The Portland Foundation honored Mike Weitzel with its Jack Cole Award for Volunteerism during its annual meeting. “I was ...

The Jay County High School baseball battered New Castle in the 12th inning to pick up a 10-2 victory in the IHSAA Class 3A ...

The Coldrens are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today. John Coldren and Diane Wiley wed May 30, 1965. The ...

Coming into the regional, the Patriot squad of Jenna Dues, Morgan DeHoff, Beiswanger and London Lloyd was seeded eighth at 52 ...

The second-seeded Fort Recovery High School baseball team picked up a 10-0 victory over the No. 9 seed Twin Valley South Panthers on Wednesday in the OHSAA Division VI Southwest 3 District semifinal.

Indiana is free of bird flu. In a press release issued by Thursday, Indiana State Board of Animal Health said Indiana “may declare freedom” from highly pathogenic avian influence, also known as bird ...

A supplemental compliance report filed in connection with the audit laid out various issues with the town’s operations, ...

Pennville’s mobile home park is growing. Jay County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to a zoning request from Darrick Plummer of Pennville Partners to allow three parcels to join the new park.

Giles William Laux, age 60, of Portland passed away on May 24, 2025, in Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born in Portland on May 18, 1965, the son of Ralph W. and Virginia (Ura) Laux. He was ...

Griffin led the Patriots with a score of 87. Isaac Homan followed with a 93, while Cody DeHoff and Dawson Goldsworthy each carded 95s to round out the team scoring. Griffin Byrum’s 97 didn’t affect ...

More funding and a new contract are on the way. Jay County Commissioners approved a $50,000 request — the remainder of Jay County Development Corporation’s budget for the year — at their meeting ...

PIQUA, Ohio — There were two races in the individual girls sprint events Saturday. One featured the fastest Patriots, Jets, Panthers, Tigers, Pirates and others. In the other, Anna Roessner had just ...