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Firm will handle salary analysis
Jay County Council agreed Wednesday to move forward with consulting firm Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele and Associates conducting a new salary analysis on county employees.
Warm thoughts
During its first meeting of 2025 on Tuesday, Portland Park Board discussed various topics regarding Portland Water Park.
Woman who died in Christmas fire has been identified
The woman who died in a fire on Christmas Day has been identified. Shirley M. Green, Portland, was found dead in her home at Oakwood Manufactured Home Community. Jay County Coroner’s Office received DNA results Tuesday from Indiana State Police Laboratory confirming Green’s identity, according to a press release.
City agrees to $$ for JCDC
During its first meeting of 2025 on Monday, Portland City Council agreed to pay its $50,000 allocation to JCDC in two payments — one in January and the other in July.
FR approves street lighting agreement
Council authorized village administrator Randy Diller to sign a five-year contract with Miami Valley Lighting of Dayton, Ohio, for continuing to use its street lights across the village.
Finances are strong
School finances have continued to show growth. The Jay School Corporation Board of Finance on Monday received its annual report showing the education and operations funds with balances of $8.2 million and $6.4 million, respectively.
AgBest honors Dunkirk station
AgBest Express of Dunkirk was named the CountryMark Retail Station of the Year for 2024.
Board splits on requests
Portland Board of Works during its first meeting of 2025 on Thursday agreed to reimburse a resident for plumbing work related to a disconnected sewer line. It denied a request from a downtown business owner to extend a water line.
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Jay’s rate was 4.3% in November
According to estimates Indiana Department of Workforce Development released this week, Jay County posted an unemployment rate of 4.3% in November.
Ordinance updates proposed
City attorney Wes Schemenaur presented a proposed update to the water ordinance to Dunkirk City Council during its final meeting of 2024 on Monday.
Woman died in fire on Christmas
A woman died after the structure she was in at Oakwood Manufactured Home Community caught on fire Christmas Day.
Contract OK’d, goodbyes shared
The end of the year for county officials comes with end-of-the-year formalities — annual renewals and final claims, among other activities. With two Jay County Commissioners finishing out their last meeting in office, Monday’s meeting also came with a few goodbyes.
County approves contract for ARPA funding
Jay County Commissioners approved an inter-local agreement Monday with Jay County Redevelopment Commission. The agreement commits just over $1.28 million in ARPA funds toward development of the county’s 68 acres on the west edge of Portland.
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