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
Sewer woes worsened by flooding
REDKEY — Recent flooding has underscored the shortcomings of this community’s combined sewer system.
NEWS
Moving toward merge?
Two more small watersheds may soon become part of the larger Salamonie Watershed.
NEWS
Jay rate rises
Unemployment in Jay County ticked up slightly in December, but the county’s jobless rate was still one of the lowest in the state.
NEWS
Funds top $250,000
Jay County was paid more than a quarter of a million dollars for housing out-of-county inmates in 2012.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Health costs cut
DUNKIRK — Health insurance benefits for city employees will undergo a major revision in February as the city tries to get a handle on its expenses.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
The past in music
The lyrics coming from the other room weren’t exactly the sort of stuff that flowed from Shakespeare’s pen.
NEWS
Dunkirk glass plant sold
A Luxembourg-based company with roots in Ireland has reached a deal with Saint-Gobain to purchase Verallia, Saint-Gobain’s North American glass container operation, which includes a plant in Dunkirk.
SCHOOLS
School earnings on decline
Interest earnings for Jay Schools aren’t what they used to be.
OPINION
Music for the road
If you have trouble finding me these days, chances are I’m somewhere on county road 400 South.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Board agrees to gift
DUNKIRK — The answer is yes, but with important stipulations.
NEWS
Move for TLS?
A local custom furniture manufacturer hopes to grow its business into part of the former Sheller-Globe Corp. plant on South Bridge Street in Portland.
EDITORIALS
Will Pence drive the agenda?
How long will Mike Pence be in the driver’s seat? The answer to that question will speak volumes about the next governor of Indiana’s effectiveness in office.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Model is a reminder of visit
Why is there a Lamborghini on the shelf above the refrigerator? Because we’re still picking up after Thanksgiving.
OPINION
Pause and remember
It has been traditional on Dec. 7 to pause and take note of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
NEWS
Stewart building may be gift
DUNKIRK —Christmas has come early for the Dunkirk Public Library Board.
BUSINESS
Brothers, friends, partners
“We’ve been best friends for…,” says Spencer Hatzell. “Ever,” injects Dustin Hatzell, finishing his brother’s sentence.
NEWS
Here to make people happy
Tell Steve Gibson that he makes people happy, and he’s likely just to wave his hand and say, “That’s what I’m here for.”
NEWS
Start date is set for project
DUNKIRK — A pre-construction meeting on a $3.3 million upgrade to this city’s wastewater treatment plant went well and a tentative start date of Dec. 15 has been set for the project, Jesse Bivens told other members of the Dunkirk City Council Monday.
OPINION
Celebration is always enriching
Sometimes it was at our house, sometimes it was at Stu and Martha’s, sometimes it was in the fellowship hall of a Presbyterian church in Richmond, and once — memorably — it was in Uncle Jim Luginbill’s immaculately cleaned garage.
SCHOOLS
Board has evaluation questions
Jay County’s still enjoying its report card from the Indiana Department of Education, but the recent election has school officials wondering what sort of school accountability rating system lies ahead.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Sparkle in the world of politics
Last week’s election got me thinking about Sparkle Crowe.
OPINION
Big challenge ahead for Ritz
The biggest political challenge of 2013 — aside from avoiding the fiscal cliff — may belong to Glenda Ritz.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Redkey changes job description
REDKEY — The job description of this town’s wastewater treatment plant operator was changed Monday while the operator is off work recuperating from recent surgery.
OPINION
Photos take him back
It looks like a bunch of cardboard boxes, but it’s really a rabbithole.
NEWS
Lutton to retire for second time
Bob Lutton will retire as athletic director at Jay County High School when his current contract ends in 2013.
HARVEST
Screams help raise fire funds
DUNKIRK — If it’s October, it must be time to scare people out of their wits.
NEWS
IDEM gives approval for work
Pollution from a rural housing development has been eliminated thanks to a sewer project that began more than seven years ago.
NEWS
Dunkirk library director fired
DUNKIRK — Public library director Alesia Franklin was fired Tuesday on a 6-1 vote by the board that came suddenly and without public discussion.
SCHOOLS
Three seeks spot on school board
Three candidates, including the incumbent, are competing for the District 1 seat on the Jay School Board, while incumbents in District 4 and District 6 are unopposed.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Big issues facing legislature
Some big issues are going to be facing the Indiana General Assembly next session, no matter what the outcome of the November election.
NEWS
Letters home
“This,” said Jay County historian Jane Spencer, “has just come together like a miracle.”
OPINION
Sanctions on Iran are working
The growing impatience with Iran over its nuclear development program is understandable, but it would be regrettable if impatience led to military action at the very time sanctions are working.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Unwanted visitor is a distraction
Even the most ardent nature lovers have their limits.
NEWS
Learning exchange
Fifteen Chinese educators arrived in Jay County Monday for a one-month training project that will bring them in contact with American educational methods and practices.
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