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
Big accomplishment
Eric Hemmelgarn has been on the big stage before. Kyle Garringer has spent a career preparing to be there.
SPORTS
Farlow 11th for SA
INDIANAPOLIS — Cady Farlow finished her freshman season as the 25th fastest breaststroker in the state.
JAY COUNTY
Jay tops HN
The Patriots were not at their best. But they still established themselves as favorites to win the sectional title.
SPORTS
Record-setting swims
INDIANAPOLIS — Since the Norwell Invitational in early November, the Patriots have been breaking records at a furious pace all season. The state finals were no different.
JAY COUNTY
Jay edges Delta
MUNCIE — The Patriots were able to win all four games they played without their senior point guard by double figures.
SPORTS
Making history
In the history of Jay County swimming only seven girls have competed in the state finals in an individual event.
SPORTS
Spartans trap Jay
FORT WAYNE — The Spartans are known for having one of the highest-scoring offenses in the state. Their defense was just as troublesome for Jay County.
SPORTS
Jay wins six events, finishes 2nd
From the moment Anne Vormohr pushed off the wall to start the medley relay to the second she touched it to end the final race, the Patriots zipped through the water at a blistering pace.
JAY COUNTY
Five by 30
The Patriots were not pleased with their first-half defense. That was not good news for the Panthers.
JAY COUNTY
A record year
In the first 35 years of swimming at Jay County High School, the girls team had never won more than 11 dual meets.
SPORTS
JCHS answers Tigers' challenge
After five straight blowouts, the Patriots found themselves in a battle.
SPORTS
NCC reps to visit Jay County
The Patriots are taking the next step toward a possible conference affiliation.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Predicting a win for the 49ers
We took a month off from the question-and-answer column in December. That break left us with plenty of questions to answer this month.
SPORTS
Patriots win
Katie Snyder opened the meet with the best vault of her career. Tasya Smith added a career-best routine on the balance beam.
NEWS
County rate up again
Since hitting a six-year low in April, the positive unemployment-rate trend in Jay County has reversed.
SCHOOLS
Ford set to retire
Less than 12 hours after saying he wouldn’t confirm reports of his impending retirement, Phil Ford decided to make it official.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Next phase set to begin
Paving work is nearing completion on some streets as crews prepare to start sewer work on others.
JAY COUNTY
Patriots miss chance in loss
After an unearned run broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning, coach Lea Selvey gathered his players.
SPORTS
Make the most of opportunities
Always be ready.That’s a lesson to be learned from Monday’s 2-1 win by the United States over Ghana in its opening game of the World Cup.
NEWS
Santa brings smiles at walk
There was a survivor’s dinner, games for children, a balloon launch and the lighting of luminaries. And Santa.
NEWS
Rate rises to 5.1 percent
Jay County posted its lowest unemployment rate in six years in March, and then surpassed that mark again in April. The number went up in May, but remained at less than 5.5 percent for the third straight month.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Myers not a typical coach
James Myers was not the stereotypical wrestling coach. And that’s a good thing.
NEWS
Residents question Common Core
FORT RECOVERY — Common Core.Those two words dominated Fort Recovery’s school board meeting Tuesday.
SPORTS
Problems fall on the players
One and done?That’s what’s facing the Indiana Pacers.
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