Summer Concert Series: The Motortown All-Stars

Portage Parks & Recreation kicks off the Summer Concert Series with The Motortown All-Stars on Thursday, June 8 at 7 PM. The concert takes place at Overlander Bandshell in Central Park, 7810 Shaver Road. 

Direct from Detroit, The Moto...

Juneteenth Celebration & Ribbon Cutting

Celebrate the legacy and long-celebrated holiday of Juneteenth by joining us for a self-guided meditation and education session. This will take place within the new Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park which includes five bronze series of sculptures highlighti...

Consumers Energy Line Clearing

On Saturday, June 3, 2023, Consumers Energy will begin line clearing work on Low Voltage Distribution (LVD) lines in the area noted on the map. The project will take approximately two months to complete. LVD lines run through neighborhoods and connect to ...

Scalin' Up For Summer Returns On Saturday, June 10

Portage Parks & Recreation will host Scalin' Up for Summer, sponsored by Veolia and the Future Angler Foundation on Saturday, June 10 from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Celery Flats Historic Area, 7335 Garden Lane.  At the event, attendees wi...

Love Me Tender Vow Renewal Ceremony

Calling all Elvis loving couples! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event filled with fun, music, dancing, food, drinks, and of course “a hunk, a hunk, of burning love!” This “Early Years Elvis” will knoc...

Fiber Installation Project

Metronet, a telecommunication company providing high-speed fiber internet and phone services, is beginning a two-year fiber installation project in the City of Portage. You may notice small flags and/or temporary paint markings, construction signs at the ...

Summer Hours at City Hall

BikePortage

SPRING IS HERE!  The BIKE PORTAGE rental program opens on April 1.  Explore the Portage park trail system on two wheels.  Rent a bicycle at the BIKE PORTAGE bike station on the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail, jus...

East Milham Avenue Lane Closure (KRESA – 1819 East Milham Avenue)

The Summer Concert Series Kicks Off with The Motortown All-Stars

Scalin' Up For Summer Returns On Saturday, June 10, 2023

Shooting

Friday at the Flats returns with a Craft Market and Building Tours

Summer Hours at Portage City Hall

City of Portage Recognized for Environmental Leadership

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Portage Rotary Honors Mayor Patricia M. Randall with Annual Community Service Award

2023 Mayor’s Ride & Kalamazoo Bike Week

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West Osterhout Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Rehabilitation

Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle

Lanterns on the Lake Registration Deadline Approaching

Multiple Vehicles Struck by Debris

Mayor Randall to Receive Portage Rotary Community Service Award

Shaver Road Reconstruction

Fatal Crash on Sprinkle Road

Grand Elk Railroad Maintenance, April 26

Portage Zhang Senior Center Hosts “Bits of Business”

Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon to Affect Portage Traffic

Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail Maintenance

Portage “Artists Meeting Artists” Event

Lane Closure on South Westnedge Avenue in South Portage (Southbound Lane Near South Shore Drive)

Portage Partnering with Ziegler Kalamazoo Marathon

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Portage Improves Rating in National Flood Insurance Program

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Register Now for the YAC Inaugural Recycled Art Contest The Portage

2023 03-29 Stabbing

2023 03-25 Man Jailed after Portage boys death is ruled homicide

Increased Reports of Dogs Off Leash in Portage Parks

Haverhill Park & Water Tower Construction

City Invites Public to Master Plan Community Visioning Workshop

Portage Farmers Market 2023 Call for Vendor Applicants

City of Portage, Texas and Comstock Townships Transition to LIFE EMS for Ambulance Services

City of Portage Joins Kalamazoo County and City of Kalamazoo by Declaring Local State of Emergency

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Portage to Conduct Special Brush Collection

Winter Blast Half Marathon, 10k, 5k Road Closures & Traffic Alerts

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6th Annual Portage Community Art Award Call to Artists

Portage Northern High School is the Target of a Statewide Prank

Black History Month Presentation Speaker Change Derreck Kayongo to speak at Air Zoo

Portage Welcomes Lt. General Russel L. Honoré for Annual Black History Month Presentation

Annual Farmers Market Vendor Meeting Takes Place on February 13

FREE Car Seat Safety Check Up

National Flood Insurance Program Rating

Train Collides With Vehicle

Register Today for IdeaWorx: Start Your Own Restaurant

Portage Welcomes Lt. General Russel L. Honoré for Annual Black History Month Presentation

Road Closure – Westbound Romence Road Parkway (Between Lovers Lane and Portage Road)

Non-Emergency City Offices Closing Early

Snow Removal Emergency On-Street Parking Restrictions

Boil Water Advisory – Lifted

Suspicious Death Anna's Vineyard Apartments

Water Main Break and Boil Water Advisory on Greenbriar

"Apex Officer" Virtual Reality Training

Oakland Drive Erosion Repair

Crash with Injuries - S. Sprinkle at E. Milham

Portage Road Lane Closures

City Receives DNR Grant for Lexington Green Park Improvements

Pfizer to Invest Again in Portage Manufacturing Facility

Traditional Holiday & Tree Lighting Ceremony Take Place Saturday

Stuff a Fire Truck On

Traditional Holiday & Tree Lighting Ceremony Return December 3

Portage Holiday Market Returns Saturday, December 3

Arrest Made in August Murder

New “Yoga 4 Life” Course Continues This Winter

Portage Parks & Recreation Has Moved

Heated Restrooms and Plowed Recreation Trails in Portage Parks

Portage Parks & Recreation Hosts Monster Mash This Saturday

Finish The Mural Event

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Sanitary Sewer Overflow - Meredith Street

Portage School Cell Phone

Portage Parks & Recreation Hosts Annual Monster Mash

The Fall Leaf Pickup Program Begins in Zone 1 on October 24, 2022

Concord Street at Boston Avenue - Road Closure

South Westnedge Avenue Lane Closure Northbound Beginning at Andy Avenue

City of Portage & Schupan Asset Management to host Drop-Off Electronics Recycling Event

Final Friday at The Flats & Craft Market for the 2022 Season

New “Yoga 4 Life” Course Starting This Fall

5th Annual Portage Community Art Award Exhibition

Parks & Recreation Presents Fall Festival on Sunday, September 18

Oakland Drive Lane Closure 5600 block of Oakland Drive - Northbound Lane

First Call Closes Out the Summer Concert Series on September 8

NEWS RELEASE

                                 Contact:   Kathleen Hoyle, D...

Invitation for Input: Parks 5-Year Recreation and Open Space Plan

NEWS RELEASE 

Contact: Kathleen Hoyle, Director Parks & Recreation(269) 329-4522

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 30, 2022

The City of Portage has initiated a planning process to update the Parks 5-Year Recreation and Open Space Plan. &n...

Parker Hannifin Corporation Donates Bike Repair Station

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Kathleen Hoyle, Director Parks & Recreation  (269) 329-4522 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2022 

Parker Hannifin Corporation Donates Bike Repair Station - Ribbon Cutting Scheduled&...

Romence Road Reconstruction - Angling Road to Oakland Drive

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:  Kendra Gwin, DirectTransportation & Utilities269) 329-4422

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 5, 2022 

Beginning Monday, August 8 at 6 AM, Romence Road from Angling Road to Oakland Drive will be open for eastbound traffi...

Portage Road Water Main Installation Northbound Lane Closure

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:  Kendra Gwin, DirectorTransportation & Utilities(269) 329-4422

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2022     

Beginning Monday, August 8 at 8 AM, the northbound curb lane of Portage ...

PDPS News Release

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT: Portage Department of Public SafetyLt. Joe McDonnell(269) 329-4567

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: August 5, 2022 Case No. 22-22457

On August 5, 2022, at approximately 10:15 a.m., Portage Public Safety fire and police divi...