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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Conference champs
Even after the Patriots won the 200-yard freestyle relay in record time, the Starfires were still right on their heels. It was in the final three events that the defending champions pulled away.
JAY COUNTY
Breaking: Jay girls repeat
The Jay County High School girls swim team successfully defended its Allen County Athletic Conference championship Saturday, scored 427 points to win by 29 over runner-up South Adams.
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Phillips, Stinson earn diving titles
The rest of the ACAC will have to wait to win an event. Friday was the Patriots’ night.
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Surveys say
When it comes to increasing the gas tax to support road repairs, District 33 survey respondents are split. On other issues, their wishes are clearer.
SPORTS
Remembering the run VI
On its way to the state finals, the 2005-06 Jay County High School boys basketball team used a pair of second-half runs to beat Winchester.
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School board approves raises
Some of Jay School Corporation’s administrators and coaches will be getting raises. So will its support staff.
SPORTS
Fans make game atmosphere fun
Sometimes an exasperated shake of the head is the only reasonable response.
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Breaking: Financial outlook improves
The financial outlook for Jay School Corporation has improved, with business manager Brad DeRome now projecting a general fund budget surplus of nearly $200,000 for 2016.
SPORTS
Muhlenkamp leads Jay to win
Bluffton played a much better first half than it had against the Patriots just a week earlier.
SCHOOLS
A Lilly fellow again
As a child, Kathy Ayers took her scissors to J.C. Penney catalogs, snipping outfits for her paper dolls.
JAY COUNTY
Remembering the run V
The Patriots were overmatched in a loss against the Spartans but managed to beat the Knights despite being without two seniors.
JAY COUNTY
Under pressure
Since joining the conference a year ago, the Patriots have done nothing but put pressure on the rest of the ACAC.
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Fort places focus on plan
FORT RECOVERY — It’s about improvement.
NEWS
Breaking: Board selects Bennett
Jay School Board on Monday selected Tammy Bennett to fill its open seat.
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Patriots tankers finish second
The returning state medalist and state qualifiers were faster Saturday than they were at the same time last season.
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Remembering the run IV
The 2005-06 Jay County High School boys basketball team returned from a 16-day break to earn back-to-back wins over Mississinewa and Muncie Southside.
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Jay and SA test scores drop
As predicted, ISTEP scores dropped significantly statewide in 2015. And that pattern held true locally as well.
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Five apply for seat on board
None of the four Jay School Board seats up for election in 2014 had a contested race. But there is no shortage of interest in vying for the open slot vacated by Mike Masters’ resignation.
SCHOOLS
Breaking: Five apply for seat
Five candidates have applied to fill the Jay School Board seat left vacant by the resignation of Mike Masters.
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Seniors, bench boost Patriots
Despite grabbing an early 5-2 lead, the Indians had trouble finding an offensive rhythm.
FORT RECOVERY
Sports brief: Jay holds off FR
The Jay County High School girls basketball team survived a late run Saturday by Fort Recovery to hold on for a 56-51 victory in the battle of state-line rivals.
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Addressing LGBT
The Religious Freedom Restoration act and its ensuing “fix” put a national spotlight on Indiana’s legislature in 2015. Legislation stemming from those measures is likely to be a focus of the 2016 session.
FORT RECOVERY
Tribe overcomes sloppy play, beats Fort Loramie
FORT RECOVERY — Four days after Christmas, the Indians and the Redskins were still in the giving spirit.
NEWS
Foundation offers endowment match
Local non-profit organizations will have the chance to get some help in creating or building their endowments in 2016.
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Board eyes promotion
In real estate, it’s location, location, location.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Prepping projects
The Redkey fire station and Jay Community Center projects took drastically different paths to earning financial support. But as 2016 approaches, they are in virtually the same stage of the planning process.
SPORTS
Patriots halt SA’s winning streak
The Starfires came in 12-0 this season after fighting off Delta for a three-point win Thursday.
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Sports brief: Jay topples Stars
Jay County High School’s girls basketball team handed South Adams a 47-24 loss Saturday in a game expected to decided the Allen County Athletic Conference regular season championship.
SCHOOLS
FR students show spirit
FORT RECOVERY — From elementary to high school, students are showing their Christmas spirit.
NEWS
ISTEP scores are still on hold
Like all school corporations in the state, Jay County continues to play a waiting game when it comes to final test scores.
SPORTS
Patriot, Starfire teams seeing early success
We’ve been watching winter sports for more than a month.
SPORTS
Web exclusive: Patriots top AC
MONROE — In the early going Friday night, the Patriots made one field goal. And they turned the ball over … and over … and over — six times in the first four minutes.
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Not forgotten
When Abby Saxman set out to find a cause for her service project, she was first focused on something local.
NEWS
Banks touts senate, military experience
For Jim Banks, running for office is about experience — as a state senator since 2010 and as a naval reserve officer recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan.
JAY COUNTY
Wrestlers open with win
A difficult match was expected with one of the top small-school wrestling teams in the state across the mat.
SPORTS
Remembering the run I
The 2015-16 basketball season marks the 10-year anniversary of the Jay County High School boys team making a run to the 2006 Class 3A state championship game. This is the first in a series of weekly looks back at that season.
SPORTS
Coaches' dreams come true
Toby Metzger is easy to spot on the Fort Recovery sidelines, and not just because he always wears shorts.
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