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BSU celebrates new amphitheater

Ball State University will hold a grand opening celebration Tuesday for its new Brown Family Amphitheater.

Hopefest set for Saturday

Hopefest kicks off with another day of free food, games and other activities Saturday.

Safe Haven box gets donation

The Church of the Most Holy Trinity of Bryant recently donated $422.62 to support the Safe Haven Baby Box, which was installed at Portland Fire Station last year.

Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 - Birth Announcements

Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 - Birth Announcements

Care Trak system is available for help

For those who are at a risk of wandering off, there is a local tool that can help.

Autumn is nearly here

It may not be autumn yet, but it won’t be long before it is here.

Motorcycle poker run

Wendelin Sports Club donated $27,321 to the Center for Neurological Development in Burkettsville, Ohio. The club raised the funds with a motorcycle poker run and raffle for a Harley Davidson Street Glide in July, drawing 24 motorcycles, or 58 people, in for the event. (Photo provided)

Square dancing lessons available

Grab a partner. Square dancing introductory lessons will begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Jay County Campus of Arts Place.

Five generations

Pictured are five generations of the Simmons family. In front are Graham Watts of Carmel and great great-grandmother Roberta Simmons of Union City. In the back row, from left, are mother Katharyn Watts of Carmel, grandmother Sarah Daugherty of Yorktown and great-grandmother Maria Hiatt of Portland.

Entries open for art exhibit

Minnetrista, Red-tail Land Conservancy and Anderson Museum of Art are now accepting entry submissions for the Open Space: Art About the Land art competition and exhibit.

Volunteers log 8,900 hours

Mercer Health recently recognized its Volunteer Association members at its annual banquet.

Sugar used as excuse to talk

My daughter Beth called yesterday evening. She wanted to know if she could substitute brown sugar for white sugar in a cookie recipe. She could have looked up her question and had reliable results in minutes. She chose to call her mom instead.

Birth announcements - Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023

Birth announcements

Free shows scheduled for this month

Charles W. Brown Planetarium has more free shows coming up.

Eagle projects

Boy Scouts Troop 202 of Portland recently had three scouts complete their Eagle projects. Pictured above, Ty Paxson installed gravel under faucets to solve erosion issues in the campsites at Jay County Fairgrounds. Below, Hayden Richman planted more than 80 trees at Jay County Fairgrounds.At bottom, Austin Jellison built a …
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