LOCAL
JCDC to help Dunkirk
Dunkirk asked for help. Jay County Development Corporation agreed to provide it.
Board looks at fees
Portland Park Board briefly talked about Portland Water Park during its meeting Tuesday.
FR to seek Safe Routes
Fort Recovery Village Council heard Monday about plans to apply for Safe Routes to School Funding with Fort Recovery Local Schools for street work. Formal legislation on the matter will be presented at council’s next meeting Feb. 19. (The application is due at the beginning of March.)
Fiberoptic future
Jay County Council and Jay County Commissioners agreed Monday to commit $3.9 million toward a project from Mainstream Fiber Networks to install 395 miles of fiberoptic or fixed wireless internet across the county. The project is designed to set up internet connections in all homes and businesses categorized as unserved …
Amount increased
Portland City Council on Monday approved an amended bond ordinance, increasing the amount of the bond that will cover the cost of a new equalization basin and wet weather pump station to $30 million.
Education continues to be the key issue
State Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle) and State Rep. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) addressed education and other questions from area residents during a Third House Session on Saturday at Blackford County Farm Bureau in Hartford City.
Milligan was named Citizen of the Year
Twenty-five years ago this week, the community honored those who work to make it a better place.
City to buy building
The city will own the property where a building is to be torn down.
On track
Progress is on track for Jay County Early Learning Center to open late this summer in the former Judge Haynes Elementary School on the west side of Portland.
Muhlenkamp earns national FSA honor
Rural Portland resident Kendra Muhlenkamp was named a Farm Service Agency Newcomer Employee of the Year for 2023.
‘Super’ show
Jay County Junior-Senior High School’s drama club will answer those questions this weekend with its production of the comedy “Super Freaks.”
Bills clear committee
Sen. Travis Holdman’s Senate Bills 61, 147 and 228 — they address tourism improvement districts, child care property tax exemption and department of revenue issues, respectively — were all approved Tuesday during the committee’s final hearing of the 2024 session.
Stellar returns in new format
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch announced recently that the state program previously known as Stellar Communities is returning this year in a revamped format now known as Stellar Pathways.
SHAPE star
Passion. Leadership. Servitude. These are all traits Jay County High School Class of 2021 graduate Sophia Fugiett has demonstrated time and time again.
Taking the plunge
Portland Fire Department and United Way of Jay County are teaming to host the inaugural Splashin’ with a Passion: Peggy’s Plunge at 12:15 p.m. Saturday.
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