basketball coach Jerry Bomholt.
Classic quartet
Thursday will mark his first time on stage at Arts Place with his Barbershop Harmony International Quartet Championship-winning group, Instant Classic, which will perform at 7 p.m. in Hall-Moser Theatre.
Unit is moving to IU Jay campus
IU Health Jay’s behavioral health unit will open in its new location in Building C — formerly the surgery center — on the west side of the hospital’s campus in Portland.
Tornadoes slam Winchester, Selma
A tornado that moved roughly along the Indiana 32 corridor and touched down in Selma and Winchester caused millions of dollars in damage to homes and businesses as a severe line of storms left trails of destruction in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Arkansas.
Concept design discussed
Jay County Council heard an update Wednesday from Rundell Ernstberger Associates of Indianapolis about development plans of the county’s 68 acres on the western edge of Portland. (The county purchased the on the north side of Votaw Street — Indiana 67 — a year ago from Christopher and Tracy Muhlenkamp …
Milleman returning to duty
A Jay School Corporation administrator accused of violating students’ Fourth Amendment rights in two lawsuits will return to duty following an independent legal review.
Unemployment jumped to 3.7% in January
According to estimates Indiana Department of Workforce Development released this week, unemployment in Jay County came in at 3.7% in January.
Ag breakfast returning
After a five-year hiatus, the Jay County Ag Week Committee is bringing back the traditional Ag Day Breakfast from 5 to 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Bob Schmit Memorial Exhibition Hall at Jay County Fairgrounds.
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