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
Reitz, Wellman seek board seat
Three Jay School Board seats are up for election this year. The lone contested race features two former Jay Schools employees.
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Digging in
After years of fundraising, Arts Place’s renovation and expansion project gets underway
NEWS
Schools update COVID plan
With new guidance from the state, Jay School Corporation updated its plan Monday for responding to changes in the level of community spread of COVID-19.
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Ready to turn
Jay County’s second wind farm is ready to begin generating electricity.
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Garment grail
Museum of the Soldier for decades had a letter from the United States War Department thanking the company for its efforts making coveralls and shirts for the World War II effort. But the clothing items themselves had eluded the museum’s benefactors.
NEWS
Democrats choose Quakenbush
To fill the vacancy Terri Taylor left, local Democrats chose one of her former fellow council members.
JAY CIRCUIT COURT
Boyd is formally charged
A former local law enforcement officer has been formally charged with murder.
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Recovery recovers
ROCKFORD, Ohio — If there was any question as to whether or not the Indians had moved on from their disappointing loss to the Flyers last week, it was answered by halftime Friday.
SCHOOLS
Ready to return
Students in Jay County have been away from schools for nearly six months. That long hiatus will end Wednesday.
NEWS
Spruced signs
Albany’s Drew Powers cleaned up area around Dunkirk signs for Eagle Scout project.
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Rusty challenge
Long-idle Fairbanks Morse engine had all of the elements to attract Howell’s attention.
NEWS
Contract awarded
Limberlost will handle Arts Place project; work is slated to begin in the next 60 days.
FELONY ARRESTS
Jones arrested in W. Virginia
A rural Dunkirk man who was wanted in connection with a fatal shooting is in custody.
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Unemployment down to 5.4%
The first two months of the coronavirus pandemic sent the local unemployment rate soaring.
NEWS
Police searching for Jones
Police are continuing to look for a rural Dunkirk man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting.
LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
Show prep
The Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Show kicks off Wednesday. As with all events that have been held since March, it will look different this year.
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Weaver returns
Mindy Weaver coached Jay County High School cheerleading for 35 years.
NEWS
Bulk is back
Jay School Corporation will resume food distribution program through the end of August.
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School rules adjusted
Masks optional if 3 feet of distance can be maintained.
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Order adjusted
Jeremy Gulley said Wednesday a lot could change in the next month. It took less than 24 hours.
LOCAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
School delayed
Classes are now scheduled to begin Sept. 9; board adjusts plan to comply with mask order.
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Unemployment drops to 9.4 percent
The unemployment rate is back below 10 percent.
NEWS
State Angus queen stays busy
Livestock shows at the Jay County Fair typically have the Jay County Fair Queen on hand to pass out awards.
NEWS
Hometown hire
Fort Recovery graduate Ryan Steinbrunner chosen to follow Stahl as middle school principal.
POLICE/COURTS
Trial date is set for Knapke
New trial dates have now been set for all three women charged with the January murder of a Portland man.
NEWS
Adjusting focus
With birthing services no longer being offered, hospital is focusing on pre- and post-natal care.
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