He was of medium build, and his hair was closely cropped. He had a beard that was only about half a step up from five o’clock shadow. He zipped past me, flipping through his mail and reading the ...

Before approving additional appropriations to cover year-end expenses, council members raised questions regarding additional funding needed for liability insurance. Council member Ashley Hilfiker ...

Fort Recovery Village Council approved a contract not to exceed $120,000 Monday with engineering consulting firm Kleinfelder for work related to the new wastewater system plan.

The Patriot offense had a turnaround from the struggles during the Fort Recovery game on Dec. 6, when they scored a season-low 40 points. In the first quarter alone, Jay County (3-2) ripped off 22 ...

The Jay County High School swim teams dominated the South Adams Starfires, but fell short of a complete sweep, winning 23 of 24 events.

Sarah Ellen Stigleman, 80, of Redkey, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 14, with her girls by her side, at Persimmon Ridge, in Portland, Indiana.

Glenn “Red” Newland, age 80, of rural Portland passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at his residence. He was born in Celina, Ohio on March 1, 1945, the son of James and Maxine Mae (Strait) Newland.

Curtis "Curt" Leroy Rines, 85, of Ridgeville passed away peacefully at his home on Dec. 10. He was born at home in Portland ...

Parking lot work planned for 2026 includes seal coating and striping the main parking lot at front office parking lot at the junior-senior high and the front parking lot at General Shanks. The ...

Moose, our beloved 13-year-old mutt, gets a slight backhand and a “No” when he gets a little too close to food she may have in her hand. No living being is immune to her orders, and she’s the one ...

Centenarian Maxine Aker recalls when she and her late husband, Bob, owned and operated Aker’s General Store in Salamonia. Her children remember helping out at the store, which connected to the ...

The president is elected as head of state of all the people of the United States, not just those who share his political views, religion, or skin color. We, as a citizenry, must reject Trump’s bigotry ...