James Townsend
Oct 7, 2018
Obituary for Jane Wallace (Pruitt) Guidi
Jane Wallace Guidi, age 75, of Portland, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018. She was born March 15, 1943 in Pulaski, Virginia, the...
James Townsend
Oct 7, 2018
Obituary for Todd Louis Dockett
Todd Louis Dockett, age 55, of Sunfield, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018. He was born March 9, 1963 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the...
James Townsend
Oct 7, 2018
Obituary for Adrian John Bos
Adrian John Bos, age 90, formerly of Harbor Springs, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018. He was born July 28, 1928 in the Netherlands,...
Pete Hoffmeyer
Oct 7, 2018
Raiders Win 4th Straight CAAC White Title
"Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it." Lou Holtz On a gloomy drizzly night in Ionia,...
Rachel Gross
Oct 5, 2018
Opinion: Support Portland Teachers
I think our teachers here in Portland do a great job! I could list the reasons why, but I know for a fact that most of you already...
Robert Lathers
Oct 5, 2018
Portland Sesquicentennial Celebration
A small group of about twenty-five community leaders representing local organizations met at City Hall Thursday night to listen to a...
Jordan D. Smith
Oct 5, 2018
Exclusive: Red Cross Blood Drives to Continue
Blood donors can breathe a sigh of relief. In an exclusive to The Beacon, sources with the Red Cross confirmed that plans to shutter...
James Townsend
Oct 5, 2018
Local writers invited to attend event at Isabelle Phoenix Gallery
IONIA – The Mid-Michigan Word Gatherers and Isabelle Phoenix Gallery in Ionia will offer a free community event, the Another’s...
Doug Logel
Oct 5, 2018
Emergency Services Monthly Call Reports for August and September
The following is a report of calls for service in the Portland Area for the month of August 2018: The following is a report of calls for...
James Townsend
Oct 4, 2018
Local Men Achieve Iron Man Status
On Sunday, September 30th, Bob Wiborn and Mike Kolp became Iron Men. Iron Man is race consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 116-mile bike ride...