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Lingo signs
Lina Lingo signed her NLI to wrestle at Tiffin University on Nov. 15. Pictured from left are brother Drew, mother Sarah, Lina, father Matt and brother Freddie. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
Gobbling in the wind
An inflatable turkey in a yard at the intersection of county roads 200 South and 600 West blows in the wind Tuesday morning, a couple of days ahead of Thanksgiving. The forecast for Thursday calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high temperature around 40 degrees. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Pageant and parade
Winterfest events Saturday including the Little Miss Winterfest Pageant at Fellowship Baptist Church and the Parade of Lights through downtown Portland. Pictured above, Niyah McIver reacts after being announced as the first runner-up in the pageant. She now has a matching sash with her sister Inara Sanderson, who was the …
Character Counts
East Elementary students were recently awarded for demonstrating respect. (Photos provided)
Celebrating the season
A busy weekend of holiday events kicked off Friday evening with Christmas at the Courthouse and the Arts Place Holiday Benefit Auction. Pictured above, Diane Coldren of Portland laughs while chatting with her husband John as he was bidding during the auction in Goodrich Hall on the Jay County Campus …
Elizabeth elevates
Jay County High School’s Elizabeth Brunswick powers up for a layup during the Patriots home opener against Hamilton Heights on Saturday. Catch the Patriots host Bellmont today at 6:30 p.m. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
First fall
Jay County had its first snowfall of the year overnight Wednesday, with residents waking up to a dusting of snow Thursday morning. Pictured, snow covers the vegetation in a field on the west side of the intersection of Mount Pleasant Road and county road 200 West. More snow was in …
Community carry-in
Judy Alig (left) of rural Bryant chats with rural Portland resident Linda Deaton and others during the Thanksgiving carry-in Tuesday at Jay Community Center.
Traveling tree
A truck hauls a large Fat Albert Blue Spruce tree north on Meridian Street (U.S. 27) through downtown Portland about noon Sunday. The 44- foot-tall tree, which had to be removed from a Portland property, and another slightly smaller one were transported to Jay County Fairgrounds where they will become …
Respectful students
East Elementary Students were recently awarded for demonstrating respect.
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