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No to moratorium

Portland Plan Commission recommended not to put a moratorium in place on carbon sequestration projects during its meeting Thursday.

Equipment purchase approved

Portland Board of Works approved the purchase of a new E55 Bobcat Compact Excavator for the street department during its meeting Thursday.

City faces four claims

Four tort claims name the City of Portland or its police department, with some also naming Mayor Jeff Westlake, Police Chief Dustin Mock, assistant police chief Donnie Miller or investigator Jeff Hopkins. Others named in at least one claim include Jay County Probation Office and probation office employee Ashley Reynolds.

Jay County Council spends three hours on 2026 proposal

Jay County Council took a closer look at its proposed budget for 2026 during a more than three-hour meeting Tuesday. No formal decisions were made at the meeting, which serves as a precursor to council’s public hearing and first reading of the budget slated for 6 p.m. Sept. 24.

Portland meeting turns contentious again

Portland City Council’s meeting Tuesday turned contentious again, with council members, Mayor Jeff Westlake and clerk-treasurer Lori Phillips going back and forth about funding for the police department and about input on the budget overall.

IU Health Jay earns stroke honor

The American Heart Association recently awarded IU Health Jay with one of its Get With The Guidelines – Stroke quality achievement honors.

Students awarded more than $160,000 for college

Local students were awarded more than $160,000 in scholarships. The Portland Foundation awarded scholarships to 64 students, totaling $160,435. Every student who applied received a scholarship.

IREAD results

Reports this month noted historic increases in Indiana’s IREAD scores. The passage rate IREAD, which is designed to measure proficiency in reading for third graders, statewide increased by 4.8 percentage points to 87.3% for the 2024-25 school year. In The Graphic Printing Company’s coverage area, which includes nine school corporations, …

Town moves to limit leaks

Redkey has been installing new “smart” water meters across town. The technology has the ability to record water usage in 15-minute increments for residential properties, and it automatically notifies town employees when a meter records abnormal readings.

Cracking down on leaks

Redkey Town Council approved a resolution Tuesday for monitoring and responding to excess residential water usage.

Adding drones

Jay County Commissioners agreed Monday to purchasing four new drones as well as a network upgrade for the department.

Seeking grant

Dunkirk City Council gave Mayor Jack Robbins permission Monday to move forward with seeking a grant to take down the former Green Building at 303 S. Main St.

Firm will draft a plan

Jay County Commissioners on Monday agreed to move forward with architectural firm MSS Engineering for drafting plans for a safety building in Jay County.

Sonny chef

Ninety-year-old Royce “Sonny” Champ has been flipping hamburgers for the Lions Club stand at Jay County Fairgrounds for decades.

Development agreement released

Portland Board of Works and Chad Fifer agreed to a mutual release from their five-year development agreement and waived its option to buy the property back from Fifer.
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