Portage Local News – Monday, September 22nd, 2025

Daily Portage

Monday, September 22nd, 2025

Good morning, Portage. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 22nd of September.

COMMUNITY NEWS

➤ A Lakeshore High junior varsity player suffered spine fractures on Thursday after being jumped on by an opponent while a vehicle crash on Friday closed South Westnedge from Whites Road to Hutchinson Street, and an Office Depot in Portage fired an employee on Friday for refusing to print a vigil poster for conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Other local and regional news includes Ford moving its headquarters to a new campus in Dearborn, a vigil held at WMU on Sunday, a teacher placed on leave in Galesburg-Augusta following a controversial social media post, a police search for persons of interest after a shooting near WMU, and county commissioners planning to buy a McDonald’s property for a new administration building. WWMT

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