FEATURE PHOTOS
Lost lenses
Paige Finch laughs with Portland firefighters as they search for her glasses at Splashin’ with a Passion: Peggy’s Plunge on Saturday. Finch dunked her head under the water as part of the polar plunge, causing her glasses to fall off. Volunteer firefighter Chris Elmore found them after a couple of …
Spence entrance
Jay County High School athletic trainer Spencer Tonner “elbow bumps” elementary schoolers Friday before the girls basketball sectional championship game at Yorktown. The students were waiting to give high fives to the Patriots as they came out for warm ups, and greeted Tonner with similar enthusiasm after he finished tending …
Sensational, sorrowful
It was a weekend of mixed emotions for Jay County High School athletes.
Passionate plunge
Clement Hortlander (yellow shirt), Bailey Hartman (black shirt), Connor Helsen (blue shorts) and Cara Brockman (red shirt), all of Muncie, jump into the pond just north of Accelerated Curing in Portland Saturday morning as part of the Splashin’ with a Passion: Peggy’s Plunge sponsored by Portland Fire Department and United …
Senior honors
Jay County High School senior Luke Vormohr (middle) was honored during the Jay County boys basketball team’s senior night for his work as the team’s manager. Pictured, mother Marcie, Luke and father Frank listen to coach Jerry Bomholt’s speech about Luke and what he has meant to the program. (The …
Ferner's friendship
Four-year-old Eli Ferner selects beads for a friendship bracelet Tuesday at Jay County Public Library. Ferner created a bracelet for his stuffed bear and for himself as part of the event, which offered crafts and story time for children with their toys.
Character counts
East Elementary recognized students for displaying fairness Friday. Pictured above are (front) second graders Brettlynn Barnett, Jairo Garcia and Saki Hirae, and (back) Landon Scott, Allison Spahr, Whitney Schwieterman and Remington Humphrey. (Photo provided)
Annual visit
Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District officials visited the Indiana Statehouse this month for their annual conference meeting with legislators. Pictured, from left are conservation district supervisor Betty Drinkut, State Rep. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City), conservation district supervisor Barry Miller, Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation District director Stacey …
PJs and plushies
Elizabeth Grady and her daughter Athena Grady, 2, decorate a cardboard “bed” for a stuffed unicorn during Jay County Public Library’s PJs, Toys and Stories event Tuesday morning. Participants decorated cardboard boxes and sheets — “beds and pillowcases” — as well as friendship bracelets for their stuffed animals or dolls …
Shoot for the moon
Jay County High School senior Trevin Dunnington pulls a 3-pointer from the corner on Saturday’s 56-43 win over Blackford. Dunnington had eight points in the game that the Patriots pushed their winning streak to four as they inch back towards .500.
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