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.
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Third at Versailles
Fort Recovery marching band earned Excellent rating
The Fort Recovery High School marching band earned an Excellent rating on Saturday in the Ohio Music Education Association contest at Versailles.
Invitational pass
The JCHS junior varsity and C teams competed in tournament action
Railinn Sommers of Jay County High School makes a pass during Saturday's Patriot Invitational.
Craft choice
Swifities enjoyed a night of crafting and music at JCPL
Ten-year-old Mackenna Cramer grins while showing her mom Kylie a bead she selected to add to a necklace during Jay County Public Library's “Get Crafty, Swifties!” event Thursday evening.
Who has camera access?
Phillips requests access to recording devices at city hall
Already the subject of a lawsuit and an active tort claim, cameras came up during the closing minutes of Thursday’s Portland Board of Works meeting.
Not joining
JCHS officials said report Patriots will be in new conference is false
Jay County High School will not be part of a new athletic conference first reported Thursday.
Snow steps in
Sophomore fills in for injured teammate as Jay advances to final
Nick Snow smoothly slid into the open No. 1 doubles spot and the Jay County High School boys tennis team didn’t need much advice Wednesday as it swiftly secured the three points it needed to advance on the way to a 4-1 sectional semifinal victory over the Union City Indians.
Dunkirk woman involved in shooting incident
State police are investigating; HC man was injured
Amanda Adams, 37, was arrested on five felony drug charges in the incident, during which Glen Wilburn, 42, Hartford City, was shot and injured. He was arrested on eight felony charges.
A few strokes short
Aker shoots career-best 94, misses regional berth by three
Erin Aker played a steady round Saturday at Crestview Golf Club, recording seven pars en route to a career-best score of 94 in the sectional tournament that left her just three strokes shy of a regional berth.
Long shots lift Jay
Reynolds and DeHoff score from a distance to spark Patriots
Emmitt Reynolds and Jaxson DeHoff each found the net on long shots Thursday night as the Jay County High School boys soccer team broke through for a 3-1 victory over the visiting Bellmont Braves.
Project underway
Apron expansion work is expected to be complete in about a month
Portland Board of Aviation was updated on the facility’s apron expansion project Wednesday and discussed plans for federal funding moving forward.
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