Ray Cooney

Ray Cooney

Ray Cooney was elected president of The Graphic Printing Company in December 2023. He became publisher of The Commercial Review on July 1, 2020, while retaining the title of editor he has held since Dec. 1, 2014. He served managing editor from July 2013 through November 2014, assistant managing editor from November 2005 through July 2013 and sports editor from March 2001 through July 2013.

He earned the most awards of any journalist in Division III in the Hoosier State Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for four consecutive years from 2013 through 2016. His first-place honors this year were for in-depth feature, sports feature, general news photo and video.

In his career he has also won HSPA awards for sports commentary, editorial writing, use of graphics, community service, news writing under deadline pressure, sports action photo, sports feature photo, headline writing, editorial page, profile feature and multiple picture group. He had picked up nine Indiana Associated Press Media Editors awards earlier in the year, including first place for business writing, non-deadline sports story and headline writing.

Cooney was honored with the Indiana High School Athletic Association Distinguished Media Service Award in 2012, and also received the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Outstanding Baseball Media Award in 2009.

A native of Avon, Ohio, Cooney graduated from St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) in 1996 and Cleveland State University in 2000. He was the inaugural editor of The Cleveland Stater at CSU, and also worked for The Morning Journal (Lorain, Ohio) and The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) before moving to Jay County.

Cooney lives in Portland with his dog, Scooter.


NEWS

Third murder trial set

A jury trial has been set for the third woman charged with the murder of a Portland man.

NEWS

Tri-State swap meet canceled

There will be no swapping or selling in May.

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Early voting shifts

In-person early voting has been moved again.

NEWS

Kershaw to open at fair

A new opening act has been named for the big country concert at the Jay County Fair.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Empty at Easter

With in-person services temporarily canceled, churches are adjusting to celebrate Holy Week.

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Schools, partners working on Wi-Fi

More Wi-Fi is on its way.

NEWS

It’s a rainy day

County to tap in to fund for pay related to COVID-19.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Projects funded

Get ready for some road work.

NEWS

A new format

Food, transportation, custodial and aide staff are working together to deliver meals to students.

NEWS

Stay at home pushed by two weeks

Randolph, Mercer report 1st COVID-19 deaths

CHURCH

‘We pray for you’

Hundreds gather for IU Jay vigil.

NEWS

All e-learning

Students in Indiana will not return to their classrooms for the 2019-20 school year.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Schools will stay closed

Students in Indiana will not return to their classrooms for the 2019-20 school year.

NEWS

Pair of murder trials are set

Trials are set for two of the three women charged with the January murder of a Portland man.

SCHOOLS

FRLS officials update students

D.C. trip moved to fall; K-2 packets will be made available.

NEWS

First case confirmed

Jay County has its first case of COVID-19.

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Away from home

JCHS exchange students’ status is in flux because of ever-changing coronavirus situation.

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

TPF awards grants

During a public health emergency, local organizations will be getting some help.

NEWS

Jay’s rate is 3.2

While we know unemployment numbers will skyrocket in March, they remained low for February.

OPINION

The little things will get us through

A little gesture can go a long way.

NEWS

Diffie dies at 61

Joe Diffie, the country singer who was set to open for Tracy Lawrence at the Jay County Fair in July, died Sunday from COVID-19.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Schools shifting to 3-day plan for service

Rural food delivery split into two days; in-town pick-up is Friday.

BUSINESS

Excited for opportunity

Tabby Sprunger will begin her tenure as Jay County Chamber of Commerce’s executive director Monday.

NEWS

State count is up to 645

The case count continues to rise.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Rural food delivery rolls out

Jay Schools dropped off food to more than 600 students Wednesday.

NEWS

Options altered

Local funeral homes have all had to change they way they do things in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the ever-changing restrictions that go along with it.

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Jay is part of regional approach

Hospital working as part of IU Health to prepare for surge.

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Mercer confirms first case

A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Mercer County.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Holcomb orders 'stay at home'

Hoosiers, stay at home.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Smokin’ Snyders

Steve and Janna Snyder have three sons. Their house tended to become the hangout for the boys and their friends. And they were hungry.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Like clockwork

Gulley offers praise after 551 meals served; lays out next steps, including live stream Friday.

OPINION

Find creative ways of entertaining

The resources we have at our fingertips are amazing.

BUSINESS

Unemployment jumps to 3.5%

Unemployment has been historically low.

NEWS

Free resources

With healthcare and government officials recommending Americans stay home as much as possible in order to slow the spread of coronavirus, there are still a lot of options for entertainment.

NEWS

JC adds evening pick-up window

Local schools are continuing to provide more resources to help families during the coronavirus pandemic.

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Brown has his focus on flexibility

Fort Recovery superintendent praises staff, adds that communication will be key

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Impact continues to expand

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic continued to expand Monday, the day Indiana recorded its first death from COVID-19.

ENTERTAINMENT

Back at home

Harmony returns with ‘Charley’s Aunt’

NEWS

Visitation is restricted

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic is coming into play, as IU Health imposed extensive visitor restrictions Sunday and students experience their first day of a planned month off of regular classes today.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Out for a month

Jay Schools will be closed for the next four weeks.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

UPDATED 1:42 p.m.: Jay Schools to close

Jay Schools will be closed for the next four weeks.

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Closing and preparing

Fort Recovery schools will be closed beginning Tuesday. Jay School Corporation has released an “initial concept” of how it would handle a potential long-term closure. After-school activities, field trips and extracurriculars have also been suspended for 30 days.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Virus leads to cancellations

The NBA made news Wednesday when it decided to “pause” the remainder of its season.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Building new

The fairgrounds will have a new restroom facility.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Handled by Huskies

NEW CASTLE — The Huskies’ defense made things difficult early. Their long-range shooting was on point from the start.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

All in for state

Jay County will take three high school teams and three middle school teams to Indianapolis on Saturday for the Indiana VEX Robotics State Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium.

BUSINESS

Love the ’90s

The fair is going old school.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Flipping excitement

Jay County team expresses enthusiasm following Indiana Bond Bank event

NEWS

Making progress

Construction work at JCHS building is on track for consolidation as junior-senior high in the fall.

HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES

Making progress

New carpet in hallways and locker rooms along the walls account for the bulk of the remaining work left to be done in the area of Jay County High School that will serve junior high students beginning in the fall.
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