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.
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Fighter's chance
Casey Kenney got the offer Monday afternoon. By 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, he was on a plane.
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Pleasant grant
More than $2 million worth of paving work was already planned for Jay County this year. That number has jumped even higher.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Wellman resignation announced
The county will be getting a new highway superintendent.
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District will help with tire removal
A local business will get some help cleaning up its new property.
NEWS
Prepare to pack
Take a couple of hours to help feed the world's most underprivileged children.
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Stellar goals
Paving is scheduled for this year. Wind farm construction is possible. And officials are hoping for a Stellar designation as well.
NEWS
Fence will be built around dump
REDKEY — The town has a solution for dealing with its former dump site.
NEWS
Board reviews busing issues
FORT RECOVERY — More time will be taken to review transportation issues.
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Band is in need of more members
Band is a key component of the Jay County culture.
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Redkey school to get makeover
Redkey Elementary School will get more than a spring cleaning. It has an appointment for a makeover.
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Watch is looking
An internet service provider is planning to expand broadband access in Jay County.
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Focus on finals
One hundred middle school teams advance to the robotics state finals. Jay County has three of them.
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Farm future
Indiana and Jay County are strong in agriculture, and there remains room to grow.
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Breakout season
Four years ago, Susan Denney took Patriot Edition to a single competition.
NEWS
Education, rural issues top agenda
Education, rural broadband, agriculture. Those were the three topics on J.D. Prescott's mind midway through his first legislative session representing District 33.
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First anniversary
New uniforms. New equipment. New evaluation systems.
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Policy shift is proposed
FORT RECOVERY With an eye on student safety, superintendent Justin Firks is proposing transportation policy changes.
NEWS
District awards teacher grants
Jay County Solid Waste Management District is providing more than $2,500 to help teachers promote the reduce, reuse, recycle mission.
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Variety of issues
Travis Holdman spent about 15 minutes explaining two of the key issues in front of the state legislature this year. Jay County residents had other topics of interest to discuss.
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Boys fall short of record
The Patriots knew what it would take to give themselves a chance to extend their season.
JAY COUNTY
Hot-start by Knights dooms Jay County
Levi Leidig hit a 3-pointer. Then Will Geiger went to work. Garrison Brege facilitated their scoring.
NEWS
Dems dispute Watson
A challenge has been filed against a candidate for Dunkirk clerk-treasurer.
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Wind ordinance updates nearly ready
Updates for the country's wind farm ordinance are nearly ready to move forward.
NEWS
Waiver granted
The school year will still stretch into June. It just won’t be as deep into the month as previously expected.
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Personnel discussions
Jay County's personnel committee has been, and will continue to be, busy.
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Anonymous option
Use the app. Visit the website. Or call. They're all anonymous, and they all accomplish the same goal — saying something.
ELECTION
Dunkirk features four races
Dunkirk residents will have options when they head to the polls in May.
SPORTS
Swimmers face 'tall order'
For six consecutive seasons, the Patriots have had a swimmer in the pool on Saturday of the state finals.
NEWS
Huffman earns commendation
Hero. The word brings to mind those with super powers displayed on the pages of comic books or soaring across the big screen. But there are heroes in the non-fictional realm.
JAY COUNTY
No answer for Tabor
NEW CASTLE — Early turnovers and difficulty keeping New Castle off the offensive glass left the Patriots facing a double-digit deficit. Twice they began to close the gap, seemingly ready to rally back into contention. Both times, the Trojans had the answer. It was Cameron Tabor.
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Bids offer savings
Most local officials walked away with smiles plastered — or perhaps paved — on their faces.
NEWS
Brunson joins hall of fame
She's selfless. She's giving. She doesn't expect recognition. That's the way Carol Gebert describes Sue Brunson.
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Chilled out
Freezing rain, sleet and snow made travel hazardous this weekend, but the situation was not nearly as severe as had been projected earlier in the week.
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Century courthouse
"Thus, after many years of inadequate courthouses and the many disadvantages of them, Jay County has at last a courthouse which will meet the growing needs of her people for generations to come ..."
ELECTION
Crouch files for Dunkirk mayor
DUNKIRK — Regardless of party, the city's voters will have a choice in May.
ELECTION
Darby to seek mayoral seat
If Portland Mayor Randy Geesaman decides to run for a third term, he will have a challenger from within his own party.
NEWS
Three file for Dunkirk mayor
One candidate announced ahead of time that he would be running for mayor of Portland.
NEWS
Three file for Dunkirk mayor
One candidate announced ahead of time that he would be running for mayor of Portland. After the first day of election filing at Jay County Courthouse, the Dunkirk mayoral race already has three contenders.
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Plan presented
PENNVILLE — The plan is in council's hand.
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Budget, DCS top ’19 agenda
In an odd-numbered year, it's no surprise that the budget is the topic legislators expect will top their agenda.
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Schmit shifting
Dr. Ed Schmit's last day seeing patients at his Main Street office was Thursday.
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