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Anything goes (wrong)

Anything could happen in the play that goes wrong.

Gulley: Months and millions

A chunk of insulation sits in the hallway from Door 28 on the south side of Jay County Junior-Senior High School.

Clean-up after courthouse leak is ongoing

Efforts to make repairs at Jay County Courthouse after a water leak are ongoing.

Dunkirk council takes action on chlorides

DUNKIRK — New regulations for chlorides entering the city’s wastewater system are in place.

Two tornadoes

National Weather Service confirmed EF-1, EF-U; junior-senior high school will be closed all week

Hudson died in tractor accident

A rural Portland man died Friday after his tractor flipped on him at the Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association grounds.

Scout agreement updated

Sun Chief Solar is working through the process to amend its project timeline.

Storm strikes

High winds, including a reported tornado, hit Jay County on Sunday evening with the most severe damage at the junior-senior high school, the Beacon Heights housing addition across Indiana 67, along Tyson Road and in the area between Water and Walnut streets in Portland.

Goodin, Dems stumped in UC on Saturday

Candidate for lieutenant governor Terry Goodin highlighted the list of speakers Saturday night as Randolph County Democratic Central Committee hosted the Woodrow Wilson-Fred Davis Dinner at the Union City Elks Lodge.

Commissioners get different perspective

Jay County Commissioners spoke with Jessica Clayton of insurance broker OneDigital and learned about the impact of a potential shift to a partially self-funded plan.

Council votes again to hire utility worker

Redkey Town Council voted again to hire Todd Miller as a utility worker during its meeting Thursday.

Highways to close

Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced plans to close Indiana 67 east of Bryant and Indiana 1 near Balbec for infrastructure replacements.

Boy injured after van ran over him

A rural Portland boy was injured when a van driven by his sister drove over him Thursday morning.

Funding is in; box to be upgraded

The airport has received its funding for a planned improvement project. It will also purchase new equipment in order to ensure night-time operations.

CivicLab collaboration

CivicLab recently selected John Jay Center for Learning to be part of a three-year incubator program for organizations to “rethink and revitalize their communities by strengthening rural higher education and employment systems.”
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