FEATURE PHOTOS
Barlow's goodbye
Layla J. Barlow, 3, waves with her mother Katie Ehrke at the Gas Boom Days parade on High Street in Redkey on Saturday. The annual Redkey festival kicked off with the parade and an extraction demonstration by Redkey Fire Department. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Short game
Garrett Diller of the Fort Recovery High School boys golf team putts on the 13th green at Portland Golf Club during his 49-stroke round on Thursday. The Tribe beat New Bremen 179-193 to pick up their first Midwest Athletic Conference win before facing Marion Local on Monday. (The Commercial Review/Ethan …
Early season swing
Georgia Wenning of the Fort Recovery High School girls golf team hits atop a hill on hole No. 3 at Union City Golf Club on Aug. 5. The Indians returned to action Monday with a MAC match at Marion Local. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
Welcome back buddy
Second graders Daria Pfeifer and Leander Ankrom greet each other as they arrive for the first day of the 2025-26 school year Thursday at East Elementary School in Portland. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Back to school
Jay School Corporation students returned to their classrooms Thursday for the first day of the 2025-26 school year. Pictured above, Bloomfield Elementary School principal Ben Dues takes a selfie with students arriving Thursday morning. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Into the basket
Isaac Kunkler sinks a short range toss on the 2nd hole during the Portland Disc Golf Club’s outing at the Hudson Family Park Disc Golf Course on Monday. The club plays the course on Monday evenings throughout the summer. Kunkler tied for fourth with a four-under-par. (The Commercial Review/Ethan Oskroba)
Season awards
The Jay County Summer Swim team handed out postseason awards following an undefeated regular season. Lincoln Clamme (far left) won the Jacqui Baxter Sportsmanship and Team Leadership Award. Next in line is Grace Sieg, who won the Rookie of the Year Award. Jay County named both Tucker Loucks and Josh …
Mandy’s donation
Mandy’s Blessings recently donated $3,500 to Jay County Cancer Society. Pictured from left are Tina Cavenaugh, Charlene Theurer and Pam Robbins. (Photo provided)
A night at the park
Portland Police Department hosted its National Night Out event Tuesday at Hudson Family Park. Pictured below, a boy waves while in the Jay County Sheriff’s Office bucket rides.
Excited Evelyn
Evelyn Vargas, 6, Portland, grabs a headband from the Youth Service Bureau table Thursday during the Back-to-School Bash at Jay County Public Library.
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