Obituary for Mary Alice (Smith) Lawless

Mary Alice Lawless, age 95, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Portland, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2022. Arrangements are entrusted...

Obituary for L.D. "Butch" Burger

L.D. “Butch” Burger, loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, of Vermontville, passed away peacefully...

Obituary for Ethel Grace (Kelley) Lowery

Ethel Grace Lowery of Portland Michigan. Born 8-16-1937 and passed on 8-7-2022. Ethel passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Regency at...

Local Volleyball program continues to grow

Core Michigan Athletics is a small volleyball club started out of Portland MI about 3 years ago to give players in the area a higher...

Kyla Drake of Portland named to Dean's List at Manchester University

At the end of each semester, the Office of Academic Affairs publishes the Dean's List. Kyla Drake of Portland (48875) was named to the...

Obituary for James Vernon Smith

James V. Smith was born on November 30, 1964 at Hurley Hospital in Flint, MI. Shortly thereafter, James was adopted by Jim and Margaret...

Obituary for Michael George Fritch

Michael George Fritch, age 78, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born on October 5, 1943, the son of...

Seats still available for Knights of Columbus casino bus trip on September 14th

The Portland Knights of Columbus Council 2168 will be sponsoring a bus trip to Firekeepers Casino on Wednesday Sept. 14, 2022 The cost is...

SVSU names Deans' List students for winter 2022 semester

Over 1,600 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the winter 2022 semester Deans' List. To be eligible for the...

Portland High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022

The Portland High School Athletic Hall of Fame committee proudly announces the members of the Class of 2022 that will be inducted at a...