Margaret Jane Hinkle died peacefully on July 15, 2025, at age 83. She was born March 26, 1942, to Anthony and Elizabeth ...

Delores Ann VanAmburg, 85, of Portland, Michigan, passed July 12, 2025. Delores was born to Orvil and Doris Bennett, June 22, ...

Harold Patrick Zoll, age 101, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2025, in Portland, Michigan, surrounded by the family he ...

PFCU Credit Union has donated $5,000 to the Ionia Free Fair Agriscience Department to support improvements to the fairgrounds ...

Northern Michigan University announces its graduates. The following students from your area satisfied their degree requirements in May 2025. Baccalaureate DegreePortland — Bryson Krieger BS-PhysicsCou ...

The PFCU Foundation is excited to announce the recipients of its inaugural grant cycle. In this initial grant giving cycle a ...

PFCU Credit Union employees have raised $7,568.74 for The Soup Project of Portland through the Credit Union’s Jean Day ...

When I started The Portland Beacon back in August 2017, I never expected to get rich.  It was a labor of love, and it was an ...

Mary Mercer, 66, of Portland, Michigan, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025, after a courageous battle with ALS.Born on ...

Jocelyn Parkhouse is the proud owner of the Honey Hair Company, a full-service salon serving Portland. Jocelyn opened the ...

Robert Sandborn (Bob) was selected as the 2025, Grand Marshall, for the Sunfield Farmers Picnic. Bob is the son of Allen, and Meredith Sandborn, formerly of Sunfield, and Ionia. Bob was born in ...