Jack Ronald
Jack Ronald (1948-2002) served as president and chairman of the Graphic Printing Company from 1985 until the time of his death April 23, 2022. He was publisher of The Commercial Review for 38 years and editor for 32 years.
He is a member of the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame.
Ronald earned a litany of journalism awards from Hoosier State Press Association, Indiana Associated Press Media Editors and Inland Press. He received the Charlie Biggs Community Commitment Award from the Hoosier State Press Association in 2014.
A 1970 graduate of Earlham College, he became a Fulbright Scholar in 1998 and a Fulbright Senior Specialist in 2012. He won the Indiana Journalism Award from Ball State University in 2004.
The Portland High School graduate is a strong supporter of community journalism and has also used his skills to teach journalists around the world. He has served as a trainer in Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and most-recently Myanmar.
NEWS
Intersections will get stop signs
Traffic on Jay County road 200 South is going to be a little slower and a lot safer in the not-too-distant future.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
State to fund flood response plan
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security wants Portland to plan its response to the next flood while the sun is still shining.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
Board votes to refinance '08 bond
BERNE — South Adams School board set in motion the refinancing of a 2008 bond issue Tuesday in hopes of saving an estimated $1.4 million in interest costs.
OPINION
Listening has gotten complicated
Everyone remembers Don McLean's song "American Pie" about "the day the music died."
NEWS
Flooding progress
The Army Corps of Engineers is ready to take a look at flooding problems on the Salamonie River.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Officials respond to criticism
Criticism of the Jay County Commissioners' job performance by the president of the Jay County Council drew a sharp rebuke Monday.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Hunts had photographer hopping
Have you ever noticed how — especially at Easter time — people tend to get cute with the word "egg"?
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Inmates approved to be on Medicaid
Medicaid coverage was extended to inmates at Jay County Jail on Monday under a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
Boy meets bunny
Eighteen-month-old Draven Bell isn’t quite sure what to make of the Easter Bunny (Arnold Clevenger) on Saturday afternoon at Miller’s Merry Manor, near Dunkirk. Holding Draven is his grandmother, Teresa Bell. (The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald).
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture economy will stay lean
The American agricultural economy is undergoing a re-set, and it’s going to take a little while before farm incomes are healthy again.
OPINION
Hike went well off the beaten path
It was one of those late winter/early spring Sunday afternoons.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Process allows 90 days for rules review
Jay County Commissioners expect to receive proposed changes in confined feeding rules in writing next week.
NEWS
Sale of property remains an issue
BERNE — Sale of the former school property at Indiana 218 and U.S. 27 continues to be a challenge for South Adams Schools.
NEWS
Verizon presents tracking system
Jay County Commissioners are considering technology that would allow for electronic monitoring of the county’s fleet of highway department vehicles.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
There was no escaping jury duty
"Brian's not here all week," someone said to me as I walked in the door.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
Bees need help
The jury’s still out on the cause of a decline in the honey bee population, but there are clear steps that can be taken to address the problem.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Gazetteer sparks trip to Clear Lake
When you reach a certain age — hang on, kids it's going to be another one of those columns, seems the geezer is at it again — you never know when you're going to fall into a memory hole. When you reach a certain age — hang on, kids, it’s going to be another one of those columns, seems the geezer is at it again — you never know when you’re going to fall into a memory hole.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
Bee knowledgable
Dustin Stillinger believes it’s important to understand the processes at work in nature.
NEWS
Nominations open for Cole award
It’s a chance to put the spotlight on someone who is doing good things.
NEWS
Wind farm now aims at 2017
Bluff Point Wind Farm isn’t on the horizon for 2016, but supporters of the project think 2017 will see it happen.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Thumbing his nose at calendar
The calendar said January, but the thermometer said spring.
NEWS
Finalists announced
Winners won’t be named until March, but the finalists for the Jay County Community Awards were announced Thursday at the annual meeting of the Jay County Chamber of Commerce.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Fire from twigs still serves purpose
Last week’s gusty winds brought twigs and small limbs down into our front yard.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
SA delays property decision
BERNE — Action to extend a commercial real estate listing on 4.81 acres of property in the heart of Berne has been tabled until the South Adams School Board meets in February.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
Now preparing ... Portland
The wheels have been set in motion for a public television special featuring Portland.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Silly Christmas present was a hoot
It was either the best Christmas ever or the silliest.
HOMEPAGE TOP
WIPB-TV plans Portland program
WIPB-TV — the Public Broadcasting station affiliated with Ball State University — is coming to town. The station is launching a new series of “Our Town” videos, and Portland has been chosen for the initial outing.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
As one era ends, another begins
“It’s the end of an era,” the guy in California said.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Mother's smile brings back joy
At first, I wasn’t sure what I was watching. Then I saw my mother’s face smiling back at me.
BUSINESS
Move is still in the works
Back in February, it looked as if Community and Family Services was ready to move into a new home in Jay County in 2015.
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