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.
SCHOOLS
Fiber optics may benefit schools
New fiber optic infrastructure being installed in Jay County has the potential to transform technology education in Jay Schools, and the system will make use of a small piece of school ground while doing so.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Memories for sale?
How much could I get on eBay for a battered old suitcase full of childhood memories?
NEWS
Hope for solution?
INDIANAPOLIS — A bill authored by State Rep. Bill Davis is at the heart of current efforts to get Indiana House Democrats to return from Illinois and resume the legislative process.
NEWS
Flood ruling is in
State officials are expected to announce soon that the Feb. 28 flooding in Portland did not meet the threshold for a presidential declaration of a natural disaster.
2011 SPRING HOME IMPROVEMENT
Widman a master in the garden
The way Dale Widman sees it, becoming a master gardener was a natural step.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Waiting for news
Owners of flood-damaged property in Jay County should know in a couple of weeks how much help they’ll be getting from the federal government.
NEWS
Focus on goals for Jay County High School
Steps are being taken to get Jay County High School back on track in meeting its adequate yearly progress (AYP) goals, school board members were told Monday night.
OPINION
Hope for the future
“People ask me,” I told Dr. Najib Paikan, “why I do this.”
NEWS
Wednesday policy passes
A policy aimed at freeing up Wednesday evenings for family and church activities has been formally presented to the Jay School Board and is expected to be approved at the board’s Jan. 24 meeting.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Good luck makes for good trip
If good luck is measurable, we may have used up all of ours in the final week of 2010.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Special gifts for Christmas
This has been a season for unusual — and unusually meaningful — Christmas gifts.
SCHOOLS
Teacher contract approved
Faced with uncertainty over school funding and the health of the economy, Jay Schools and the Jay Classroom Teachers Association have reached agreement on a two-year contract for 2011.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Flat screen camping?
The article jumped out at me from the pages of a Fort Wayne newspaper.
NEWS
Wednesday blackouts almost final
A Wednesday night blackout of school activities to allow for family and church events is one step closer to becoming a reality.
SCHOOLS
Developing relations
A grant is being sought to bring two Chinese teachers to Jay Schools classrooms next year.
SCHOOLS
Schools to borrow for HVAC work
Jay Schools will borrow nearly $2 million to fund a major overhaul of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems at Redkey, East, and Westlawn elementary schools this winter.
NEWS
Fort levy on ballot Tuesday
FORT RECOVERY — Tuesday’s election isn’t just about incumbents and challengers, Republicans and Democrats.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
No hike in local tax rate
The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance misread Jay County’s local option income tax ordinance and incorrectly informed employers and bookkeepers that the tax was going up, auditor Nancy Culy said this morning.
NEWS
Ellsworth still positive
Most polls show Democrat Brad Ellsworth trailing Republican Dan Coats in the race for U.S. Senate.
NEWS
Tours aim to inform Fort voters
FORT RECOVERY — Pat Niekamp wants to make sure voters make an informed decision.
SCHOOLS
Long: Our schools are safe
School officials are focusing on five adults they believe were “knowingly putting out false rumors” feeding a viral Internet scare that kept more than half of Jay County High School students out of school Monday.
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