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.
SCHOOLS
Loy hired to sell properties
Jay School Corporation has a broker for the sale of three of its properties.
SPORTS
#4PEAT!
The Patriots walked onto the deck Saturday with “#4PEAT” written on the inside of their biceps.
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Jay stays yellow
For the second straight week, the county’s risk is “moderate.”
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Back to yellow
Jay continues to hover on the line between moderate and high risk of coronavirus spread.
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Ring gets senior night win
Patriots’ lone senior is first in Jay’s only home meet.
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Depot is done
Dunkirk holds open house to highlight completed upgrades to former Pennsylvania Railroad facility
LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
Jay is orange again
Red, orange, yellow. Orange, orange, yellow. And now orange again.
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Seeking spirit
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has limited income for many. The Jay County High School band program is no different.
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JCDC preps to advertise role of director
Jay County has been without a director of community development for more than two months. Jay County Development Corporation’s executive committee is getting ready to fill that vacancy.
SCHOOLS
School properties available
Board takes first steps on administrative offices, former Judge Haynes Elementary and wooded parcel in Portland. Jay School Corporation is looking to offload three properties.
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Knapke trial is set for the fall
A new trial date has been set for one of the three women charged with the January 2020 murder of a Portland man.
NEWS
New trial dates slated
Most of the high-profile trials slated in Jay Circuit Court have been rescheduled.
LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
Orange again
Jay County is orange again. In Indiana State Department of Health’s update Wednesday, the county was rated “orange” (high risk of the spread of coronavirus) for the second consecutive week.
NEWS
First vaccines
Jay County Health Department administered 50 doses during opening day of clinic Tuesday.
NEWS
Clinics are set
Coronavirus vaccines will be available to some Jay County residents beginning Tuesday.
NEWS
County moves back to orange
We’re orange again. Indiana State Department of Health’s updated county metrics today moved Jay County back to “orange” (high risk for the spread of coronavirus).
NEWS
Vaccine coming
Health department expects to get doses this week; they will likely be targeted for first responders.
NEWS
Complimentary, and critical
There were a lot of compliments Monday for local efforts to improve school finances. The same could not be said for the state legislature.
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Top 10 stories of 2020
Pandemic dominated the year like no other story in recent memory.
NEWS
2020 - the year in photos
A year ago, we decided that in addition to our annual list of top 10 stories of the year we’d also put together a package featuring our top 10 photos.
NEWS
One year in
It’s been hectic. But progress is being made. That’s how Dunkirk Mayor Jack Robbins evaluates his first year in office.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Projects planned at IU Health Jay
Upgrades are coming to IU Health Jay. Remaining funds will likely be set aside for future health-related initiatives.
NEWS
75 and counting
Fishing Packing of Portland continues tradition in meat with third generation leading the way.
NEWS
Freeman retiring after nearly 4 decades
Ron Freeman held a degree in secondary education and had spent his short career working in college admissions and marketing.
NEWS
Jay County shifts to orange
Two days before Christmas, the “red” designation is gone.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Redkey tables animal control proposal
REDKEY — Town council will wait until after the new year to dive into a discussion about potential participation in a county-wide animal control project.
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Going remote
Students were expecting to be away from school for a dozen days. Seventh through 12th graders will tack another week onto that number.
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Virtual improvement
The verdict is in. The first extended virtual learning of 2020-21 proved to be an improvement over the experience from the close of the previous school year.
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Ottawa acquired
A Portland-based convenience store and gas station chain has grown by more than 60 percent.
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James retires
Redkey clerk-treasurer has stepped away after decade of service following appointment in 2010
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School returning to in-person
Jay County Junior-Senior High students will be back in their classrooms Monday.
NEWS
A blessed bond
Shared experience forged friendship between Jay County High School student and his teacher.
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Eley to fill Redkey vacancy
Dominic Martyne didn’t have to look far to find Redkey’s next clerk-treasurer.
SCHOOLS
Board approves weekly delay
Teachers and staff will get a couple of extra hours each week to help them deal with the expanded workload caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
NEWS
Jay Schools business manager died Monday
Jay School Corporation business manager Tarinna Morris died Monday evening at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was 57.
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