The Jay County High School football team suffered a 21-14 defeat to the Southern Wells Raiders on Friday night. The Raider triumph snapped their 21-game losing streak dating back to 2023.

Fort Recovery turned the ball over on downs on its next possession, and the home team responded with an 8-play, 80-yard drive that culminated in a Karsyn Homan 34-yard TD pass to Cadin Obringer. The ...

Born on Nov. 3, 1938, in Portland, Indiana, Charles was the son of Jonathon C. and Nellie G. (Ferguson) Ashcraft. A proud veteran of the United States Air Force, Charles — known affectionately as ...

Brody Collins scored the go-ahead goal with five minutes left to record his first career hat trick and push the Jay County High School boys soccer team past the Norwell Knights 5-3 on Thursday.

Despite putting up its worst score of the season, the Fort Recovery High School girls golf team took down the Versailles Tigers 214-219 on Thursday at Stillwater Valley Golf Club.

Portland Board of Works approved the purchase of a new E55 Bobcat Compact Excavator for the street department during its meeting Thursday.

That number — four. All of those tort claims name the City of Portland or its police department, with some also naming Mayor Jeff Westlake, Police Chief Dustin Mock, assistant police chief Donnie ...

Nancy Cheeseman, age 89, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland. Nancy was born Feb. 19, 1936, in Anderson, Indiana, the daughter of Herbert and ...

The Geesamans are celebrating 60 years of marriage today. Larry Geesaman and Judith Landers wed Sept. 5, 1965, at the ...

Season leaders: Passing — Nick Laux – 14-of-23 for 246 yards and three touchdowns. Rushing — Leighton Brown – 26 carries for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Receiving — Brady Jetmore – eight catches for ...

Portland Plan Commission previously made no recommendation on a moratorium, with Portland City Council then deciding in July to send the issue back to the plan commission for further study. (Jay ...

The tense discussion followed Police Chief Dustin Mock raising a question about his department’s budget, noting that he had ...