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
Budget passes 1st reading
Jay County took the next step toward passing its budget quickly and with no public comment.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Defense on the rise for Colts
As always, the date on the sports calendar dictated the topics of this month’s questions.
NEWS
Tox Away is deemed a success
The numbers aren’t in yet, but anecdotally Tox Away Day was a rousing success.
AGRICULTURE
Representative to speak at JCHS
Rick Deaton is excited about his work in the pork production field. But he’s hoping to get students interested in farming in any capacity when he visits Jay County next week.
SPORTS
Indians' defense strong in win
FORT RECOVERY — The Indians spent most of the first quarter backed up against their own goal line.
SCHOOLS
Board looks at future finances
FORT RECOVERY — Fort Recovery Schools will get the expected increase in funding from the state, but projections also show continued deficit spending.
SPORTS
Injuries cloud Patriots' season
A winless squad jogging off the field at halftime with a two-goal lead should have been full of players with smiling faces.
NEWS
Board stands by decision
In a meeting that was often contentious, the Jay County Humane Society Board of Directors heard and responded to comments about its recent decision to make a change in leadership.
ENTERTAINMENT
'Magna' makes move to Indy
Fans of comic books, among other things, swarm to San Diego during the summer for Comic-Con International.
SPORTS
Back to semi-state
MUNCIE — No one was ever close to heavily-favored Pendleton Heights. But the Patriots outran three other contenders for second place.
SPORTS
Jay Co. eyes deep playoff run
High school football teams are remembered for how they play in late October, and, even more, November.
NEWS
Davis to lead OCRA
Bill Davis will continue to serve Jay County. But he’ll be representing the rest of the state as well.
SPORTS
Success rests on depth
Perhaps I should have jumped on the bandwagon. It might be too full now.
NEWS
Myers gets Bronze Star
Nearly 70 years after his death, Max Myers is being honored today for his bravery in World War II.
JAY COUNTY
Colts honor Jay County's Saxman
The Patriots had their best season on the field in six years. And on Friday, one of their players was selected as one of the elite academic performers in the state.
NEWS
Two have filed
Two candidates have filed to run for the District 33 seat in the Indiana House of Representatives recently vacated by Bill Davis.
NEWS
SA board discusses ACA impact
BERNE — The Affordable Care Act could be costly for South Adams Schools. Just how costly is still not clear.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Randolph residents vying for seat
The next District 33 representative will be from Randolph County.
SPORTS
Kaup signs with Colonels
FORT RECOVERY — Hannah Kaup didn’t play a single point for the Indians during her senior season. But the devastating knee injury that kept her from the high school court won’t stop her from extending her career at the next level.
SPORTS
Winner in Winchester
WINCHESTER — The Patriots seem to have taken their opening loss as an affront to their defensive identity.
SPORTS
Defense shines in Indians' blowout
FORT RECOVERY — The Indians’ pressure defense was so effective in the third quarter that it almost seemed like they were running a drill.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Council moves money
Jay County Council spent its final meeting of 2013 shifting money in order to cover costs for the rest of the year.
NEWS
FR school board to go paperless
FORT RECOVERY — School board meetings will be paperless sooner rather than later.
NEWS
Pence visits JCHS
There was positive news for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to help celebrate Friday.
NEWS
Landfill to get more traffic
Revenue has been up this year at Jay County Landfill. And the facility will be seeing even more traffic in 2014.
NEWS
Rate drops to 6.8 percent
After seeing a rise in its unemployment rate for the first time in four months in October, Jay County’s number dipped slightly in November.
SPORTS
Jay needed a big victory
There’s really no such thing as a must-win in regular season high school girls basketball.
SPORTS
Seattle remains the pick
The end of one year and the beginning of the next is a time to look back on what has been and to speculate about what may be.
SCHOOLS
Fort Recovery uses first E-Day
FORT RECOVERY — There were no students in the hallways or classrooms Monday in Fort Recovery.
SPORTS
Winter off to a strong start
The fall season saw two sectional titles for Jay County and two for South Adams high schools.
NEWS
Extended break
Students in Jay County are getting a much longer winter break than they expected.
NEWS
SA puts focus on individuals
BERNE — Originally given a C grade, South Adams High School has been bumped up to an B.
ENTERTAINMENT
Free show set for Saturday
Arts Place opened its 2014 concert season with a free performance last weekend. Admission will be free again Sunday.
SPORTS
Smith deserves spotlight
Richard Sherman.That name has dominated the world of sports for the last 48 hours.
SCHOOLS
FR moves ahead with two projects
FORT RECOVERY — The school board hit the ground running Tuesday, making moves to set two projects in motion.
SPORTS
Fort upsets No. 4 Tigers
FORT RECOVERY — The Indians’ opponents make a point of trying not to let Elijah Kahlig beat them.
SPORTS
A work ethic to envy
Erin Hunt was never the star of her team.She didn’t put up gaudy point totals.She wasn’t on any all-state lists.
JAY COUNTY
MISTER 300
There was a brief mention from public address announcer Barry Weaver. And there were a few congratulatory handshakes.
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