The Portland Beacon is currently accepting nominations for or volunteer spotlight. These articles recognize community members who donate...

Frederick J. Schafer, age 86, of Portland, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018. He was born December 21, 1931 in Westphalia, the son of...

The varsity softball team continued its assault on the softball last night as they scored 34 runs on 27 hits in a doubleheader at Okemos....

The Portland Beacon continues it’s search for a contributing writer to cover local varsity sports teams. This includes both Portland...

The Portland Area Historical Society would like to announce that Tina Conner Wellman will be the guest speaker at the April 24th meeting...

Portland High School is pleased to announce this week’s recipient of the “Raider of the Week” award: Name: Desmond Gardner Grade: 12...

You turn on the water; clean, safe to drink, water comes out. We usually don’t think about where it comes from; we take it for granted. ...

Are you ready for some Jr. Raider football and cheer? The Portland Tackle Football Association, better known as Jr. Raiders, will be...

For nearly a decade, the old Brush Street School building stood vacant. It was an eyesore complete with boarded up windows, cracked...

A release from the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids IONIA, Mich. – Rev. Thomas Brown, pastor of the parishes of SS. Peter and Paul in...