Brianna, the Portage Farmers Market Manager, joins host Mary Ruple to talk about Opening Day, the 2025 Market Season, and more! Make sure to visit us on Facebook and Instagram @PortageMarketMI for more information. Do you have a podcast idea? S...

Paarth and Hameed from the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) join host Mary Ruple to discuss the 17th Annual Green-A-Thon and more! Find out more at https://portagemi.gov/440/Youth-...

Officer Fisher and Officer Martin from the Portage Department of Public Safety- Police Division join host Mary Ruple to discuss the Community Engagement and Resolution Team (CERT) Program and more. To learn more about the CERT Program and the t...

Aanya & Sonya from the Youth Advisory Committee joins host Mary Ruple to discuss the third annual Recycled Art Contest and more. For more information or to enter the contest, visit https:/...

Brianna Wurtsmith, the Farmers Market Manager, joins host Mary Ruple to discuss vendor opportunities for markets and events, the farmers market opening day, and more! Visit portagemi.gov/634 to learn more and apply. Do you have a podcast idea? ...

Brandi Janes, the Director of Emergency Management at Kalamazoo County, joins host Mary Ruple to discuss severe weather planning, Severe Weather Awareness Week, and the Statewide Tornado Drill on Wednesday, March 19, at 1 PM. For more informati...

Nick Haines, the Deputy Director of Streets & Parks, joins host Mary Ruple to discuss the 2025 Spring Cleanup Program, the NEW Food Scraps Collection Program, and other collection programs. For more information on these programs, visit port...

Join us for this Special Edition of Portage Connect. Guest hosts Councilmember Ledbetter and Councilmember Young interview the featured speaker of the 2025 Black History Month Presentation, Jackie Joyner-Kersee. This year's presentation takes p...

The YAC Join host Mary Ruple to talk about the Winter Snow Party! and more. The YAC Winter Snow Party! takes place on February 1 from 12 to 2 PM at Oakland Drive Park, 7650 Oakland Drive. To find out more, visit our social media pages or the Ci...

Bill Graham, The Deputy Fire Marshal joins host Mary Ruple to discuss Community Risk Reduction Week, Fire Safety, and more. Community Risk Reduction Week is January 20 - 26. Visit us on our social media pages throughout the week for more inform...