Portland City Council approved the raises as part of the 2026 payroll ordinance during its meeting Monday. The council also heard from Jay County Solid Waste Management director George McGinnis ...

The village's four real estate tax levies, totaling a 9.8 mills — in Ohio, property taxes are charged as millage, with one mill equal to one-tenth of a cent — and generating about $300,000 annually.

The Jay County Summer Swim team beat Yorktown 724-216 on Monday to finish the regular season 7-0 in dual meets. Jay County captured 15 of the 18 relays and claimed 43 of the 59 individual events.

The path was anything but direct. It still ended with a trophy. Five years after she earned a spot in the small animal supreme showmanship competition, Aubree McClure took home the trophy on Tuesday ...

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PORTLAND WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioSuperheroes are closer than you may think. Jay County Public Library will celebrate community heroes from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The program will give families a ...

PORTLAND WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioRonald Lee, age 81, a resident of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at Everheart Hospice Care Center in Greenville, Ohio. Ronald was born ...

Jim Waechter, one of the founders of Museum of the Soldier, is always on the lookout for artifacts as he searches through antique stores, flea markets, garage sales and the internet. One day, he came ...

PORTLAND WEATHER - WeatherWidget.ioA member of the Jackson Champs 4-H Club, Kyler is also participating this year in the swine and sheep shows. His other 4-H projects also reflect his life growing up ...

Still undefeated The Jay County Summer Swim team remains undefeated after beating the Stingray Swim Team, formerly North Adams Central, 737-175 on Tuesday. Jay County claimed all 18 relays and 49 of ...

Or they’ll struggle with a species with which they are unfamiliar. That simply wasn’t the case for Hemmelgarn on Wednesday. She was smooth throughout the competition, calmly leading her animals ...