Alice Ann Hoppes, age 73, passed away, Sunday, February 25, 2018. She was born October 24, 1944 to Henry and Clarabel (Fenby) Noren. She...

Wayne Myron Pline, age 88, of Portland, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 25, 2018. He was born October 20, 1929 in Lyons...

The Shamrocks rode a strong second and third quarter of defense to this CMAC contest victory on Parents Night. The Shamrocks outscored...

In the wee hours of the morning Monday, February 19th, a young farmer was walking along the road not far from his home. He never made it...

Earlier this month we started a monthly piece at The Portland Beacon focusing on volunteers right here in our community. People that go...

Portland’s Luke Dalman took first place at regionals on Saturday averaging a 201 over six games. Luke Dalman’s scores on the day were...

Age 80, of Portland, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018. Joann was born on July 24, 1937 in Ionia, the daughter of Vern and...

July 13, 1938-February 22, 2018 LaVonne was born in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Margaret (Cornell) and Lawrence Anthony. She loved...

Team regionals for high school bowling was held on Friday. The Raider girls team came in first place. From this tournament, only the top...

The Raider girls basketball team traveled to Williamston on Friday night for their regular season finale. The Hornets beat the Raiders...