Sam Turner crosses home plate during a PCI Saints doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. The Saints defeated Sanford 5-2 and W.C. Miller 6-2 to finish the regular season at 5-1. (Kevin Hirschfield/THE GRAPHIC/QMI AGENCY)

Saints out in semis

After just dropping one game all season, the PCI Saints fastpitch team dropped two games at Wednesday's Zone 4 tournament in Altona.

Courtney Nichol of the Portage Blaze tracks the ball during a 5-1 win over the Heat at Republic of Manitobah Park on Monday night. (Dan Falloon/Portage Daily Graphic)

Blaze shut out again

The Portage Blaze put up another goose egg on the scoreboard Tuesday night, but this time they weren’t lucky enough to pick up a point.

A red zinnia makes a perfect landing pad for this monarch butterfly that loves to pause for refreshment and bask in sunshine. (TED MESEYTON/SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Popular coneflowers

Right off the top, a couple event dates to pass along. Also, it’s easy to fall in love with cone flowers such as echinacea and zinnia.

It's all about perspective

My day started off pretty poorly. I struggled to get out of bed, and after hitting snooze three times, I swung my feet onto the floor.

Mock collision 'kills' one

Portage Collegiate's Grade 11 and 12 students got an up-close view of what happens when someone drinks and drives Thursday.

Charles Ramsey, the man who rescued Amanda Berry, is seen in this screen grab from an interview he gave Cleveland's ABC affiliate.

Cleveland hero gets burgers for life

The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again.

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