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Portage, Michigan is located in Kalamazoo County. Zip codes in Portage, MI include 49002, 49081, and 49024. More Portage information.

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14 hrs ago | MLive.com

Portage Public Schools to hold information session for prospective Board of Education candidates

Anyone interested in running for the Portage Public Schools Board of Education in November is invited to attend a candidate information session at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

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17 hrs ago | MLive.com

Portage police officers, firefighters, dispatchers and volunteers...

Here is a list of the police officers, firefighters, dispatchers and volunteers who were recognized Wednesday during Portage Public Safety's annual awards ceremony.

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Yesterday | The Kalamazoo Gazette

Class of 2012: Mary Farner of Kalamazoo wins collegiate lottery -- admission to Yale

Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles of students graduating from Kalamazoo-area high schools this spring.

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Yesterday | Cassopolis Vigilant

Students breathe life into - wax' figures

The floorboards of the Bonine House in Vandalia creaked as visitors shuffled through the historic rooms, listening to historic characters speak about their life and accomplishments in southwest Michigan nearly 200 years ago.

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Wed May 30, 2012

MLive.com

Pawn shop entrepreneur who was rejected for Kalamazoo Township location looking at other spaces

A Vicksburg business owner whose attempt to open a pawn shop in Kalamazoo Township was thwarted earlier this month by the township's planning commission said he is looking to locate elsewhere in the area.

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MLive.com

Food Network's 'Restaurant Impossible' starts filming...

The sign outside of Frankie's restaurant in Three Rivers said, "Closed for renovations open Saturday." The renovations are part of the Food Network show "Restaurant: Impossible," where celebrity chef Robert Irvine and his team travel to struggling restaurants across the country and give them facelifts in two days and on a $10,000 budget.

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Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Agriculture officials to launch new rural mortgage refinancing program Thursday in Portage

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to roll out its second mortgage refinance program in four years to help Michiganians in rural areas.

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The Kalamazoo Gazette

Douglass Farmers Market opens Tuesday on Kalamazoo's north side

The market, located at the Douglass Community Center, 1000 W. Paterson St., will be open from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and will continue every Tuesday through Aug.

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The Kalamazoo Gazette

Class of 2012: Stephen John, son of missionaries, has one foot in Portage and another in Nepal

Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles of students graduating from Kalamazoo-area high schools this spring.

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The Kalamazoo Gazette

Texas Township board delays decision on sending out mailer explaining superintendent position

The Texas Township board on Tuesday tabled a decision on whether to mail a one-page press release directly to residents describing the newly-created superintendent position.

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Tue May 29, 2012

The Kalamazoo Gazette

EPA to host public meeting on Portage Creek PCB cleanup

The Environmental Protection Agency is continuing work on removing PCBs from the Portage and Axtell creek Superfund sites this summer.

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MLive.com

Virtually all Kalamazoo, Portage gas stations in the $3.60s for regular

On Tuesday morning, according to www.gasbuddy.com , virtually all the gas stations in Kalamazoo and Portage are below $3.70 per gallon for regular, which is what the price was seven days ago.

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Mon May 28, 2012

MLive.com

Garrett Lee Stephens, 43, for operating a meth lab, failing...

Wanted: In Kalamazoo County for operating/maintaining a methamphetamine lab and for failing to comply with reporting duties for the Michigan Sex Offender Registry.

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The Kalamazoo Gazette

Memorial Day parade in Portage a 'celebrated tradition'

Frank Dorbin has been recognized in many ways through the years for his participation in World War II, but being selected as grand marshal of Monday's annual Memorial Day parade in Portage was a high honor for the Vicksburg resident.

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WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

Loud Car Stereo Leads to Firearm and Drug Arrest

Police pulled the vehicle over for a loud car stereo, but when the officers got near the car they smelled marijuana and noticed the driver had a loaded handgun in the waistband of his pants.

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WNWN-FM Battle Creek

Two arrested in Kalamazoo for marijuana, a stolen gun and loud music

KALAMAZOO A routine traffic stop for loud music in the 1000 block of Garden St. in Kalamazoo turned into a much bigger bust early Monday morning when the suspects rolled down their window and Public Safety officers could smell the strong odor of Marijuana.

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Fri May 25, 2012

MLive.com

Meth, psychedelic mushrooms seized during drug bust in Portage, police say

Police acting on tips from concerned citizens seized methamphetamine and psychedelic mushrooms Friday from a house in Portage , authorities said.

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MLive.com

Southwest Michigan gas prices fall, but still higher than five days ago

This year's Memorial Day weekend Holiday Hike is far less severe than it looked to be at the start of the week.

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Thu May 24, 2012

MLive.com

Power outage affecting about 11,000 Consumers Energy customers

About 11,000 Consumers Energy customers in Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Calhoun Counties are currently without power after a breaker failure in a transmission substation.

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MLive.com

Stoplights in Portage now working properly, police say

Several traffic lights at major intersections are out or have gone to flashing mode, according to a news release issued Thursday afternoon by the Portage Department of Public Safety.

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