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Portland Company Makes Breakthrough In Solar Power

A Portland, Indiana-based company says it has developed a solar power breakthrough that will allow homes and businesses to use the sun more efficiently as an energy source.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Star-Press

Hospice to offer training for churches

PORTLAND - State of the Heart Hospice will sponsor free training for pastors and church volunteers at the Jay County Public Library the evening of July 16.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Star-Press

Autopsy results: Jay teenagers drowned

PORTLAND - As expected, preliminary autopsy results showed two Jay County teenagers died June 23 at a result of drowning.

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Theodore F. Harrington

Theodore F. Harrington, 50, Portland, Ind., passed away Friday evening at his residence.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

www.thestarpress.com | ldn

Local butcher shops appealing to customers

The owners of two new meat markets say customer tastes have changed, and they're changing with them.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Star-Press

CELEBS: Jesse James is coming to Jay County

Jesse James, star of 'Jesse James is a Dead Man,' will appear at this year's Jay County Fair in Portland.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

WBIW-AM Bedford

Two Teens Found Dead In Pond

The bodies of two teens were found Tuesday in a Jay County pond. The two 18-year-olds were reported missing from a home near Portland.

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WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Two teens found dead in eastern Indiana pond

Authorities say two teenagers apparently drowned while swimming in a rural pond in eastern Indiana.

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Star-Press

Portland teenagers drown in rural pond

PORTLAND - Two Jay County teenagers apparently drowned Tuesday night while swimming in a rural pond.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Star-Press

Blood drive to be Tuesday at center

PORTLAND - The American Red Cross will have a blood drive to honor fallen officers of Indiana 12:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Jay Community Center, 115 E. Water St.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

AOL Small Business News

Trainer to the Stars Lifts Weights But Can't Lift a Check

I like giving people the benefit of the doubt, and would like to give celebrity fitness trainer Tracy Anderson even more so, since she is from Indiana, the state that I called home for four years when I went to college in Bloomington at Indiana University.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Star-Press

September trial set in Portland drug-dealing case

PORTLAND - A Portland woman accused of selling prescription medication has received a Sept.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Star-Press

Redkey man accused of raping teenager

PORTLAND - A Redkey man has been accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Star-Press

Now playing: Daily community sports news

Crestview Golf Club's junior program will begin with Session I Monday through next Friday.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Star-Press

Native American event this weekend in Portland

PORTLAND - The sixth annual National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture Gathering of Great Lakes Nations Pow Wow is set Saturday and Sunday at the Tri-State Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Grounds, 1010 Morton St.

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The Star Press Muncie News

Arts place hosts farmer's market through October

Arts Place is hosting the Arts Place Farmers' Market in Portland from 2 to 5 p.m. every Saturday through Oct.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Star-Press

Accused bandit, wife, faces burglary and arson charges

PORTLAND - The legal woes of a Jay County man accused of robbing a Portland bank - and those of his wife - continue to increase.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

Star-Press

Convicted felon faces heroin, coke charges

PORTLAND - A Portland man was arrested this week after Jay County police allegedly found heroin and cocaine in his car.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

The Star Press Muncie News

Police said accused bandit made threat

A Portland man accused of robbing a local bank on Monday is suspected of calling in a bomb threat to Jay County High School in a bid to district local police.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

Star-Press

Suspect in Portland bank robbery arrested in Hartford City

PORTLAND - A suspect in a local bank holdup was arrested early Tuesday in Hartford City after police were tipped to his whereabouts.

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