RETROSPECT
Retrospect: Patriots won with defense
Thirty years ago this week, the Jay County High School boys basketball team used a traditional tactic — lock-down defense — to win its season opener in the first game it played with a new rule — the 3-point shot — in place.
Retrospect: Burglars ransacked post office
Fifty years ago this week, burglars broke in to Portland’s Post Office but did little more than leave a mess behind.
Nixon eked out win for commissioner seat
Twenty-five years ago this week, election turnout in Jay County was high as Bill Clinton was elected president, Ron Liggett claimed the state representative seat and Ed Nixon scored a narrow victory for Jay County Council.
Retrospect: Board approved new HS
The construction of what would become Jay County High School cleared a hurdle 45 years ago this week.
Retrospect: Village celebrated project completion
Fort Recovery residents, along with state, federal and local officials, held a dedication ceremony for the completion of a downtown revitalization project 25 years ago this week.
Retrospect: Police searched for suspect
Forty years ago this week, Jay County law enforcement officers had arrested one suspect and were seeking another after an attempted burglary in Hartford City.
Retrospect: Storm left two injured
Twenty-five years ago this week, a severe storm blew through Jay County leaving two injured and more than 1,000 without power.
Retrospect: School board reviewed its declining enrollment
Issues with school enrollment aren’t just a sign of the current times.
Retrospect: Glass workers went on strike
Union workers at a Dunkirk glass factory went on strike 40 years ago this week.
Retrospect: Queen competition included bale tossing
Thirty years ago, Bryant Days held its queen contest. But it was no average pageant.
Retrospect: New medical center opened
Twenty-five years ago this week, Vormohr Medical Center opened its doors.
Retrospect: Portland Forge struck pocket of natural gas
Decades after the boom ended, natural gas was still being discovered in Jay County.
Retrospect: JCHS band won first title
Twenty-five years ago this week, the Jay County High School Marching Patriots won their first Indiana State Fair Band Day championship.
Retrospect: Soldiers trained in Wisconsin
Sixty years ago this week, Jay County’s 106-man National Guard contingent was busy conducting two-weeks of training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Retrospect: Deputy appointment caused controversy
There was a new (deputy) sheriff in town a half century ago this week, but not without a little bit of controversy.
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