PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP — Non-motorized trails in Kent and Ottawa counties move a step closer to getting connected Monday. A ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in Comstock Park’s Lydell Park kicks off engineering on the Fred Meijer Four Mile Trail, a 7-mile…
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PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP — Non-motorized trails in Kent and Ottawa counties move a step closer to getting connected Monday. A ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in Comstock Park’s Lydell Park kicks off engineering on the Fred Meijer Four Mile Trail, a 7-mile…
GRAND RAPIDS — Maureen Van Hoven remembers one of her most exciting moments in law school — she was reading about a case that referenced Grand Rapids and Kent County. When she looked for the presiding judge, she recognized a…
GRAND RAPIDS — Park Church leaders hope a rally Sunday helps draw attention to the lack of public restrooms available in the city at night. “For those who are not staying in the shelters and who don’t have access to…
Open slideshow in larger window GRAND RAPIDS — The face-lift of a nearly century-old park is almost complete. A $350,000 renovation project of Grotto Park, next to the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, will be finished next month. A…
A national insurance safety group is proposing to raise the age at which teens can drive, to reduce substantially the number of crashes involving teenage drivers. But many teens, and their parents, appreciate freedom on the roads.
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Jon Geskus, in back in white shirt, helped save some fishermen from Hurricane Ike as a rescue swimmer on a Coast Guard helicopter. (Courtesy Photo)
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Scott Lathrop ALLEGAN — Supporters of both Troy Tyo’s family and Scott Lathrop’s family wiped away tears in Allegan County Circuit Court on Friday as Lathrop was sentenced to 23 months to 10 years in prison by Judge William Baillargeon…
Press Photo by Dave RaczkowskiFarewell again: A law enforcement officer lays his hand on a bronze statue of Kevin Marshall, a Michigan State Trooper killed during a standoff in 2003. Hundreds gathered Saturday in Marshall Memorial Park, in Newaygo, to…
GRAND RAPIDS — As her 9-month-old Spaniel mix, Angus, romped around the Pet Supplies Off-Leash Dog Area at Hillcrest Park, Kathleen Campbell said she wanted to adopt another dog so he would have a playmate. But her dog-browsing stopped last…
GRAND RAPIDS — A local initiative is aiming to close the health gap between Michigan children who rely on Medicaid for primary care insurance and children who are privately insured. First Steps was to unveil today its first of three…