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.
NEWS
SAHS nominated
Each state’s number of National Blue Ribbon Award nominees is based on population.
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INDOT selects bid for Ind. 26
A contractor has been selected to repair Indiana 26 East.
NEWS
FR students donate to facility
FORT RECOVERY — Fort Recovery students are making helping a habit.
NEWS
Dunkirk is again seeking Stellar
Dunkirk continues to try for state grant money, hoping a break comes its way.
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Muncie author to visit JCPL Monday
Travelers choose their destinations for a variety of reasons.
SCHOOLS
Budgeting is uncertain
BERNE — South Adams Schools plan to have a balanced budget for the 2015-16 school year. But it’s difficult to tell whether that will require cutting costs.
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Cover girl
Darian Barnett spread more good cheer in Jay County than she realized. And it helped her earn a spot on a magazine cover.
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INDOT: Report problems to us
Improving transportation requires better communication.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
District considering trailer deal
A new proposal could allow Jay County Solid Waste Management District to extend its contract for Saturday recycling trailers without seeing a major cost increase.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FR to widen intersection
FORT RECOVERY — The village is moving forward with plans to improve traffic flow at one of its busiest intersections.
SPORTS
Slim chance JC returns to Class 3A
Two more years. Actually, I should say, at least two more years.
SPORTS
Tribe falls short in sectional title game
COLDWATER, Ohio — Trailing by 12 with 2:20 left in the third quarter, the Indians began fighting to get back to the surface.
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Education is key issue
Lawmakers promised this year in the Indiana General Assembly would be the “education session.”
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JCHS quiets Braves' offense
A tap of the snooze button typically results in a nine-minute reprieve from the alarm clock.
NEWS
Dunkirk project denied credit
DUNKIRK — A proposed senior housing project is still in search of a funding source.
NEWS
Committee selects scale
The AFL-CIO common construction wage scale will be used for the Portland Water Park project.
NEWS
Hospital seeks input
Part of Jay County Hospital’s mission is to improve the health of the community. And it’s seeking input on how it can best accomplish that goal.
NEWS
Expert to talk in Jay County
Odette Menard has talked at national conferences and recently returned from a trip to speak in Europe. On Wednesday, she’ll share her message in Jay County.
JAY COUNTY
Two win titles
Sok Vormohr was the strongest swimmer in the second half of the 100-yard freestyle. Three races later, James Keen’s dominance was evident from the start.
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Breaking: Keen, Vormohr win titles
James Keen and Sok Vormohr each earned state berths, and Christian Phillips picked up a slot in the diving regional, as the Jay County High School boys swim team finished third Saturday in sectional competition.
JAY COUNTY
Hayden shoots down JC
Sometimes the Patriots failed to get a hand in Austin Hayden’s face when he was behind the 3-point line. And sometimes it just didn’t matter.
NEWS
Board approves BFS help
With an approval letter in hand, local officials are taking the next steps toward a runway extension.
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Fiddling again
At its heart, “Fiddler on the Roof” is about a father struggling to make his daughters happy.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FR council weighs request for zoning
FORT RECOVERY — The question is not so much whether eight lots on the east side of Ohio 49 should be annexed, but rather how they should be zoned if they become part of the village.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Failure simply a step to success
Everyone fails. Even the best athletes fall short of their goals. It’s not the failure that matters, but rather how an athlete responds to it.
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A front row seat
Kent Abernathy looked around and wasn’t quite sure if he belonged.
SPORTS
Twice as nice
INDIANAPOLIS — Anne Vormohr surged toward the wall, finishing with everything she had left after two long days of swimming.
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Eyes on the prize
Anne Vormohr left the state finals last season with a feeling of disappointment.
SCHOOLS
PARCC testing to start Feb. 23
FORT RECOVERY — The schedule is set for Fort Recovery Local Schools’ first experience with PARCC.
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Breaking: Tankers take title
The Jay County High School girls swim team won its first sectional title Saturday as it posted 395 points.
NEWS
Four contested races are set
Jay County will have four contested races in May’s primary municipal elections.
NEWS
Suspect remains in Jay jail
As of 10 p.m. Friday, charges had not been filed in the shooting Thursday in Hartford City that left a father and daughter dead.
NEWS
Portland man in custody
A Portland man is suspected of shooting and killing two people Thursday in Hartford City.
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Suspect identified in shooting
A Portland man is being held as a suspect in the of shooting and killing two people Thursday in Hartford City.
NEWS
Fortner explains IEDC's role
The Jay County Development Corporation board learned Tuesday about how the Indiana Economic Development Corporation can help attract business and what those organizations are looking for in host sites.
NEWS
Portland council deletes yields
Portland City Council made official changes to the city’s ordinance book Monday, deleting all yield signs and adding two-way stops at the affected intersections.
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Extension approved
Portland Board of Aviation received approval Friday from the Federal Aviation Administration for a study justifying a runway extension at Portland Municipal Airport.
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