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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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Council OKs a lateral transfer bonus
City hopes new program will attract experienced officers
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Rules for new district get OK
Commission moves ahead with plans for ‘riverfront'
LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
Orange again; cases trend down
Average dropped to 5.1 over last eight days
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Park priorities
DUNKIRK — Playgrounds and the pool are the priorities.
NEWS
Council approves insurance plan
Changes call for increased deductible, reduction in premiums by 2%
NEWS
Celebrating 125
DUNKIRK — Having a Catholic Church structure in the city dates back to 1896.
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School staff, teachers to get raises
Local teachers and other school employees will likely be getting significant raises.
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Police ‘lateral transfer’ approved
Portland Police Department has been approved for a new recruitment tool.
JAY COUNTY
Wood to run another week
MUNCIE — Two weeks ago, Lindy Wood started fast and finished sixth to earn all-conference honors.
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Zoning board grants permit
Hankins plans to start advertising engraving business
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Wood heads back to regional
MUNCIE — Lindy Wood is headed back to regional. She nearly had some company.
SPORTS
Patriots can’t contain weapons in loss
ARCADIA — The Patriots were able to fight off one of the best scorers in the state in the semifinal.
NEWS
Rezoning receives initial OK
Gaerke hopes to construct a new office for his Clear Choice Chiropractic
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JCDC receives project updates
Jay County is READI. It’s also hoping for some HELP.
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Portland updates COVID policy
Portland has an updated COVID-19 policy. Employees who have been vaccinated will have the opportunity to receive a “thank you.”
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No charges will be filed
No criminal charges will be filed against either of two former Portland police chiefs.
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Portland gets grant
A project focused on mitigating flooding in downtown Portland has received a big financial boost.
NEWS
Still at high risk
New cases went down slightly. The positivity rate went up. The result was the same.
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Rotary gift
Mural on J&P Custom Plating building is club’s way of giving something permanent, visible to city
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Company interested in utilities
Indiana American Water visits council to discuss possibility of purchasing water, wastewater
NEWS
Grant information is expected soon
Portland Board of Aviation hopes to hear about funding for the second phase of its runway extension project within the next week.
NEWS
Show is growing
The goal when Indiana Military Vehicle Preservation’s annual show was moved to Jay County was to grow the event.
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Quarry clears final hurdle
U.S. Aggregates will be expanding its quarry operation.
NEWS
Jay County remains at high risk
Jay County is rated high risk for the spread of coronavirus for the fourth consecutive week.
NEWS
Budget estimated at $8.3 million
The public hearing on the 2022 budget was quick, with no comments from the public and just a few from council members.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Park board continues work on plan
Portland Park Board is continuing to take steps toward completing its five-year plan.
FORT RECOVERY
Defending state champs race past Tribe
FORT RECOVERY — The Indians recorded a sack on Coldwater's first offensive play.
HOMEPAGE ROTATING ARTICLES
No comments on condominium project
A special meeting was held Thursday to hear comments from the public about a proposed condominium project. There were none.
NEWS
Schlechty to be assistant police chief
Portland police got a new chief less than two months ago. A new assistant chief is set to join him.
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