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Corn questions

East Elementary School second graders Leo Esquivel, Lucy Loyd and Scarlett Cox look at a bottle of pure maple syrup Monday. Students were asked to guess which product presented on a table didn’t contain corn. (It was the maple syrup.) Jay County Farm Bureau and food service Chartwells recently partnered …

Painting pumpkins in Pennville

Rhiot Ray, 4, Pennville, paints pumpkins with cousin Benelli Ellis, 5, Portland, during the Pennville Pumpkin Festival on Saturday. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

Fall Edition

Camille Tweedy, a Jay County High School senior, sings as part of Patriot Edition during last weekend’s fall chorale concert. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)

Bridge opens

Tim Gillum from Brumbaugh Construction of Arcanum, Ohio, removes a road closed sign from the east side of the Seventh Street bridge over the Salamonie River in Portland on Wednesday afternoon.

Finishing field

A farmer finishes harvesting a section of a soybean field Wednesday morning on the north side of Division Road between county roads 200 East and 300 East just before light rain began to fall. More rain is in the forecast for this weekend. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)

In recovery

Jay County High School sophomore Sytree Jordan jumps on a fumble to give the Patriots an extra possession at Class 2A No. 3 Lapel on Friday. The Patriots will host Heritage this Friday to close out the regular season before facing Bellmont in the sectional opener. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)

Learning opportunity

Jessica Curtis of Jay Emergency Medical Service explains and demonstrates the workings of a LUCAS device, which is used for automated chest compressions during CPR, during Portland Fire Department’s Fire Safety Day on Saturday. The event included a variety of safety-related activities and the opportunity to check out various emergency …

Choral candy

Jay County High School sophomore Lyla Kunkler performs Sunday during the junior-senior high fall choral concert. Kunkler and Just Treble performed “Come Little Children,” “I Want Candy,” “Queen of Pain,” “Not While I’m Around,” “Get Me Outta Here” and “Promise of a New Day.” (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)

Scott swings

Ellee Scott, 5, Ridgeville, raises her hands in the air on the swings Saturday during the Ridgeville Fall Festival. The event offered carnival rides, music, food trucks and vendors in downtown Ridgeville. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

Tossing tires

Austin Jellison, 18, throws a tire into the truck Saturday at Jay County Junior-Senior High School. Jay County Solid Waste Management District over the weekend hosted Jay County Tox Away Day, an annual event for local residents to donate toxic materials. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
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