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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Jay County High School sophomore Chloe Muhlenkamp attacks a ball at the net during the No. 2 doubles match against Winchester ...

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

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 ...

Current noted that she is currently projecting negative cash flows of $82,675 and $136,937 this year in the education and operation funds, respectively. If those numbers hold, it would mark the first ...

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 ...

Yorktown swept both sides of the meet with the girls tallying 71 points and the boys getting 73. The Patriot girls (4-1) ...

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 ...

Of course, for the layman driver who only commutes to and from work daily, their biggest temptation for distraction is the mobile device constantly in their hand. Admittedly, I was once as guilty of ...

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 ...