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.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Mess has expanded to four desks
How is it possible for one man to have so many messy desks?
NEWS
Additional consolidation?
Enrollment decline in Jay Schools has accelerated dramatically, and further consolidation may be inevitable.
NEWS
Army Corps will visit Jay Co.
Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be in Jay County next week to get a first-hand look at the Salamonie River and potential solutions to perennial flooding issues.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Redbud trees seem to live forever
Is it possible that redbud trees live forever?
NEWS
County to partner on project
Jay County Commissioners agreed Monday to partner with the City of Portland, Jay County Fair Board and Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association on a project that could solve a longstanding problem on the engine association’s grounds and open up new camping sites on the north section of the fairgrounds.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
Awestruck anonymously
She found it on her doorstep, an anonymous gift. And it still brings tears to her eyes today.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Definition of old is a moving target
Okay, class, here’s a problem for you: Define “old.”
NEWS
Jay will ask for $500,000
Jay Schools plans to borrow another $500,000 in its ongoing effort to beef up building security.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Friendship stays alive in memories
The email was just one word: “Sadly.”
NEWS
County rates will be going up
Health insurance rates for Jay County government are going up in 2019.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Commissioners seek sewer solution
County commissioners are trying to craft an equitable way of bringing rate relief to Dunkirk area households served by Jay County Regional Sewer District.
OPINION
Email from politician was welcome
I have never been so thrilled about hearing from Mike Braun.
NEWS
Budget system is changing
The 2019 Jay Schools budget will have an entirely new look, thanks to changes made by the Indiana General Assembly.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
County looks at possible purchase
What you don’t know can hurt you.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Bottles, cups belong in the trash
There I was, walking down Main Street on the west side of Portland with a Bud Light bottle in each hand.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
Randolph restoration
Greg Sommer wants today’s young students to have a taste of school life a century ago.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Next time, make sure you’re there
I can't be accused of trying to help sell tickets.
OPINION
Unfortunately, mistakes do happen
It is inherent in the nature of journalism and the newspaper business that we make mistakes.
NEWS
Commissioners seek public input
Raising livestock at Jay County Retirement Center may not make financial sense.
NEWS
Plan set for NextEra funds
A draft plan earmarking economic development dollars from Bluff Point Wind Energy Center won unanimous approval Monday from Jay County Commissioners.
INSTRUCTION, SCHOOLS
Plans get tweaked
Remodeling plans for East Elementary School were tweaked Monday to make the building safer when it opens its doors to students from kindergarten through grade three this fall.
NEWS
Three agreements approved
If Scout Clean Energy's proposed wind farm is built, an agreement will be in place spelling out how it will be decommissioned at the end of its useful life.
NEWS
Endowment grows
Thanks to 15 new endowments and a healthy investment return, the assets of The Portland Foundation have reached $37 million, foundation executive director Doug Inman said Wednesday at the foundation’s annual meeting.
NEWS
Bitter Ridge moving forward
Scout Clean Energy is going forward with its plan to establish Jay County’s second wind farm.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
Process is changing
You can blame Congress. Or you can blame terrorism. Or you can simply chalk it up to life in the 21st century.
NEWS
Mixed results
Jay County Republicans opted to back an incumbent sheriff over a former sheriff, set the stage for an all-in-the-family contest for county commissioner and backed their party chairman in an unsuccessful bid for the GOP nomination for state representative.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Window choice came back to bite him
None of the guidebooks warned us about the mosquitos.
SCHOOLS
Board OKs work on lots
Parking lots and drives at East and General Shanks elementary schools will get an overhaul this summer in advance of consolidation this fall.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
Scout files wind farm papers
Scout Clean Energy filed its application Friday seeking approval of a development plan for a 52-turbine wind farm in Jefferson and Richland townships.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Dopey photos should go up in smoke
Somewhere, if you look hard enough, you'll find it.
OPINION
A little skepticism goes a long way
Sometimes I think the smartest answer I can give is, “I don’t think so.”
NEWS
Changes requested
Opponents of a proposed new wind farm will urge the Jay County Planning Commission to change its rules in order to prevent the project from going forward.
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