(Post)er moment
The second-seeded Fort Recovery High School baseball team walked off the No. 6 seed Legacy Christian Knights in the ninth inning with a double off of Post’s bat to claim its second consecutive district title in the OHSAA Division VI Southwest 3 District Championship game at Houston on Friday.
Podium ownership
Anna Roessner, a Fort Recovery High School senior, was a lot more than just a step faster than her competition, turning in another dominant effort as she won championships in the 100-meter dash, 200 dash and 400 dash during the Division III regional track meet at Troy.
Indians advance
Friday was a big night for Fort Recovery High School athletics as the baseball team repeated as the district champion while senior Anna Roessner won three championships during the Division III regional track meet. Pictured, Gavin Evers, Caden Homan and the rest of the Fort Recovery High School baseball team …
Carnival colors
Tasha Weaver of Firefly Children and Family Alliance paints 4-year-old Evelyn Osterholt’s forehead Friday during the summer carnival at Westminster Preschool Jay County Early Learning Center in Portland. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Theresa Linn
June 30, 1949-May 29, 2025
Karen K. Kunkel-Smekens Friar
Nov. 25, 1944-May 28, 2025
Court denies relief request
A Portland woman serving more than five decades in prison for murder was denied post-conviction relief this week.
In review - Saturday, May 31, 2025
Jay County High School will hold its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2025 — its 50th graduating class — at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Community Calendar - Saturday, May 31, 2025
Community Calendar - Saturday, May 31, 2025
Regional finish
Jay County boys track competed in five events at regional
Patriots fall to Delta in sectional semifinal
The Jay County High School baseball team fell to the Delta Eagles 10-0 in six innings during Thursday’s IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 24 semifinal hosted by Yorktown.
Lions donation
Portland Lions Club recently donated funds to purchase a ballistic vest for Portland Police Department’s K9 officer, Spyke. Pictured above is Portland police officer and K9 handler Brandon McDavid with Spyke and Portland Lions Club secretary Paul Szymczak. (Photo provided)
Community Calendar - Friday, May 30, 2025
Community Calendar - Friday, May 30, 2025
In review - Friday, May 30, 2025
Jay County Solid Waste Management District will have recycling trailers Saturday. Trailers will be open from 9 a.m. to noon in the shopping center at 220 Lincoln St., Portland, and Dunkirk City Park.
State declared free of avian flu
In a press release issued by Thursday, Indiana State Board of Animal Health said Indiana “may declare freedom” from highly pathogenic avian influence, also known as bird flu.
Weitzel wins Cole award
The Portland Foundation honored Mike Weitzel with its Jack Cole Award for Volunteerism during its annual meeting.
FR baseball routs Twin Valley South
The second-seeded Fort Recovery High School baseball team picked up a 10-0 victory over the No. 9 seed Twin Valley South Panthers on Wednesday in the OHSAA Division VI Southwest 3 District semifinal.
Eight in 12th
The Jay County High School baseball battered New Castle in the 12th inning to pick up a 10-2 victory in the IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 24 opener hosted by Yorktown in a game that started at 9 p.m. Wednesday and finally came to an end at 1 a.m. Thursday.
Coldrens celebrate 60 years
John Coldren and Diane Wiley wed May 30, 1965. The Portland High School sweethearts have lived in Jay County for 56 years.
