

Portland Duo Helps Lansing Senators Black to District 6 Championship
Portland hockey players Evan Blackmer, PHS freshman, and Reese Sandborn, PMS 8th grader, along with their 2017-18 undefeated Lansing...
Kristy Blackmer
Feb 7, 2018


St. Patrick Girls Beat Fowler
The Shamrock girls hosted the Fowler Eagles on Tuesday night. St. Pats won 44-32 Katie Coyne lead the Shamrocks with 12. Lainey...
James Townsend
Feb 7, 2018


Raider Girls Fall to DeWitt
The Raider girls basketball team lost to a powerful DeWitt team on Tuesday night, 42-16. Score by quarter: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th ...
James Townsend
Feb 7, 2018


Volunteer Spotlight: Amy and Joe Hewitt
We are starting a new monthly piece at The Portland Beacon focusing on volunteers right here in our community. People that go above and...
Jim Townsend
Feb 7, 2018


Raider Bowling Over DeWitt Panthers
The Portland boys bowling team defeated Dewitt 25 to five on Monday evening. Notable scores for Portland were: Jack Dalman 201 Evan...
James Townsend
Feb 7, 2018


Early Elementary Open House
St. Patrick School will hold their annual Early Elementary Open House on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Parents of students entering...
St. Patrick School
Feb 5, 2018


Portland Cheer Takes Second at Kenowa Hills
The PHS cheer team took second place in their division on Saturday at Kenowa Hills High School. Their next contest will be the CAAC White...
James Townsend
Feb 5, 2018


Community Calendar Lists Local Events
If you have an upcoming event that you would like to share with the Portland community, we would be happy to share it on the Community...
James Townsend
Feb 4, 2018


Shamrock Girls Fall to PW, Beat Dansville
On Thursday, the Saint Patrick girls basketball team faced off against a strong Pewamo-Westphalia team. The Shamrocks lost 53-20....
James Townsend
Feb 4, 2018


Portland Girls Take Second at Zeeland
The Portland High School girls bowling team finished second out of ten teams at the Zeeland bowling tournament. Coach Joe Whitford said,...
James Townsend
Feb 4, 2018