Portland Redevelopment Commission spent most of its meeting Friday discussing the county’s planned development of 68 acres on the city’s west side. Members expressed concern about planning for the ...

WOODBURN — Not much has gone the way of the Patriots in the early part of the season, but as they entered Allen County Athletic Conference play, they finally broke through. The Jay County High School ...

The Baileys are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Bill and Becky Bailey were married April 26, 1975, at Salamonia United Church of Christ. Bill Bailey retired from Teledyne Portland Forge, ...

Gregory J. Grissom, 75 years old, passed away April 10, 2025, at his home in Goshen, Indiana. He graduated from Portland High School in 1967 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served until his ...

Jay County High School senior Griffin Byrum hits out of some tall weed grass during the Patriots’ match against Bluffton at ...

Jay County High School Band Department will perform its spring concert at 2 p.m. May 4 in the high school auditorium. The concert will feature performances from the jazz band, color guard and concert ...

Six of the top 10 teams at the Division III 2024 state tournament will join Fort Recovery in Division VI, including 16 time state champion and Midwest Athletic Conference foe Minster. Seven of the top ...

Monte Dunlavy, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Monte was born February 22, 1932, in Milton, West Virgina, the son of ...

REDKEY — Police will be getting new equipment. Redkey Town Council OK’d town marshal Chris Jack to purchase body cameras and new radios at its meeting Tuesday.

Avoid houseplant havoc in your home. Houseplant Hacks, a program at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Jay County Public Library, aims to share tips to keep plants growing and healthy. Jay County Purdue Extension ...

The city will pay for a portion of the cost of adding a sidewalk to a bridge on Portland’s south side. Portland City Council on Monday approved contributing $26,962.50 for work related to the sidewalk ...

Minster swept the meet with the girls team tallying 86 points and the boys with 73. The Tribe girls (4-4, 3-3 Midwest Athletic Conference) trailed by 36, but the 50 point outdid St. Henry’s 39. The ...