James Townsend
Jun 22, 2020
Obituary for Ronald "Joe" Proctor
Ronald "Joe" Proctor, age 67, of Nashville, formerly of Portland, passed away June 17, 2020. He was born in Portland, Michigan, the son...
James Townsend
Jun 22, 2020
PHS Project Graduation 2020
Many graduating seniors from Portland High School attended Project Graduation on Monday, June 15th at Community Lake Park. Project...
James Townsend
Jun 22, 2020
911 Surcharge Information
Ionia County 911 is the only emergency 911 answering point in Ionia County and the only dispatch service for police, fire, medical first...
James Townsend
Jun 19, 2020
PPS Superintendent shares information on 2020-2021 school year planning
The following text is from an email sent by Portland Public Schools Superintendent William Heath to parents on June 17th. The...
James Townsend
Jun 19, 2020
Obituary for Arlene "Speed" (Hoppes) Luscher
Arlene "Speed" Luscher, age 91, of Portland, passed away June 15, 2020. She was born May 25, 1929, the daughter of Fred and Erma...
James Townsend
Jun 19, 2020
Obituary for Joseph Lawrence Shaltry
Joseph Lawrence Shaltry, age 50, passed away in his Portland, Michigan home, surrounded by family on June 10, 2020 after a courageous...
James Townsend
Jun 17, 2020
Portland's Emma Trierweiler among 800 SVSU students to graduate following challenging winter sem
About 800 students graduated from Saginaw Valley State University following the 2020 winter semester. Among those graduates was Emma...
James Townsend
Jun 17, 2020
St. Patrick School Class of 2020 Celebrates Commencement
On Sunday, St. Patrick School celebrated the class of 2020 with their commencement ceremony. High School Principal Randy Hodge generously...
James Townsend
Jun 13, 2020
St. Patrick School announces 4th Quarter Honor Roll
6th Grade Brody Beckhold Brett Boyd TJ Chamberlain Allison Denney Isaac FoxElster Aaron Gillotte Gavin Groothuis Mattie Honsowitz Logan...
James Townsend
Jun 13, 2020
Obituary for Steven M. Bengel
Steven Mark Bengel, age 57, of Eagle, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020. He was born in Lansing, Michigan on January 30, 1963, the son...