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Key effort
Fort Recovery High School senior Ava Englehardt grins Sunday while school board member Don Wendel struggles to get the activity key around her neck during the commencement ceremony at Fort Site Fieldhouse. Englehardt and Zach Schoenlein earned the activity key honors for their participation and leadership across a wide variety …
Beiswanger’s B-line
Ariel Beiswanger of the Jay County High School girls track team races down the final 100 meters of the 400-meter dash at the IHSAA Sectional 12 meet hosted by Delta on Tuesday. She won the event with a time of 1 minute, 3.41 seconds. She also advanced to the regional …
Pickleball fundraiser
Patriot Pickleball players and friends played pickleball and table tennis May 16 for a free will donation event benefiting Jay County Cancer Society. This annual event is held in memory of Daniel Johnson, Mary Brotherton and Roger Prescott. The players raised $1,070. Pictured above are pickleball and table tennis players, …
Conservation fire
Portland Fire Department firefighter Travis Theurer inspects the side of a building at Jay County Conservation Club in the aftermath of a fire Wednesday. Several departments, including Portland and Redkey firefighters, responded to the scene, quickly putting out flames shooting out of the eastern building. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Carson’s craft
Carson Richards, 7, paints a bird house Saturday at Arts Place during the Arch Bridge Festival on Main Street in Portland. Arch Bridge Kroozers set up their annual car show Saturday along the street and around Jay County Courthouse, and vendors set up stations on the street just east of …
Herd of Deere
Mike Watson, 54, of Hemlock, Michigan, poses next to a portion of his display during the Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association's Spring Swap and Sell Meet on Wednesday. The event at the Tri-State grounds across Morton Street from Jay County Fairgrounds, is one of three Tri-State events during the …
Day of Prayer
Between 80 and 100 Christians from at least nine different denominations gathered May 1 across Jay County to observe National Day of Prayer. Participants met at Jay County Courthouse, Portland City Hall and Haynes Park throughout the day to pray for the community, state, nation and world. (Photo provided)
Signed to Tiffin
Saidy DeRoo signed her national letter of intent at Miracle Lanes on May 9 to join the women’s bowling team at Tiffin University. Pictured in the front row are Gary Coats, Saidy DeRoo and Laura DeRoo. Back row are Fort Recovery High School girls bowling coach Alison Rosegrant and assistant …
Elementary traits
Students were recently selected from each classroom at East Elementary School for exhibiting all six character counts traits — responsibility, caring, respect, trustworthiness, citizenship and fairness — all school year. Pictured above are kindergartners (front row) Otto Huelskamp, Piper Eley, Zoey Williams and Maddox Dull, and (back row) Charlotte Huntsman, …
Fester on stage
Luke Moser performs as Uncle Fester during Saturday’s rehearsal for the Jay County High School production of “The Addams Family.” The production opens Friday in JCHS auditorium with additional performances on Saturday and Sunday. For a story about the show, see Thursday’s edition of The Commercial Review. (The Commercial Review/Ray …
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