April - 2022

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Release from the Office of State Rep. Julie Calley

Rep. Calley: Medical marijuana use must be part of conversation in Michigan’s treatment courts

Calley sponsors plan to allow open, honest discussion to take place State Rep. Julie Calley recently led the House in approving a plan to...

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Portland Tennis Sweeps Ionia

With what seemed to finally be weather more like spring sports season should experience, the Portland Girls Varsity Tennis team traveled...

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Raider Baseball sweeps Lansing Catholic and Williamston

Portland vs Lansing Catholic 4/26/22 Game One: Portland 7 - Lansing Catholic 2 The Raiders started out strong with 4 runs in the first...

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Shamrock Softball picks up wins over Vestaburg and Laingsburg

SP vs Vestaburg Monday 4/25/22 Game 1: St. Patrick 14 - Vestaburg 3 Rylee Scheurer led team through the first three innings where she...

Kurt Fedewa

St. Patrick Church

St. Patrick Parish has had an important presence in Portland for over 150 years. Fr. Michael Alber is currently serving it as pastor. “I...

Jordan D. Smith

Country Living Senior Care Sees a Changing of the Guard

For more than 20 years, Country Living Senior Care on Emery Road has been a fixture of the Portland community. It was founded by local...

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PAHS to host "Spring Into the Past" event April 30th and May 1st

"Spring Into the Past" is the annual event of the Tri-River Historical Museum Network that received the 2021 State Award for Special...

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Portland Girls Tennis Brings Home One Flight Champ

The Portland Girls Varsity Tennis team traveled to Rochester Saturday to take onl D-1 teams. Rochester, Walled Lake Northern, and a D-2...

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Local group leading effort to provide first aid kits for Ukraine

A local group is working together to prepare first aid kits to help Ukraine’s refugees. Char Blundy told the Beacon, “My friends and I...