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The Portland Beacon to be an independent hyperlocal news source focused on Portland Michigan and neighboring communities.

The Portland Beacon was started in August of 2017 to serve as a local news source for Portland, Michigan, and neighboring communities.

16/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/sunfield-farmers-picnic-to-host-ice-cream-social-to-announce-2025-grand-marshal

The Sunfield Farmers Picnic Board will host an Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at Van Buren Park in Sunfield. The 2025 grand marshal will be introduced. The board appreciates all the wonderful nominations for the 2025 Grand Marshal. Please be assured that all nomina...

16/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/portland-boy-scout-troop-129-receives-district-award

Portland Boy Scout Troop 129 has won Troop of the Year for the Chief Okemos District of the Boy Scouts of America. The award was presented on June 12th. Three of the key adult leaders for the troop are Scoutmaster Bryan Gehrcke, Charter Organization Representative Chip Weygndt, and Committee Chair S...

16/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/st-patrick-wins-mhsaa-2025-division-4-baseball-championship

On Saturday afternoon at Michigan State University’s McLain Stadium, the Shamrocks of St. Patrick won the MHSAA Division 4 state championship. Before facing Plymouth Christian in the Championship, the Shamrocks had to defeat Norway in the semi-finals. State Semi-Finals: St. Patrick 7, Norway 0 On ...

11/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/pfcu-credit-union-and-american-red-cross-celebrate-life-saving-results-from-community-blood-drive

PFCU Credit Union, in partnership with the American Red Cross, proudly announces the results of their recent community blood drive, held on June 4th in Durand and June 5th in Portland. Thanks to the generosity of local donors and PFCU staff, the drives brought out 44 donors, enough to potentially sa...

11/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/free-skills-for-success-basketball-clinic

Directed by Central Michigan’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach Andy Bronkema, basketball staff and players, the free Skills for Success Basketball Clinic is sponsored by First Congregational Church of Lake Odessa. The clinic will be held June 25 from 5:30-7:30 at Lakewood High School and is for 3rd-...

11/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/portland-district-library-news-15

Art After Dark: PaintingHave you always wanted to learn to paint, but thought that you didn’t have the talent? Join us on Tuesday, July 1 at 6:00pm as Rebecca Wychers takes us from blank canvas to finished masterpiece. She’ll provide step-by-step instructions that will guarantee you leave with a...

11/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/portland-residents-named-to-central-michigan-university-s-spring-2025-dean-s-list

Portland’s Allyson Logel and Alexa Weber achieved academic excellence this semester and have been added to Central Michigan University’s Dean’s List. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must have earned a semester GPA of 3.5 andcarried 12 letter graded credit hours. Central Michigan...

11/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/summer-fest-at-st-patrick-parish

The St. Patrick Parish Summer Fest will take place on Friday June 20th and Saturday June 21st at Fr. Flohe Field in Portland. Mashon Stahl is part of the core team who are planning the event. “The Summer Fest has been an important feature of Portland for decades,” said Mashon. “It’s a great ...

10/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/malia-thelen-named-to-lake-superior-state-university-spring-2025-dean-s-list

Malia Thelen of Portland has been included on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester at Lake Superior State University. To make the Dean’s List, students must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Thelen is majoring in Kinesiology at LSSU. Lake Superior State University...

10/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/st-patrick-school-announces-fourth-quarter-honor-roll

St. Patrick School recently announced its middle school and high school Honor Roll for the fourth quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Congratulations to these students.6th Grade Maeve Dailey Mason Forist Lawson Graszler Claire Haskin Faith Higbee Blair Lafferty Owen Leik Ainsley Martin Audrey Mart...

10/06/2025

https://www.theportlandbeacon.com/single-post/shamrock-baseball-advances-to-mhsaa-semi-finals

After defeating Dansville 5-0 last Thursday to win a district title, the Shamrocks headed to Central Michigan University on Saturday for a rematch with Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in the Regionals. The Shamrocks lost to Sacred Heart back on May 17th 10-5 and were eager for revenge in the rematch. Th...

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