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Announcement
Apr 29, 2022


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...
Release from the Office of State Rep. Julie Calley
Apr 29, 2022


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...
Announcement
Apr 29, 2022


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...
Announcement
Apr 29, 2022


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...
Announcement
Apr 29, 2022


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...
Kurt Fedewa
Apr 29, 2022


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...
Jordan D. Smith
Apr 29, 2022


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...
Announcement
Apr 25, 2022


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...
Announcement
Apr 24, 2022


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...
Announcement
Apr 24, 2022