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Flag for the Fallen

Addi Evitts holds up a small Honor and Remember flag Saturday morning at the Indiana Run for the Fallen stop in honor of Private Robert Leon McKinley, Specialist Justin Lee Mundy and Lance Cpl. Olivia L. Kustes. The run started its second day at Portland's Freedom Park and ended in …

Ahead of the rain

A farmer runs a disc harrow through a field Tuesday morning at the southeast corner of the intersection of county roads 400 East and 100 North. Time to get in the field could be limited this week as the forecast called for rain later in the day Tuesday, with rain …

Price pitch

Portland Lions Club pitcher Ryker Price prepares to toss a pitch Saturday during his team's Portland Junior League game against Portland Optimist Club.

Finishing at Freedom

Eric Butcher (center) and CR Dillon (left) of Portland lead the Indiana Run for the Fallen into Freedom Park at the close of the first day of the event Friday.

Heroic Homan

High School sophomore pitcher Jenna Homan exclaims after leaving the circle a final time during the Indians’ 10-2 victory over Wayne Trace in the Division III sectional title game Friday.

Donations made

Cincinnatus League recently presented checks to several organizations. Pictured are Julia Schwomeyer of Cincinnatus League, Drew Houck representing the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Eric Hinderliter, Director of the Jay County Public Library, and Bob Vance representing the Jay County Baseball Club. (Photo provided)

Character awards

Students were recently selected from each classroom at East Elementary for exhibiting all six character counts traits — responsibility, caring, respect, trustworthiness, citizenship and fairness — all school year. Pictured are first graders (front row) Romina Castro, Amelia Dawson and Axel Williams and (back row) Annabelle Wiggins, Mason Hamilton and …

Character Counts

Students were recently selected from each classroom at East Elementary for exhibiting all six character counts traits — responsibility, caring, respect, trustworthiness, citizenship and fairness — all school year. Pictured are second graders (front row) Luke Hopkins, Tobias Kunkler and Alex Rodriguez Gutierrez and (back row) Payton Twigg, Neymar Carreno …

Phillips fields

Aiden Phillips fields a ground ball in right field during the Patriots’ 11-1 victory over the Muncie Central Bearcats on Monday. Jay County faced off with the winless Bearcats to build some confidence after having to play the Class 2A No. 1 Hagerstown Tigers over the weekend. (The Commercial Review/Andrew …

Voting with Virginia

Poll worker Virginia Burkey (right) helps Patricia Walker check in to vote Tuesday morning at Jay County Courthouse. Voter volume was low at the courthouse early Tuesday, with only about 10 voters having passed through as of 8 a.m. Polls were open until 6 p.m. Tuesday. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
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