January - 2018 2/6

James Townsend

Obituary for Frank Leo Crist

Portland, Michigan Age 71, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. He was born on June 11, 1946 in Mulliken the son of Richard and...

Kristy Blackmer

Portland Boys Help Lansing Senators Black 14U Win Second Tournament Championship This Year

Portland hockey players Evan Blackmer, PHS freshman, and Reese Sandborn, PMS 8th grader, along with their 2017-18 Lansing Senators Black...

James Townsend

Obituary for Ray Alan McDiarmid

Grand Ledge, MI Formerly of Sunfield, MI Mr. McDiarmid passed away Monday January 22, 2018 at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI at the age...

James Townsend

Obituary for Pauline A. Arnesen

Pauline Alice (Brandsen) Arnesen, born January 9, 1922 to Jacob and Henrietta (Bartels) Brandsen in Kent County. Pauline was an active...

James Townsend

2018 Daddy Daughter Dance Announced

The City of Portland Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting registrations for the Daddy Daughter Dance 2018. Paper...

James Townsend

Shamrock Girls Over Fulton

The St. Patrick Shamrock girls basketball team hosted the Pirates of Fulton High School on Thursday night. The Shamrocks won 37-20....

Release from Michigan Economic Development

Portland Named Winner in Michigan Main Street Photo Contest

Great news! The city of Portland has been named a winner of the Michigan Main Street Photo Contest sponsored by the Michigan Economic...

The Portland Civic Players

Portland Civic Players to Stage Escanaba in Da Moonlight

The cast has been selected and rehearsals are underway for the Portland Civic Players spring production, Escanaba In Da Moonlight by Jeff...

James Townsend

Raider Wrestling Mid-Season Recap

As the high school wrestling season passes the mid-way mark, we wanted to draw some attention to the accomplishments of the Portland...

James Townsend

Sam Hodge to Begin Airborne School

Sam Hodge, a 2017 graduate of St. Patrick High School, began his One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, GA, on September 29th. On...