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Invitational pass
Railinn Sommers of Jay County High School makes a pass during Saturday's Patriot Invitational.
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It was a big day for the Patriot net sports Thursday as the Jay County High School volleyball team secured the outright Allen County Athletic Conference regular-season volleyball championship with a win over Class 3A No. 7 Heritage while the boys tennis team defeated Randolph Southern to earn its fourth …
Craft choice
Ten-year-old Mackenna Cramer grins while showing her mom Kylie a bead she selected to add to a necklace during Jay County Public Library's “Get Crafty, Swifties!” event Thursday evening.
Steed extinguishes
East Jay Elementary fifth grade teacher Jessica Steed puts out a controlled fire during a demonstration Thursday at Jay County Fairgrounds. Classes visited the fairgrounds for Jay County Safety Day, learning about safety protocols from various agencies, including Portland Fire Department and Jay Emergency Medical Service. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Evening harvest
A farmer harvests soybeans in a field on the south side of Tyson Road on Thursday evening. Farmers have had no problems getting into the fields with dry conditions and temperatures consistently in the upper 70s or 80s this fall. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
New club
Jay Noon Connections Optimist Club has been formed in Jay County.This Optimist Club includes business leaders meeting the needs of children in our community and bringing out the best in Jay County youth. Pictured above are Vice President of Middle America Optimist International Sandy Doyle swearing in members of the …
On to Versailles
Members of the percussion section (from left) Alivia Grube, Megan Weitzel and Yoselin Juarez-Gomez perform during halftime of Friday night’s homecoming football game against New Bremen. The next competition for the band is slated for Saturday at Versailles. Fort Recovery will perform at 5:15 p.m. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Tailgate volunteers
Dallas Sloss and Bill Sipe carry items to place in a vehicle during a food tailgate event Wednesday morning at Jay County Fairgrounds. Sloss, who works with Humana, and Sipe were volunteering for the monthly food giveaway sponsored by United Way of Jay County and Second Harvest Food Bank of …
New freezers
Alpha Delta Gamma Nu Sorority of Portland recently received new ice cream freezers. The equipment was purchased using a grant from The Portland Foundation. (Photo provided)
Expanding apron
Work is underway to expand the apron at Portland Municipal Airport. Kwest Group of Perrysburg, Ohio, is leading the job $965,497 project, which will add more than 55,000 square feet. (Photo provided)
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