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.

David Russell Haffner, previously from Portland, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on the morning of June 9, 2025.