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Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
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Good morning, Portage. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 25th of March.
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Today is Oberon Day, marking an unofficial start to summer as Bell’s Brewery releases its citrusy ale for 2025 and holds a Midwest State Fair-themed celebration at Bell’s Eccentric Café in Kalamazoo—pub hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with live music until 8:15 p.m. WKZO
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Portage Public Schools will change its middle school language courses starting fall so that seventh graders take a one‐semester class in Spanish and French and can choose a full year in eighth grade for high school credit. Some teachers and students worry the new plan will not give students enough time to build a strong language foundation — they say the shorter course may hurt learning. MLive
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The $30 million project to rebuild and widen the Fruit Ridge Avenue bridge over I-96 in Walker will start March 31 and will replace the 1961 bridge while rebuilding the interchange and adding a nonmotorized path—project officials say this will improve safety and traffic flow. Traffic will be detoured to 3 Mile and 4 Mile roads as on ramps to eastbound I-96 close, and crews will use the former Walker Rest Area with work expected to finish in December. WWMT
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Portage Free Tree Giveaway
10 AM – 1 PM — Ramona Park — Free trees for residents — Help restore Portage’s natural landscape post-tornado with a free tree giveaway event.
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