The group will perform at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Jay County Campus of Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland.

Peter M. Shawver, age 55, a resident of Farmland, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at IU Health Ball Memorial ...

Vickie Hiday, age 68, a resident of Salamonia, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at her daughter’s home in Portland.

FORT RECOVERY — A pair of freshmen played some big minutes to help get the Tribe back in the game. But the Bulldogs’ pressure ended up being too much. The Celina Bulldogs’ full-court pressure bothered ...

Fort Recovery Village Council heard about bids for constructing the new multi-use trail along Ohio 49, Sharpsburg Road and Flaler Road. Council members also discussed potential plans for additional ...

Newspaper readers will have a different online experience beginning today as The Commercial Review launches a new website. The web address will be the same — thecr.com — as it has been since our ...

A fire destroyed a rural Portland couple’s home over the weekend. The home of Kevin and Denise Degler, 2574 E. 400 North, caught fire Saturday afternoon and burned for about five hours.

Mother Nature has been decidedly in one of her better moods and has seen fit to take it relatively easy on us. It’s been so many winters since we’ve had enough snow to warrant plows and blowers that ...

The Fort Recovery High School boys basketball team outscored the Dixie Greyhounds by 28 points in the second half en route to a 65-32 victory on Saturday. The Indians (11-6) took off for 19 points in ...

Discussions on the topic have been contentious, with council members pushing to explore consolidation. They say it could improve safety and reduce costs. Mayor Jeff Westlake is firmly against the idea ...

While winds that had caused problems with drifting snow covering roads that were previously cleared have calmed down, frigid ...

The roads were not staying clear. With windy conditions dying down Wednesday, crews started making better progress on plowing ...