Orville Jacob Hartner of Portland, Michigan, was born on November 8, 1947, to Max and Margaret (Dietrich) Hartner in Saginaw, Michigan. He passed away on May 12, 2026, after an extended battle with Parkinson’s disease. After High School, Orv enlisted in the United States Air Force and served as a mechanic during the Vietnam War. After his military service, he returned to his family farm in Beaverton, MI. He married Jacquelyn in 1979, and he taught her what it meant to li

Ryan S. Humphrey passed away on May 29, 2026, at the age 54. He was born on September 6, 1971. He attended college at CMU, where he earned a double major in statistics and actuarial science. Ryan was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He enjoyed bowling and coached the Portland girls bowling team. He also enjoyed trivia, board games, Strat-O-Matic baseball, and fantasy football and baseball. Ryan married Kim (Spitzley) on November 9, 2002, and together they shared t

The band "Unusual Suspects" is playing at the band shell on Thursday, July 9th, with a theme of celebrating America’s 250 birthday. The show starts at 6:30 PM.

Brandon Strong, a longtime school administrator at Barry County Christian Schools, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Michigan’s 78th House District. Strong is running to succeed current State House Representative, Gina Johnsen’s seat. The district represents portions of Eaton, Barry, Kent, and Ionia counties. A longstanding resident of the 78th District, Strong expressed his excitement to enter the race and represent his community, saying, “Michigan

On Saturday, several members of the Portland High School track and field team traveled to Hamilton High School for the MHSAA LP Division 2 Finals. Senior Brady Rowe won the 400m title with a new meet record of 47.9. The previous record was 47.94 and was set in 2009 by Stephen Murphy of Madison Heights. Rowe won this year’s event by almost a full second. Second place was Gavin Shaw of Detroit Country Day with a time of 48.72. Rowe was the favorite and started in lane four