John D. Jenkins III of Portland passed away on May 28, 2025, at the age of 81. He was born on August 23, 1943 in Flint, ...

Nancy Jo Dilley, age 84, peacefully passed away on May 28, 2025 with her loving family near by.  She was born on May 4, 1941 ...

Ronald Leo Smith, age 85, of Portland passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. He was born on August 7, 1939 in ...

On Friday, May 30th, the Shamrock baseball team traveled to Fulton for their MHSAA Division 4 Baseball Districts. Game 1: St.

The Raiders swept Charlotte on the road on Tuesday, May 27th, and clinched a share of the CAAC White Championship.  Game 1: ...

The Portland High School baseball team has been quite busy in the last week.  The Raiders have played five games since last ...

Several Portland High School track and field athletes traveled to Hamilton on Saturday, May 31st, for the MHSAA Division 2 ...

On Tuesday, May 27th, the Shamrocks Softball Team hosted the Laingsburg Wolfpack and split the doubleheader. Game 1, the ...

Did you know the weed called Lamb’s Quarters packs more Vitamin A than raw spinach? That a salad made with Stinging Nettles ...

Northern Michigan University announces the Dean's List for the Winter 2025 semester. The following students in your area qualified with a grade point average of 3.50-3.99.Portland — Allyson ...

Kevin Covert and Jeremy Russo recently opened G&B Water Conditioning.  Russo told the Beacon, “We wanted to add an additional ...

Evan Bower of Portland was named to the dean's list at Olivet Nazarene University during the recently completed spring 2025 ...