After the former home of Trusty Woods in downtown Fort Recovery appeared on the market, Mariachis Mexican Restaurant co-owner ...

Editor’s note: This column is being reprinted from Oct. 4, 2005. Jack’s affinity for art extended to pottery, rather purchased locally or in the form of a gift from an old college buddy. As his column ...

Berna Deane Derrickson of Portland, Indiana, age 85, passed away on Sept. 26, 2025, in Portland. She was born in Decatur, Indiana, to Glen and Grace McBride. She graduated from Portland High School in ...

The 14-7 regular season record is the best the Patriots have earned under Donald Gillespie. They will look to expand upon it tonight as they face Union City in the opening round of the IHSAA Sectional ...

June Lanning Smith, age 93, of Bryant passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Persimmon Ridge Healthcare in Portland. She was born to Woodrow Merle and Edith Pearl (Brown) Bertram on Dec. 12, 1931 ...

David R. Carlson, AKA Carly, Deacon, Deac, age 80, of Portland passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Northwestern Hospital in Chicago. He was born in Cincinnati on June 22, 1945, the son of ...

The freshman’s tally with just over a minute remaining in his varsity debut capped a jubilant Tuesday evening, as the Jay County High School boys soccer team blasted the Blackford Bruins 9-1 while ...

The Meridian Health Services’ MeridianMD – Convenience Care urgent care clinic moved to 406 W. Votaw St. today. The clinic has shifted to the new location, which already housed MeridianMD – Family ...

It struck me that the pressure we put on ourselves often robs us of joy. We demand certainty where none exists, forgetting that growth often comes from simply stepping forward. That audition reminded ...

Former coach Giles Laux had a tradition of getting the Patriots T-shirts for winning the Allen County Athletic Conference championship. He would purchase them with the confidence that his team would ...

Bernadette “Bernie” (Nietfeld) Muhlenkamp, age 86, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away with her children at her side on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. She was born on Nov. 5, 1938, in Celina, Ohio, to the ...

The Patriots (13-7) fell to Frankton 4-1 in the opener. Henry Dirksen had the lone victory by beating Ashton Brobson 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 singles position.