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.
SPORTS
Sports brief: Jay netters roll
The Jay County High School girls tennis team picked up its third victory of the season Tuesday, shutting out sectional rival Randolph Southern 5-0.
NEWS
Run to remember
Memorial Day provides time to commemorate all those who have lost their lives in service to their country.
ELECTION
Trump, Sanders win in Jay County
Indiana's Republican voters backed Donald Trump by 16 percentage points over Ted Cruz. Jay County was even slightly more behind the GOP front runner.
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Breaking: Leonhard ousts Parr
Jay County will have two new commissioners in 2017.
NEWS
Indiana 26 work set to begin
Drivers who regularly travel Indiana 26 on the west side of Jay County have a couple of days to find a new route.
SCHOOLS
FR to begin principal search
FORT RECOVERY — Now the search for a new principal can begin.
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Searching for stars
The stars will be coming out a bit earlier this year.
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Jay wins Patriot battle
It didn't matter that the meet was well in hand, and had been for most of the evening.
SPORTS
Sports brief: Jay tops Heritage
The Jay County High School girls track team rolled to victory in the battle of the Patriots, defeating visiting Heritage 80-42 Tuesday.
NEWS
District will purchase bins
Local residents will soon be offered a way to recycle when they’re at youth athletic events, community gatherings and other activities.
NEWS
Redkey sewer bidding open
REDKEY — After more than a decade of warnings, fines, citations and — most importantly — a long search for funding, improvements to Redkey’s sewer system will begin this summer.
NEWS
Council considering reclassification
Council members will consider changing a job description and salary classification. But they are concerned about the precedent it might set.
SCHOOLS
Hobbs leaving FRHS principal job
FORT RECOVERY — There will be a new leader next year at Fort Recovery High School.
NEWS
Breaking: Hobbs to leave FR
FORT RECOVERY — Fort Recovery High School will be in need of a new principal after Jeff Hobbs announced today that he will be leaving the post to become superintendent at Fairlawn Local Schools in rural Sidney, Ohio.
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FRHS offered full-time trainer
FORT RECOVERY — Athletes could have the services of a full-time trainer for the 2016-17 school year.
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Military program gets OK
One of the focuses of the recent manufacturing education push has been to provide students with real-world work experience while still in high school.
NEWS
Jay unemployment was 5.6 in March
The state's rate was fairly stable. Area numbers were anything but.
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Sweeping comeback
Aggressiveness at key moments combined with patience throughout and some big innings from young arms gave the Patriots a doubleheader sweep.
AGRICULTURE
Assistance available
Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District hosts annual cover crop field days in order to promote their use, provide information and answer questions.
SPORTS
Sports brief: Jay sweeps Bulldogs
The Jay County High School baseball team came from behind twice Saturday to sweep a doubleheader from the visiting Centerville Bulldogs — 13-3 and 7-5.
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Precious time
Tears well up in Nick Stout’s eyes as he remembers going home to work on the farm and picking up food at McDonald’s.
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Dunkirk misses finalist list
Eight months later, Dunkirk is disappointed again.
NEWS
Two vie for nomination
A local business owner and a two-term county council member are vying for the chance to run for county commissioner in November.
ELECTION
Bailey, Huffman seeking GOP nod
A pair of candidates with banking backgrounds are competing for a Republican nomination for commissioner.
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Better roads, less flooding
Jay County Commissioners want to provide more hard-surfaced roads and new equipment for the sheriff's department while continuing an effort to keep the county financially sound. And they'd like to do whatever they can to eliminate flooding problems.
NEWS
District considers buying bins
As one project promoting recycling wrapped up Monday, discussion about another began.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Unemployment rate matches 2015
A year later, the unemployment picture remains the same.
NEWS
Jay Co. will get $1.78 million
By the beginning of summer, every government unit in Jay County will have a little bit of extra money in its pocket.
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Remembering the run
For four weeks in March 2006, nothing was more important in Jay County than basketball.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Web exclusive: Fan support lifted morale
Not one player, not one coach, not one manager was looking forward to it.
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Road, meth bills were key
Funding road improvements and dealing with the state's methamphetamine problem were tow of the prominent topics heading into Indiana's 2016 legislative session.
SPORTS
Run to state brought pride to community
There are places in the world where it is believed the Buffalo Bills won four consecutive Super Bowls.
JAY COUNTY
Web exclusive: Team earned finals berth
You look at the roster and ask, “Who scares you?”
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Foxworthy headlining fair
If you’re coming to the Jay County Fair … you might see Jeff Foxworthy.
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