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Portland Curves holds Give A Gobble event
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.
Schneider: Bird logo flap hits Portland
PORTLAND - As some in Portland see it, Ball State University is flipping Portland High School the bird, so to speak.
Portland Community Fund plans for the hoilday season
The Portland Community Fund is asking for your assistance and support in making our Christmas Giving Program a success.
Portland bookstore has new owners
PORTLAND - Rush and Julie Clement, owners of Raffaeles' Marketplace in downtown Portland, are pleased to announce that they have purchased Rivertown Bookstore.
Area harriers run well at state finals meet
BROOKLYN, Mich. - Both area girl's cross country teams qualified for the state finals at Michigan International Speedway on Nov.
Holidayfest to take place on Nov. 19-21
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.
Bill to drop speed limit on gravel roads
IONIA - The Ionia County Board of Commissioners put their support behind a state bill that would lower the default speed limit on gravel roads.
PHS Drama preparing for fall show
PORTLAND - The Portland High School Drama Club is presenting the comedy/drama, 'Master Skylark of Stratford' this month.
Civic Players bringing Broadway to Portland
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.
City to offer free light bulbs
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.
Farm supply retailer eyes Portland site
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.
Bar hours could extend with new legislation
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.
City Council approves proposal for land analysis
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 enrollment sees surprising drop
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.
Portland man killed in single-car accident
A 28-year-old Portland man died Friday afternoon after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tree, authorities said.
City residents do have highest tax burden
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.
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