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Keith Crowell - Portage Public Schools PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A special meeting was held earlier this week as the School Board of Portage Public Schools approved appointing a new member. Keith Crowell will serve the remainder of the term left open with the passing of Trustee Joanne Willson in December of last year. Willson had served on the Board since 2010. Crowell was one of 6 candidates who applied to fill the vacancy. Five candidates were interviewed at a special meeting prior to the ...

Little League December 18, 2020 Little League® International remembers Michigan District 15 Administrator Joanne Willson. She was 74. Mrs. Willson, a native of Toledo, Ohio, and longtime resident of Portage, Michigan, was elected as Michigan District 15 Administrator in 2014. She began her volunteer service to Little League in West Portage Little League. For more than 30 years, she dedicated time as a local league official, umpire, and member of the Michigan District 15 staff, before her ...

Portage Public Schools superintendent gets raise, ranked ‘highly effective’ Updated Dec 14, 2020; Posted Dec 14, 2020 Portage Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bielang speaks during the Portage Public Schools Board of Education work session at Portage Northern High School Auditorium in Portage, Michigan on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The meeting was held in-person due to changes about virtual public meetings after a Michigan Supreme Court ruling. Joel Bissell | MLive.com Facebook Share PORTAG...

Portage schools accepting applications for vacant board seat Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 15, 2020 A pie graph showing the breakdown of Kalamazoo County COVID-19 cases based off of age ranges during the Portage Public Schools Board of Education work session at Portage Northern High School Auditorium in Portage, Michigan on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The meeting was held in-person due to changes about virtual public meetings after a Michigan Supreme Court ruling. Joel Bissell | MLive.com Faceb...