The following local students were among more than 200 Albion College varsity athletes recently named to the 2025-26 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll. This award is reserved for athletes who maintain a 3.5 grade point average for the academic year while earning a varsity letter in an MIAA-sponsored sport. Portland student Ava Guilford was a member of Albion's women's basketball team and has now received this honor four times. Guilford graduated

The band Unusual Suspects will be returning to the Band Shell at Two Rivers Park in Portland on Thursday, August 27th. The band will celebrate the music of the Grateful Dead. Admission is free and the show starts 6:30 PM.

Edward J. Piercefield passed away peacefully on July 26, 2026, at the age of 74. He was born on May 25, 1952, to Norman and June Piercefield. Ed was raised in Lake Odessa, Michigan & graduated from Lakewood High School in 1970. He briefly attended MIT, then was drafted into the U.S. Army. After coming home, he began his career with GM, where he retired after 30 years of service. Ed loved to golf, fish, & spend time with family & friends. Preceding him in death are his par

Charles Frederick Trierweiler, age 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Born September 13, 1934, in Portland, Michigan to Victor and Mathilda (Feldpausch) Trierweiler. He was a proud 1953 graduate of St. Patrick Catholic School. He was a man of few words but had a quick wit and a sparkle in his blue eyes when he was having fun with you. After high school, he briefly attended a college in Rensselaer, Indiana on what he called a “friendship scholarship” arra

From sunny days splashing at the pool to cooler nights huddling around the bonfire, we hope your summer is one to remember. Amidst your warm-weather adventures, why not make your first blood donation? Right now, there's an emergency blood shortage, and your donation is urgently needed to help ensure patients receive the lifesaving care they depend on. Make this a memorable summer for yourself and for patients across the nation by sharing your lifesaving gift. We hope to see y