Allyssah Marie Hughes, also known as Ally or Alice, 27, of Bath, Illinois, passed away at 2:36 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. She was born on Feb. 27, 1998 in Jacksonville, Illinois, to Jason Hughes ...

The Jay County High School girls swim team demolished the Bellmont Braves 132-46, while the boys fell 92-87. The Patriot girls (6-1) nearly swept the meet, as they won every event other than the ...

Both rural Portland residents have served multiple terms.

When we woke up Christmas morning, there’d been another dusting of snow; but the weather was better in the Midwest than in the Northeast. And the big storm was still in the forecasts. It was all a ...

As Hallie Schwieterman generated space just to the left of the top of the key and fired up a 3-pointer, it looked like so ...

The eighth grade squad scraped out a 31-27 victory over the Delta Eagles. Jay County (8-3) got 16 points from Boo Towell to lead all scorers. Arabella Link was second on Jay County with eight, while ...

Kenady Lyons (7-11) is set to face the top-seeded wrestler of the Shenandoah sectional to open the 235 weight class. Should ...

Bailey Cline and Justin Call are planning a wedding for Saturday, Jan. 10. Bailey is the daughter of Jeff and Renée Cline of ...

Jay County Campus of Arts Place has a few workshops in the coming weeks. Toddler art classes coordinated by Sheron McClung-Borders will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Fridays from Jan. 30 through March 6 at Arts ...

Before having children, Lorna worked for the City of Portland and later for the Jay County superintendent of schools, Harold Brubaker. After all the children were in school, she worked for Montgomery ...

Fort Recovery Village Council has some new faces. Village residents Amy Wendel and Sean Thobe have joined the council. Wendel was sworn into office Monday prior to village council’s regular meeting.

Jay School Corporation finances continue a pattern of growth, setting new highs for year-end balances for the third ...