Portland News

PORTLAND - Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Traditionally, this is a time to collectively give thanks and most celebrate this holiday by gathering for a meal with family and friends.

PORTLAND - As some in Portland see it, Ball State University is flipping Portland High School the bird, so to speak.

The Portland Community Fund is asking for your assistance and support in making our Christmas Giving Program a success.

PORTLAND - Rush and Julie Clement, owners of Raffaeles' Marketplace in downtown Portland, are pleased to announce that they have purchased Rivertown Bookstore.

BROOKLYN, Mich. - Both area girl's cross country teams qualified for the state finals at Michigan International Speedway on Nov.

PORTLAND - Portland will come alive with great activities and sales during the 2009 HolidayFest, to be held on Nov.

PORTLAND - What began as a hobby has become a business opportunity for one Portland resident.

Alfred and V.A. Goodrich will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 12. A family celebration is planned.

DeWITT - Ashley Ault recorded 10 kills and three blocks Tuesday to lead Lansing Catholic to a 25-16, 16-25, 25-22, 25-20 win over Portland in a Class B district opener.

IONIA - The Ionia County Board of Commissioners put their support behind a state bill that would lower the default speed limit on gravel roads.

PORTLAND - The Portland High School Drama Club is presenting the comedy/drama, 'Master Skylark of Stratford' this month.

Performances set for Nov. 6-8 and Nov. 13-15 PORTLAND - Not everyone in town will get the chance to travel to New York this year to take in the lights and excitement of Broadway, but thanks to the Portland Civic Players, area residents will have a little bit of Broadway brought right here to Portland.

PORTLAND - Portland city manager Tom Dempsey informed the Portland City Council last week of an expected decrease in revenue that will be good news for taxpayers.

PORTLAND - A farm and home supply chain is considering Portland as a location for a new store.

The Portland Public School District will have to deal with a budget deficit of approximately $457,000 this year thanks to a 1-2 punch of declining enrollment and a cut in State Aid revenue.

For years, 2 a.m. in East Lansing has meant slamming car doors, people talking, yelling and all of the other noises of the bar crowd retiring for the night.

PORTLAND - Portland city officials are hoping that creating a plan for a parcel of land on the city's south side will help that parcel be developed in the near future.

PORTLAND - Area school officials had plenty to worry about in the past week. Sept. 30 was the student count day in which districts take a tally of how many students are enrolled.

A 28-year-old Portland man died Friday afternoon after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tree, authorities said.

The editorial by Tom Thelen in the Sept. 27 edition of the Portland Review and Observer , titled income tax issue, needs to be studied carefully.