FEATURE PHOTOS
Onto the green
Fort Recovery High School junior Reece LeFevre hits over the creek on the 16th hole at Portland Golf Club on Thursday. LeFevre finished with a team-best 37 strokes to help beat the Parkway Panthers.
Catch is good
Jay County High School’s Ben Crouch slides in the end zone to catch a touchdown pass during the Patriots’ scrimmage against Richmond on Aug. 16. JCHS opens their season Friday at Blackford.
On the move
Garrett Bennett of the Jay County High School football team fights to stay in bounds and upright while a pair of Richmond defenders try to take him down during Friday’s scrimmage. The Patriots have six days before the 2024 season opens up at Blackford on Friday. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
First reception
Jay County High School senior Benson Ward braces for impact after completing a catch in Friday’s scrimmage against Richmond. Ward is the leading receiver returning for the Patriots. He went for 212 yards on 13 receptions for four touchdowns last year. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
Back at it
Bill Back of Dunkirk signals Friday night during the scrimmage between South Adams and host Winchester. Regular-season football in Indiana kicks off next weekend. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Grazing goats
A group of goats walks along while grazing in a field at the intersection of Mount Pleasant Road and county road 200 West late on an overcast Thursday morning. Cloudy conditions, with some rain, are expected to continue through the weekend. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Concrete curb
Brooks Construction workers pour concrete into a base for a sidewalk curb Wednesday at the southwest corner of Main and Meridian streets in Portland. The work is part of an ongoing Indiana Department of Transportation project that includes installing bump-outs at some downtown intersections.
Redkey reach
Xander Poling, 8, and Lilia Poling, 7, reach for pieces of candy with other children during the Gas Boom Days parade Saturday along the intersection of Railroad and High streets in Redkey. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Scholarships awarded
IU Health Jay and The Portland Foundation recently awarded the Judith Sipe/Doctor Eugene Gillum Memorial Scholarship. Pictured above are IU Health Jay chief operating officer and chief nursing officer Christina Schemenaur, scholarship recipients Jacqueline Bird, Monica Greyson and Tricia Ison, and Sipe family representative Ron Laux. The scholarship was established …
Fab Four fans
Concertgoers wave their arms in the air during Liverpool Lads’ encore performance of “Hey Jude” on Thursday during the concert at the Hudson Family Park Amphitheatre. The Beatles tribute band was a performance in Arts Place’s Hudson Family Park Amphitheater Concert Series, which will conclude with Sounds of Summer: A …
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