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
Vote split on $ for sewer district
The Jay County Regional Sewer District will get another $25,000 band-aid this summer while it attempts to sort out its ongoing financial problems.
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Board approves firearm policy
School board members took a first step toward assuring Jay Schools will have an “on-site armed capacity” in the event of a shooting incident.
NEWS
Scouting the trails
Eagle Scout is an accomplishment many aspire to. Few achieve it by the age of 14.
OPINION
Wife was smart to avoid the rocks
It was an aimless Saturday, one of those days that need some focus to begin to make sense.
NEWS
Two seek nomination
A pair of young candidates are vying for the Republican nomination to succeed Greg Beumer in the Indiana House representing District 33.
OPINION
Concerts were well worth the trips
It was 50 years ago this month, the end of March blurring into the first few days of April of 1968.
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Answer on Millers Branch is unclear
Jay County Commissioners are still looking for a definitive answer to the question of whether the Army Corps of Engineers has authority over Millers Branch, which has been the source of on-going issues with flooding in downtown Portland.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Collector afflicted with art disease
Pssst! Can we talk for a moment — just between us — about genetic conditions?
SCHOOLS
Gulley presents security plan
Hardened schools, a trained and armed response, an emphasis on threat assessment and reaching out to troubled students.
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Contract awarded for East
A $2.5-million renovation project at East Elementary School received a green light Monday from Jay School Board, with school officials noting that a chunk of that amount is intended to make the school safer.
NEWS
Hudson reviews flood points
A meeting planned for this month with the Army Corps of Engineers became, instead, a phone call.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Why has response been so tepid?
Fact: Russia has subjected the United States to a sustained cyberattack intended to influence the most recent presidential election, sow chaos and undermine American trust in its democratic institutions.
NEWS
Commissioners grill Bradley
County commissioners put Jay County Development Corporation executive director Bill Bradley on the hot seat Monday, grilling him for specifics on economic success stories.
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Witness
When the new Jay Schools commission on school safety convenes for the first time at 8 a.m. Tuesday, plenty of points of view will be represented. But only one will be a witness.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Growing up with guns was normal
Is it possible to talk about guns without making folks’ blood pressure spike? Let’s try.
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Jay to join lawsuit
Jay County Commissioners gave a tentative “thumbs up” Monday to joining a class action lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids.
NEWS
County plans to join suit
Jay County Commissioners gave a tentative “thumbs up” Monday to joining a class action lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids.
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Preparing to bid
Contracts will be awarded March 19 for an estimated $4.6 million in construction and paving work at East and General Shanks in preparation for the latest round of consolidation in Jay Schools.
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Jay Schools to seek bids
Contracts will be awarded March 19 for an estimated $4.6 million in construction and paving work at East and General Shanks elementaries in preparation for the latest round of consolidation in Jay Schools.
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MGDA message
With a nod toward Donald Trump, Mayor Gene Ritter said this morning he wants to “make Dunkirk great again.”
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Time to put the cattle out to pasture?
Is it time for Jay County Retirement Center to get out of the cattle business?
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Grinch steals a Little Free Library
REDKEY — Someone stole one of this town's libraries.
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4-H has new leader
Jay County’s new 4-H educator comes to the job with experience both in the classroom and the real world.
OPINION
Bolling was held in highest esteem
Word came in the past few weeks that Landrum Bolling died.
NEWS
Meetings likely in March
Salamonie River flood control meetings with staff from the Army Corps of Engineers will begin in March, Portland Mayor Randy Geesaman told Jay County Commissioners Monday.
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Commissioners approve purchase
Jay County Commissioners approved a couple of equipment purchases during a brief meeting Monday afternoon.
SCHOOLS
Ready to renovate
A multi-million dollar project to prepare East and General Shanks elementaries for their new roles next year was set in motion Monday by Jay School Board.
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Sharing stories
Aric Hartvig loves to tell stories. That’s what he’s doing for a living these days at WFYI in Indianapolis. And some of those stories involve Jay County.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Year ended with a unicorn sighting
Okay, despite my better judgment, I have to tell you about the unicorn I saw.
NEWS
JEMS on the right track
Jay Emergency Medical Service is on the right track going into the new year, county commissioners were told Monday.
OPINION
Small changes can have an impact
A fresh start. A blank slate. That's what the New Year offers all of us.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Confusion is increasing with age
"Did you ever have to yell, 'Stop the presses?'"
NEWS
Uncertain future
It’s all just discussion right now. But it’s a discussion that’s been going on for a long, long time.
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