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Project continues
Construction crews work on the east side of Meridian Street (U.S. 27) at its intersection with Washington Street in Portland on Thursday morning. The work is part of an ongoing Indiana Department of Transportation project that involves paving U.S. 27 through the city, upgrading sidewalk ramps and installing new traffic …
S’more fun
Brooklyn Herriford, 6, gets her marshmallow topped off at the smores table during the Bryant Chili and Fun Night Saturday sponsored by the Town of Bryant and the Jay County Trails Club.
Artistic evening
Delores Hart sketches out a design of the pond Friday afternoon at Hudson Family Park in Portland. The Alcove Artists’ Collective members spent their evening painting at the park. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Recovery royalty
Fort Recovery High School crowned Gavin Evers and Anna Roessner as its homecoming king and queen prior to the football game against Parkway on Friday. Evers made up for a poor kickoff by jumping on the ball and recovering it for the Indians after an offensive touch to help them …
Clinic cheer
Harper Wendel cheers during halftime of Friday night’s Jay County High School football game against the Lapel Bulldogs. She was one of 98 girls who attended the JCHS cheerleading clinic this week and then joined the Patriot cheerleaders on the track at halftime Friday. For more on the game, see …
Club scholarship
Fort Street Car Classics awarded a $500 scholarship to Brayden Bonifas, pictured above (right) with car club president John Jutte. Fort Street Car Classics will host a cruise-in from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday in downtown Fort Recovery. (Photo provided)
Swap shopping
Father and son Shawn and Dave Phillips (center and right) look Thursday morning at some of the items Don Marchal of Versailles, Ohio, has set up at the Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association Swap and Sell Meet. The meet at the Tri-State grounds, 1010 N. Morton St., Portland, continues …
Semifinal celebration
Brion Kahn and Caressa Runyon-Kahn cheer after Dylan Marentes’ goal put the Jay County High School boys soccer team up 4-1 in the sectional semifinal game on Wednesday at Eastbrook. Marentes scored two goals and assisted another to lift the Patriots past the Delta Eagles and earn them a spot …
Clubhouse opens
Jay County Baseball Club held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Saturday for The Clubhouse, its new indoor training facility for outdoor sports. The facility at 822 S. 500 West, Portland, is open, with memberships available. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
Recovery court
Fort Recovery High School will celebrate homecoming Friday, with the crowning of the king and queen prior to the Indians’ football game against the Parkway Panthers. (The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m.) This year’s homecoming theme is disco. Pictured, front row from left, are queen candidates Emma Will, Kayla …
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