Sue Anne Costello (born Sue Anne Richards and known to her friends and family as Susie), 68, of Portland, MI, passed away on October 20, 2026. She was born on May 10, 1958, in Mt. Pleasant, MI to Laurence and Mary Richards. Sue and her husband Mike were high school sweethearts at Chippewa Hills High School. They married on February 19, 1977, and in 1979 they moved to the Lansing area, where they made their home ever since. Throughout her life, Sue impacted so many people

Bruce Adelbert Fletcher, 62, of Clarksville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on October 20, 2026. Bruce was born on January 7, 1964, the son of Donald and Verona (Midge) Fletcher. He grew up in DeWitt as part of a large family surrounded by the love of his siblings, with whom he shared many cherished memories. He learned early on the value of family ties, hard work, good friends, and a job done right. A printer by trade, Bruce had a gift for fixing thing

St. Patrick School recently announced its High School and Middle School 1st Quarter Honor Roll. Congratulations to these students. 6th Grade Henry Baltimore Griffin Brown Harper Caszatt Elwood Hager Kent Haskin Elizabeth Hazen Robert King Tucker King Cora Klein Vivian Kniffin Alex Krizov Beau Lafler Grayson Lenneman Sage Mooney Raelynn Phillips Camden Russman Jackson Sandborn Graham Stephenson Reid Thelen Alexander Weber Micah Wieber Cecilia Wight 7th Grade Benedict Aust

PFCU Credit Union is proud to support IM SAFE Child Advocacy Center as a Door Sponsor, helping the organization continue providing critical services and support to children and families in Ionia and Montcalm counties. Earlier this year, IM SAFE CAC experienced a budget reduction of more than $76,000, creating an increased need for community support to help sustain the services it provides to local children and families. Through its services, IM SAFE CAC provides forensic in

Holiday Board-om Is your fondest holiday wish to make a stunning charcuterie board to share with family and friends? Laurel Day (@dosomethinglady) will be at the library on November 18 at 6:00 p.m. with tips and tricks (and nibbles!) to take the trauma out of the process. She will do a step-by-step demonstration of making a holiday-themed board, and at the end guests sample the most popular items (meats and cheeses) and can eat the completed platter as well. Registration i

On Friday, October 23rd the Portland St. Patrick Shamrocks travelled to Dansville for a matchup with the 7-1 Aggies. The game turned out to be the perfect tune up for the playoffs, with a hard hitting opponent and referees that were more than happy to throw a flag at St. Patrick. The Shamrocks proved that they were one of the top teams in the state, and handled Dansville comfortably, winning the game 35-7. In the first quarter, Sam Mustapha put the Shamrocks on the board with

2025 Division 4 runner-up Unity Christian came to Portland looking for a signature win to secure the final points needed ahead of the playoff selection show, just two days away. On the other side, Portland entered the matchup at 8-0, chasing a perfect 9-0 regular season. This was easily the biggest test of the season for the Raiders, who entered the game without the star of their offense, running back Carson Spenski. With a key piece of the running game missing, Portland ne

The Red Raiders of Portland traveled to Charlotte this past Friday. Games like this are what I call a trap game. A trap game is one played the week before your biggest game of the year. I call it a trap game because if you overlook your opponent while thinking too much about the future, you may get trapped in a loss. That wasn’t the case for the Red Raiders, as they brought the heat to Charlotte. Carson Simon got the scoring started for the Raiders, taking one into the end zo

Diane E. Russell, age 86, of Lansing formerly of Portland, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026. She was born on November 8, 1939 the daughter of Walter and Phyllis (Koelzer) Holly. Diane was a graduate of St. Patrick High School Class of 1958 and attended church for there for many years. She enjoyed crocheting and even made hundreds of blankets for parish functions, her family and for those in need. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Marie Russell; grea

Libby has added a password to their login process, and because sometimes things are twisty and weird, this will also change the way that you log into our PDL catalog (to place holds, renew, etc). Your new password for both of these applications will be the four-digit year of your birth. For example, Libby will be your library card number and YYYY, while our catalog will be first initial and last name and then YYYY. PLEASE NOTE: We have not always asked for DOB on our libr