Two Lowell brothers were killed when they were ejected from a car in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon at the intersection of 168^{th Avenue and Riley Street, said Lt. Steve Kempker of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department.}

To the Editor:

The May 15 front page story on the racial slur found on a local complex is disturbing, and certainly a perfect opportunity for use as a teaching and learning experience, but ...

Grand Haven's boys and girls track and field teams each placed second at Saturday's Division 1 regional meet, held at Houseman Field in Grand Haven.

Grand Haven’s varsity boys lacrosse team warmed up for Wednesday’s highly-anticipated regional showdown with South Lyon with a blistering 19-4 win over Vicksburg.

Spring Lake’s varsity boys golfers won the Shelby Invitational on Saturday, shooting a team score of 326.

Grand Haven High School's Science Olympiad team finished third in the nation at the 28th National Science Olympiad Tournament on Saturday at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

When Great Lakes water levels dropped suddenly and steeply in the late 1990s, aquatic plants sprang up along stretches of newly exposed shoreline. Property owners, environmentalists and government officials have argued ever since about how to deal with the vegetation, which some consider important to the ecosystem and others an ugly mess.

A circus, concerts and a water-ski show are on the recently announced list of entertainment acts for the 2012 Coast Guard Festival.

Coast Guard Festival spokeswoman Madonna Kramer said festival organizers select entertainers by gauging how the audience has responded to performers through the years.