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Expanding apron

Work is underway to expand the apron at Portland Municipal Airport. Kwest Group of Perrysburg, Ohio, is leading the job $965,497 project, which will add more than 55,000 square feet. (Photo provided)

Ribbon cutting

Jay County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Social Nutrition & Wellness recently in Dunkirk. The new business is located at 201 E. Commerce St., Dunkirk. It is open daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Photo provided)

Cool keychains

Jack, 6, and Sarene, 5, Stanton look at keychains for sale Saturday during the Portland Main Street Fall Festival. The event featured various food and craft vendors, as well as a free pumpkin painting activity. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

Dinner on the bridge

Local residents chat Thursday evening on the green bridge connecting Hudson Family Park and Weiler-Wilson Park in Portland. Jay County locals hosted a community dinner on the bridge, inviting residents to picnic or grab a meal from nearby food trucks and converse with others at tables set up along the …

FR royalty

Fort Recovery High School crowned its homecoming queen and king Friday before the football team’s game against the New Bremen Cardinals. Pictured are queen Olivia Knapke and king Gabe Acheson. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)

Setting on Votaw

The sky turns red on the horizon as the sun sets in the distance in this view looking west on Votaw Street on Wednesday evening on the west side of Portland. (Special to The Commercial Review/Kristyn Fisher)

Fort candidates

Fort Recovery High School will crown its homecoming king and queen before the Indian football team’s game Friday against New Bremen. Ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m., with the game to follow at 7 p.m. Pictured, front row from left, are queen candidates Cora Kremer, Brylee Kremer, Rylee Bubp, Mallory …

Flying through

Wyatt Bihn of the Jay County JROTC squad launches himself through a tire as part of the cross country rescue drill on Saturday’s JROTC Patriot Raider Challenge Competition. Bihn went directly from carrying a fake stretcher with weights to flying through the tire. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)

Team effort

Wyatt Bihn (left), Mario Ardizzone (middle) and Corbin Bishop work to get a fake stretcher over an obstacle during the JROTC Patriot Raider Challenge Competition at Jay County High School on Saturday. As part of the cross country rescue drill, the Patriots had to transport backpacks over a climbing wall, …

Jay royalty

Finley Hatzell and Matthew Fisher crowned queen and king
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