FEATURE PHOTOS
Bringing in corn
A farmer harvests corn in a combine Tuesday morning in front of a couple of wind turbines that are part of Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in a field on the north side of county road 650 South, just east of county road 550 West. The weather was good for harvesting …
Artisan effort
Teresa Kelly works on her lathe Saturday at Pennville Park. The rural Portland resident sold various wooden bowls and other handcrafted items during the Pennville Pumpkin Festival. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Fun at the festival
Pennville Pumpkin Festival on Saturday at Pennville Park featured a costume contest, kids games, a hog roast and a variety of other events. Pictured above, the Rowles family, dressed as characters from “Alice in Wonderland,” celebrates as they’re announced winners of the costume contest. From left are Chad Rowles as …
Excited early
Jay County High School’s Sean Bailey (4) and Garrett Hime (74) celebrate the former’s 1-yard touchdown run during the first quarter of Friday night’s sectional football game against Kokomo. The Patriots got on the board first and still led 8-6 midway through the third quarter before falling 21-14 to the …
Student of the month
Evelyn Carter, pictured above in the center with parents Jeb and Angel Carter, was honored by Portland Lions Club as September Student of the Month. She’s an eighth grader at Jay County Junior-Senior High School. (Photo provided)
Soggy bales
Bales sit in a field on the west side of Boundary Pike between county roads 300 South and 400 South on a dreary Thursday in Jay County. Temperatures were in the 50s with steady light rain. The forecast calls for additional rain through Saturday night. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Muhlenkamp passes
Jay County High School sophomore Lani Muhlenkamp passes the ball during the Patriots’ 25-12, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17 loss to the Frankton Eagles in the IHSAA Sectional 24 semifinal at New Castle on Saturday. Muhlenkamp played on the back row for Jay County, where she had 13 digs. Muhlenkamp also was …
Maria Hammer-garn
Jay County High School sophomore Maria Hemmelgarn takes a big swing at the ball during the Patriots’ loss to Frankton in the sectional semifinal on Saturday. Hemmelgarn recorded back-to-back kills to start the fourth set. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
Honorary mural
Marie McKinley, pictured with her father R.D., completed, for now, her mural at the northwest corner of U.S. 27 and county road 400 North last week. (She plans to add a Case tractor to the mural in the spring.) The west side of the mural depicts ditch lilies and raspberries, …
Wagon Ride
Jay County Public Library hosted “Fall Into Fun at the Library,” on Thursday. The event offered an indoor maze, wagon rides, crafts, free mini pumpkins and the opportunity to “bob” for apples and decorate them in caramel and other sweet treats. Pictured, 9-month-old Augustus Limbert, 4-year-old Haiden Young and 3-year-old …
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