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PORTLAND, Ind. — A Portland woman has agreed to enter a guilty plea stemming from her three-month-old sons drug-related death. Under the terms of a plea bargain, 35-year-old Jennifer F. Young would plead guilty to neglect of a dependent resulting in death, a Level 1 felony carrying up to 40 years in prison. However, the deal places a 20-year cap on Youngs sentence Jay Circuit Court Judge Brian Hutchison took the deal under advisement and tentatively scheduled a May 17 hearing at which Young ...

Portland man arrested in heroin investigation PORTLAND, Ind. — A Jay County man has been charged with selling heroin to an informant for the Portland Police Department. Jordan Lemaster, 26, Portland, is charged in Jay Circuit Court with two counts of dealing in a narcotic drug, and single counts of unlawful possession of a syringe, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of meth and possession of marijuana. According to court documents, Lemaster was arrested on April 8 after he sold 1.4 gra...

Hutchison tentatively set sentencing for May 17. In the other case, Lawhead is accused of going to the home of a Jay County sheriffs deputy last Oct. 27 and repeatedly threatening to harm the deputy. Investigators said those threats were made in the presence of the deputys young son and his mother-in-law. He is also accused of attacking another deputy and a Portland police officer after a later traffic stop. Lawhead faces eight criminal charges in that case, including two counts of battery resu...

Heres a look at how personal income changed in Jay County in 2019 compared with the year prior.

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Man charged with molesting 2-year-old in Jay County PORTLAND, Ind. — The discovery of child pornography on an Ohio mans cellphone led to evidence that he sexually abused a 2-year-old girl in Jay County, authorities said. Richard Matthew Yount, 29, of Greenville, is charged in Jay Circuit Court with two counts of child molesting, a Level 1 felony carrying up to 40 years in prison, and one count of child exploitation, a Level 5 felony with a maximum six-year sentence. According to court documen...

FROM NEWS REPORTS Ind. 3 to close in Hartford City for reconstruction HARTFORD CITY — Ind. 3 in Hartford City between Fifth Street and Ind. 26 will close for months of road reconstruction. The closure is scheduled to start on or after Monday, April 12, and last until sometime in the fall, according to a release from the Indiana Department of Transportation. Work will include the replacement of water lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and a full depth reconstruction of the road. Work will ...

Muncie sex offender sentenced for not registering MUNCIE, Ind. — A Muncie sex offender on Thursday was sentenced for failing to keep local authorities aware of his address. Kyle Lewis Barnes, 23, had pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sex or violent offender, a Level 5 felony carrying up to six years in prison, and failure of a sex offender to posses identification, a misdemeanor. Delaware Circuit Court 5 Judge Thomas Cannon Jr. on Thursday gave Barnes a three-year suspended sentence...

(photo courtesy: USDA/Preston Keres) by: Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business Posted: Apr 5, 2021 / 02:32 PM EST PORTLAND, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) — A small software company based in Jay County is playing a major role in helping global agriculture companies fulfill their sustainability initiatives, while also helping farmers earn a premium for their crops. The MyFarms platform helps farmers track their production practices, including data on erosion rates and water, air and soil quali...

Portland man charged in beer-bottle attack under false name PORTLAND, Ind. — A Portland resident was charged under a false name with attacking another man with a beer bottle. Wilmer Alexander-Garcia Mendez, 33, is now charged under his actual name with battery resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 5 felony carrying up to six years in prison. He is accused of striking a man in the head with a full beer bottle on Feb. 21 at a home in the 100 block of West McNeil Street. The victim, left b...