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Parade canceled
The Jay County High School homecoming parade has been canceled.
Center presented
Westminster Preschool Portland at the Jay County Early Learning Center had its ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon and was open for five hours to tour the facility.
Emergency declared
Jay County Commissioners during an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon approved a resolution declaring a state of emergency in Jay County following the Sunday evening tornado.
Council pulls back funding slated for JCDC
Jay County Council agreed on a split 3-2 vote Wednesday to make a $140,000 appropriation reduction in the economic development income tax (EDIT) fund for the current year. Council members said the dollars had been intended to serve as Jay County Development Corporation’s 2024 budget.
Former deputy arrested for a felony
Derek J. Bogenschutz, 36, Peru, was arrested and booked into Miami County Jail on Wednesday for allegedly harassing two people with a fake Facebook account created for state department investigations. He faces a Level 6 felony in Jay Superior Court for identity deception.
Council makes $140,000 appropriation reduction
Jay County Council agreed on a split 3-2 vote Wednesday to make a $140,000 appropriation reduction in the economic development income tax (EDIT) fund for the current year. Council members said the dollars had been intended to serve as Jay County Development Corporation’s 2024 budget.
Former Jay County deputy accused of identity deception
Derek J. Bogenschutz, 36, Peru, was arrested and booked into Miami County Jail on Wednesday for allegedly harassed two people with a fake Facebook account created for state department investigations. He faces a Level 6 felony in Jay Superior Court for the alleged crime.
Anything goes (wrong)
Anything could happen in the play that goes wrong.
Gulley: Months and millions
A chunk of insulation sits in the hallway from Door 28 on the south side of Jay County Junior-Senior High School.
Clean-up after courthouse leak is ongoing
Efforts to make repairs at Jay County Courthouse after a water leak are ongoing.
Dunkirk council takes action on chlorides
DUNKIRK — New regulations for chlorides entering the city’s wastewater system are in place.
Two tornadoes
National Weather Service confirmed EF-1, EF-U; junior-senior high school will be closed all week
Hudson died in tractor accident
A rural Portland man died Friday after his tractor flipped on him at the Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association grounds.
Scout agreement updated
Sun Chief Solar is working through the process to amend its project timeline.
Storm strikes
High winds, including a reported tornado, hit Jay County on Sunday evening with the most severe damage at the junior-senior high school, the Beacon Heights housing addition across Indiana 67, along Tyson Road and in the area between Water and Walnut streets in Portland.
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