Portage Township parks may be closed and activities canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but park personnel are working hard to keep the community engaged and active during the stay-at-home order. Park Superintendent Taylor O’Neal Long and...

Right in the heart of the duneland shore sits Portage, Indiana. And while the city is still a relatively new one, Portage has a storied history in the area and is looking forward to a bright future.  The first European settlers came to the area...

If there is something positive to come out of the 2020 pandemic, GreatNews.Life will find it. And we have. We’ve compiled a list of resources, services, and ways that our partners are making a positive impact on our communities in the wake of the...

The South Haven Fire Department has been a part of Alexsis Hopper’s life for a decade. The 16-year-old Portage High School junior started hanging around the station when she was six when her brother became a member. She joined the department’s...

PORTAGE - The Portage Township Food Pantry, in partnership with the Portage Township Trustee’s office, has distributed food to nearly 1,800 Portage Township residents since the COVID-19 pandemic crisis began last month. That’s approximately five...

The 2020 Census is underway, the country’s decennial attempt at counting every resident within its borders. Everyone is familiar with the goal, but for communities like Portage, the census represents a lot more than simply seeing their population...

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP – Amid growing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and recently issued statewide stay-at-home order, Portage Township Trustee Brendan Clancy announced increased efforts to serve the township’s most vulnerable populations....

Sue Lynch was on the Portage City Council for 12 years but in 2019 she decided she wanted to try something new. She was elected in November 2019 to become the Mayor of Portage, Indiana. She was sworn in on January 1. Lynch explained that the...

As a result of the current international pandemic of the COVID-19 virus, and its potential serious health effects to our residents, I am hereby closing all city buildings to the public, effective immediately.  During this time: City employees...