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Piglet and Pennywise
Dressed as a piglet, 11-month-old Oaklee Hamilton of Bluffton rides in a stroller while attending Saturday night’s Truck or Treat at Dunkirk City Park. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Winter drive
Fort Recovery High School SADD Club recently held a winter coat and hat drive, with all donations sent to Our Home Family Resource Center in Celina, Ohio. Pictured is Our Home Family Resource Center director, Kevin Draiss, SADD Club members, and the SADD advisor, Mrs. Reinhard. Our Home Family Resource …
Pumpkin perch
Maverick and Wyatt Hodge chat with their father, Mikkal Hodge, while sitting on their award-winning giant pumpkin Saturday. The Madison County family won the adult class in this year’s Pennville Pumpkin Festival with their pumpkin coming in at 1,778 pounds. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Roofing work
Construction workers install metal roofing on a gazebo Thursday at Hudson Family Park in Portland. Roof replacements have been an ongoing project for Portland Park Board throughout the city’s park system. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Ladybug gaming
Five-year-old Bella Grayson runs toward the posts during a game Saturday as part of Pennville Pumpkin Festival at Pennville Park. She wore a costume resembling Ladybug, a super heroine from the French children’s television series “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir.”
Open again
After sections were closed for more than two months, Meridian Street (U.S. 27) in Portland reopened Wednesday morning between Main and Race streets. Work on the downtown storm sewer project continued to the east on Walnut, High and Arch streets. Regarding the other Portland road closure, Jay County Commissioner Chad …
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 …
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