13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (83+ words) The Commercial Review Visitors to Saturday’s No One Fights Alone event check out table after table of silent auction items. The annual benefit led by The 615 was moved from the concert venue on Portland’s west side to Jay…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (86+ words) | Feature Photos | thecr.com The Commercial Review Chase Green, 7, rushes to grab candy off High Street near Redkey Volunteer Fire Department during the Gas Boom Days parade Saturday. The parade went on despite the rain. Redkey Community Development's clock tower…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (41+ words) Jay County boys soccer vs. Huntington North (8/15/2026) The Commercial Review New events to join the lineup at Redkey Gas Boom Days Excessive rain leads to some issues with high water Personnel questions raised at board of works meeting...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (393+ words) Indiana has been declared free of highly pathogenic avian influenza. In a news release Thursday, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health said the state has met the standards from the World Organization for Animal Health for being declared free…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (253+ words) The Tribe lowered its score some more, but it couldn’t pick up its first win. The Fort Recovery High School boys golf team fell to the New Bremen Cardinals 162-173 on Thursday at Portland Golf Club. Carter Fortkamp had a big…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (825+ words) Editor’s note: This story is the 10th and final in a series featuring attractions in the Graphic Printing Company’s coverage area, including Jay, Randolph and Blackford counties and parts of the surrounding counties. In the early to mid-1800s, thousands of freedom…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (315+ words) Twenty-five years ago this week, the Patriots opened their season strong. The Aug. 17, 2001, edition of The Commercial Review featured coverage of the Jay County High School girls soccer team’s 2-0 win over Heritage in its home opener. The JCHS girls used…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (57+ words) The Commercial Review Personnel questions raised at board of works meeting Letters to the Editor: Proposal should seal Prescott’s fate Jay County continues streak at Indiana State Fair on Friday Retrospect: Jay County Marching Patriots won 2001 fair title New…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (322+ words) July 21, 1944-Aug. 7, 2026 Harold “Hal” Franck, 82, of Powell, Wyoming, passed away on Aug. 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Harold was born on July 21, 1944, in Portland, Indiana, to Florence and Viola (Wendeln) Franck. He grew up in Ohio and graduated from Fort…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (484+ words) Drivers heading north into downtown Portland will see progress on the new mural at the northwest corner of Meridian and Water streets. After two years of planning and fundraising, work is nearly complete on the mural along the south-facing wall…...