Capsule Reports - Saturday, April 20, 2024

Variance denied

Jay County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance request Thursday from Steve and Tony Schwieterman.

The Schwietermans requested a 90-foot variance from the 100-foot setback requirement for a poultry confined feeding building at their property, 8346 E. Indiana 26, Portland. Their plans were to tear down existing buildings and construct a new facility, which would be closer to the right-of-way. 

Board members Scott Hilfiker, Angela Paxson, Steve Ford, Caleb Hemmelgarn and Marla Lutes decided not to grant the variance.

Backing accident

A Portland man backed his car into the vehicle a Portland woman was driving in the Family Dollar parking lot about 5:22 p.m. Monday.

Mathew Duff, 34, was driving his 2002 GMC Sierra in the lot at 703 N Meridian St., Portland, when he backed into a 2015 Ford Edge driven by 33-year-old Rachel Reff.

Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.

Pole hit

A Tennessee man crashed the semi he was driving into a utility pole at the intersection of Lafayette and Franklin streets in Portland about 7:10 p.m. Monday.

Roy D. Brown, 42, Decherd, was turning a 2002 International northwest from Lafayette Street onto Franklin Street when the semi’s trailer struck a pole, cracking it.

Brown was cited for violating the truck ordinance in Portland. The semi he was driving is registered to Western Express in Nashville.

Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.