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
Group tours JCHS
They toured classrooms. They met with students. And they talked to teachers, including a group of Jay County teachers who will be making a reciprocal visit this spring.
NEWS
Kunkle hopes to reach deal
The owner of Portland's last new car dealership is hopeful a settlement can be reached with a bank that has filed a foreclosure lawsuit against him.
OPINION
Sorry Sopho; no Facebook for him
Sorry, Sopho Bukia, it's nothing personal, but I'll have to pass.
NEWS
School to borrow for HVAC work
The Jay School Corporation plans to borrow about $3.25 million to pay needed upgrades to school heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and will spend about $300,000 from its capital projects budget this year on the same work.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Trip back in time ...
Who knew that an Italian restaurant could be a time machine?
NEWS
Goodrich is honored
Entrepreneur and philanthropist John B. Goodrich was named the Jay County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year for 2009 Saturday at the chamber's annual meeting at Arts Place in Portland.
NEWS
Pennville, Bloomfield get 4 stars
Two Jay County elementary schools received Four Star School Awards Wednesday from the Indiana Department of Education.
NEWS
School spending cuts outlined
Jay Schools administrators believe they can trim $1 million from general fund spending in 2010 without having a negative impact on the classroom experience.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Ready for a railroad adventure
In the photograph, the railroad depot is well-lit, freshly painted, and clean.
NEWS
Picture this: Couple shoots in stereo
In a perfect world, today's edition of the paper would arrive with a set of special glasses.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
The truth comes out
The moment I discovered I would never be a scientist came in fourth grade.
SCHOOLS
School finances could be tight
Jay Schools made it through 2009 okay, but board members and administrators know the year ahead is going to be a real challenge.
NEWS
Jay grad rate makes big jump
The graduation rate at Jay County High School improved dramatically last year, jumping to 88 percent for the class of 2009, up from 74.7 in 2008.
OPINION
Reminders of how close we are
Anyone who has ever been to Walt Disney World knows how tedious the song "It's a Small World After All" can be.
OPINION
Shoveling with enthusiasm
It's always fun the first time.By the time February rolls around, it will be another story.
NEWS
Update on finance for Jay Schools
The financial picture for Jay Schools is a little clearer, but school officials think it will be January before they have a handle on what to expect from state funding.
OPINION
Shoveling pumpkins from the yard
No wonder my back hurts. I was shoveling pumpkins this weekend.
Extension develops 'a special program'
It started with an idea as simple as sunshine on a window sill.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Putting his foot on a game he loves
Peyton Manning was having an uncharacteristically bad day. Brett Favre was on a roll against his old team at Green Bay. And I had my eyes focused on the piano bench.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Will another door open?
I have often wondered how this accidental second career of mine was going to end up.
NEWS
Budget OK'd for schools
Jay School Board members approved a budget totaling $35,798,645 for local schools in 2010, the first year in which state taxes will cover 97 percent of the general fund.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
The mystery of nicknames
"Was there some sort of rule that you had to have a nickname at Dunkirk High School?" I kidded "Dub" Miskinis the other day during the Dunkirk reunion at the Jay County Historical Society's Heritage Fest.
SCHOOLS
Property disposal discussed
BERNE - The final chapter in the transition to the new South Adams elementary and middle schools is about to be written as school board members Tuesday set in motion the process of disposing of the former school sites.
HARVEST
Rescued trail teaches of trees
For generations, the trails have been unofficial: Wandering routes along the Salamonie River on Portland's east side where kids could go exploring, play army, or simply get away from the noise of town.
ENGINE SHOW
Jack and Son
Brett Rouch looked around the Tri-State grounds near his parents' camper last week, thinking back over the years and all those shows.
NEWS
Board: No borrowing
No more borrowing right now, even at one percent interest, the majority of the Jay School Board said Monday night.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Photo book comes into digital age
As I write this, my great uncle Cal is being digitized.
NEWS
ISTEP comparison is tricky
Comparing this spring's ISTEP scores with those from last fall was always going to be an apples-to-oranges situation.
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