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Character Counts
East Elementary School recognized first graders for demonstrating caring. Pictured above in the front row are Kyri Hall, Kalea Olwin and Ivan Clem, and in the second row are Scarlett Cox, Olivia Skirvin and Zoey Skirvin. (Photo provided)
Back out on the mound
Caden Grisez, a senior on the Fort Recovery High School baseball team, cocks back to throw a pitch during the Indians’ scrimmage against Lima Central Catholic on Monday. Grisez will work as one of the Tribe’s primary pitchers in 2025 after helping FRHS to the state tournament last season. For …
Bank donated
First Bank of Berne recently donated $1,000 each to the Portland Rockets and Jay County Public Library.
Grin to win
Gabe Pinkerton cracks a smile before laying down a card to win a trick of euchre in the auxiliary gym at Jay County Junior-Senior High School on Tuesday. Pinkerton and his partner Layne Reidt were playing against JCHS principal Chad Dodd and CSM Bishop during the euchre tournament of the …
Winning Wendel
Kali Wendel of the host Jay County Junior High School swim team reaches for the wall to finish the first leg of the 200-yard medley relay Friday during the Allen County Athletic Conference Championships. Wendel teamed with Gabrielle Gibson, Maria Laux and Elly Byrum to win the event and also …
Smiths celebrate 50th anniversary
Jackie Belle and Randy Smith wed March 14, 1975, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Portland.
Staff v. Students
Jay County Junior-Senior High School staff and students participated in a staff vs. student game night on Thursday, that included cornhole, euchre and volleyball tournaments.
Filter fire
A Portland firefighter sprays water onto a pallet of filters Thursday morning at Fort Recovery Industries. Firefighters were called to the facility at 710 E. 100 North, Portland, about 10:30 a.m. after pallets of the filters caught on fire. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Sparkle and swing
Nevaeh Wellman, Maisey Keller and Kaylynn Clark of Just Treble sing and dance after a costume change in their competition show, “Madeline,” during a farewell performance for their 2025 shows Monday at Jay County Junior-Senior High School. The JCHS show choirs will close their competition season Saturday at the Columbia …
Staff celebration
Katie Loy, an agricultural teacher at Jay County Junior-Senior High School, gets hyped up after winning a point during the student vs. staff volleyball tournament in the auxiliary gym on Tuesday. The night included tournaments of cornhole, euchre and volleyball, while other students and staff shot hoops and played board …
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