Nicholas Walczak

Portage’s Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 371 hosted its fifth annual fly-in lunch at the Portage Municipal Airport on Saturday to raise funds and help get youths interested in aviation.

About $2 million dollars from a scholarship fund for graduating students will be transferred to the Lodi School District for a major renovation of its performing arts center, the district

A civilian Columbia Correctional Institution employee has been charged with second-degree sexual assault of an inmate, manufacturing/delivering THC, and delivering illegal articles to an inmate, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office

A Columbia Correctional Institution kitchen staff employee has been charged with second-degree sexual assault of an inmate, manufacturing/delivering marijuana and delivering illegal articles to an inmate, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office said.

A staff member in the Rio School District is under investigation for allegedly sending and receiving concerning communications with a juvenile, the Rio Police Department said.

"I thought I was going to do pretty well, but I was definitely surprised when I saw I scored a 36," Portage High School senior Olivia Goldthorpe said of perfect

"We can now start looking at doing improvements for the betterment of the airport," said Phil Livingston, Portage's director of Public Works.

The first projects the BOA intends to begin are sealing and filling pavement cracks, and relocating the fuel facility

A Columbia County organization that works to cultivate a stronger and more positive community through impacting the lives of area youths is holding

Portage is eyeing two potential modifications to the Oneida Street and Highway 51/DeWitt Street/New Pinery Road/MacFarlane Road intersection to alleviate safety concerns of individuals turning from and onto Oneida Street.