LOCAL

Progress continues on wastewater project

Portland Board of Works on Thursday approved the latest pay request for the ongoing project at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Watson, Monroe running in south district

Democrat Blake Watson and Republican Duane Monroe will face off in the race for the Jay County south commissioner district seat Nov. 5.

Main Street sets up meetings

Reda Theurer-Miller of Portland Main Street Connect visited Portland City Council on Monday to explain efforts that the organization is making and invite them to meetings scheduled for next month.

Mobile, virtual

Mobile units will be used to replace 10 classrooms lost in last month’s tornado.

FRLS reviews long-term needs

Fort Recovery Local Schools is putting together a long-term plan for repairs at its facilities over the next 25 years.

Town will adjust policy

Hair goes nothing. No more shaving it for later. It’s time to get to the root of an old policy. Redkey Town Council agreed on a split vote Thursday to move forward with amending town policy to allow police officers to have facial hair.

Braun visits

Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, who is running for governor against Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater, was in Jay County early Friday afternoon visiting Toddlertown Early Learning Center in Portland.

Jay Co. ballot issue found

There was an error on ballots in Jay County that allowed voters to cast a choice in a race in which they were not eligible to vote.

Interest expressed in new hangar

Tim Homan of Lakefield CNC visited Portland Board of Aviation on Wednesday to share his desire to construct a new hangar at the facility.

FR man died in crash Sunday

Kimo K. Bechtol, 44, died after his vehicle struck a guardrail and flipped off Ohio 49 in Gibson Township, Mercer County, Ohio. Passengers Kolson Bechtol, 13, and Leah Bechtol, 8, also sustained injuries from the accident.

Redkey considers 2025 budget

Redkey Town Council discussed its 2025 budget Tuesday. It also noted the resignation of town marshal Zach Moser.

Development agreement OK'd

Portland Board of Works on Tuesday approved a development agreement with Chad Fifer for an economic development income tax (EDIT) loan to help with improvements at the former Sheller-Globe south property.

County bridges need repairs

Jay County Commissioners heard Monday about two road closures on county roads caused by unsafe bridges and the highway department’s inability to fund repairs or replacements.

Dunkirk reviews ’25 budget

Dunkirk City Council held its first reading and public hearing for the 2025 budget Monday and discussed the process for spending its remaining coronavirus relief funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

Teaming to honor veterans

Eighty-five veterans will fly from Fort Wayne to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to visit memorials built in their honor.
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