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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JSC set to review safety
In response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, Jay School Corporation is taking action.
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Turnovers hurt Jay in OT loss
The Patriots shot better. They rebounded better. They committed fewer fouls.
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Colpaert earns two state berths
Zach Colpaert’s head slipped below the surface of the water, leaving his expression obscured.
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INDOT gives OK for project
Portland’s pedestrians got some good news Friday.
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INDOT gives OK for project
Portland's pedestrians got some good news Friday.
NEWS
Council forgoes consultant
With the financial picture much stronger than it was just a few years ago, Jay County Council has decided to handle the 2019 budget process without assistance from a consultant.
NEWS
JCHS places 13th
ORLANDO, Florida — The Patriots took what they learned from the preliminaries and used it to send their semifinal score soaring.
SPORTS
Bader wins Mental Attitude Award
A gamer. A leader by example. One of the hardest workers in the state of Indiana.
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Finishing at the final
INDIANAPOLIS — When Alex Bader broke the record she had been chasing for the last two years, her reaction was a subdued fist pump and a small grin.
NEWS
Late filings scramble primaries
The race for the lone commissioner seat up for election got deeper just before filing closed.
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Great expectations
Expectations. Other things are different about this year’s trip to nationals.
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Medal expectations
Alex Bader went to the 2017 state meet as an afterthought.
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Survey results are in
Medical marijuana? Yes. Constitutional carry? No. Consolidate townships? Let us decide.
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Jay climbs to another title
When Erica Hathaway and Eliza Bader walked onto the pool deck Saturday, they weren’t leading the way. They had not chosen the song that was playing. Based on Thursday’s preliminaries, they were not No. 1 seeds, not expected to win. But that was Thursday.
NEWS
Messer visits POET
Luke Messer’s message was clear: Joe Donnelly needs to be out of the U.S. Senate.
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Change could help Jay Co.
Dunkirk has been a finalist for the state’s Stellar Communities designation.
SCHOOLS
Bloomfield has chickenpox outbreak
An outbreak of chickenpox has been declared for Bloomfield Elementary School.
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Recycling bonuses approved
Groups that work at recycling trailers on Saturdays will be getting an extra thank you for their efforts.
SPORTS
Strong on D
BLUFFTON — To say the Tigers shot poorly is an understatement. Saying the Patriot defense was stout isn’t giving enough credit.
SPORTS
Swimmers sweep Marion
The Patriot boys are hoping to close the season on a win streak. For the girls, the winning ways went wire-to-wire.
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New board members announced
Members have been named for the board that will govern IU Health Jay beginning March 1.
NEWS
New hospital board named
Members have been named for the board that will govern IU Health Jay beginning March 1.
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Wind workers
The construction headquarters at the northeast corner of U.S. 27 and county road 800 South has cleared out. The about 200 workers who built the wind farm that became operational in October are gone.
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No work in ’18
Flaggers and detours won’t be part of the landscape this year.
SPORTS
Jay girls reclaim ACAC title
The coach of the event winner gets to hand out ribbons. That job belonged to Matt Slavik and his staff, all day long.
NEWS
E-learning was a success
BERNE — Reviews for South Adams’ first e-learning day were mostly positive.
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Stars top Jay for title
BERNE — Seniors Lexi Dellinger, Madi Wurster, Sydney Pierce and Calyssa Lehman spent the last 12 seconds on the bench.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Legislators discuss range of issues
Rep. Greg Beumer and Sen. Travis Holdman entered this year’s legislative session under the impression that there would be no one overriding issue.
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Fast and furious
Relentless is one word that would work. Ferocious is another. Adams Central coach Cheri Jesionowski went with a couple to describe the Patriots’ defense led by Kendra Muhlenkamp and Hanna Ault — “fast and furious.”
NEWS
Grad changes will wait
FORT RECOVERY — Graduation requirements won’t be changing; at least not yet.
JAY COUNTY
Patriot girls win invite
Celina’s Kennedy Newell won a pair of events. So did Oak Hill’s Khloe Price. But where the Bulldogs and Golden Eagles racked up points with their individual leaders, Jay County countered with a pair of Baders, and plenty of depth behind them.
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Board approves plan for projects
Plans call for the runway at Portland Municipal Airport to be extended in 2019.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Board discusses maintenance needs
Maintenance issues were the focus Tuesday for Portland Park Board.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Session lacks hot topic
Over the last decade, some big-name issues have dominated Indiana’s legislative sessions.
NEWS
JCH sustains water damage
Jay County Hospital sustained thousands of dollars worth of damage and had to close sections of the facility following a water line break Saturday afternoon.
NEWS
Exception approved
Jay County Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday unanimously approved a special exception to zoning regulations to allow the operation of a dog breeding facility in Jackson Township.
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Integration is in full swing
It's a busy time at Jay County Hospital.
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Windy reception
It’s been more than 11 years since the idea was first raised about the possibility of building a wind farm in Jay County.
NEWS
Kunkler earns Lilly
Gabby Kunkler stepped into the television studio Thursday morning at Jay County High School, her sister Vivienne close behind, having been told they were going to be recording a segment about sisters on the Patriot swim team. It took her just one more step to figure out she had been lied to, in the best possible way.
NEWS
Board reviews project plans
Plans for the future of Portland Municipal Airport won't change much. The timeline will just be pushed back.
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Integration process is going well
So far, so good. Jay County Hospital and Indiana University Health officials said at Wednesday’s hospital board meeting that the early stages of the process to integrate the two organizations is going well.
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