Police recovered about $59,000 stolen from a Grand Rapids-area bank and tossed from the window of a getaway rental truck this week. An additional $16,000 - snatched up by passers-by before officers could collect it - could not be found, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in federal court in Grand Rapids. Adam Jones and his wife, Tammy Jo Jones, were named as suspects in the complaint. They were reported to have been arraigned Thursday in Kent County Circuit Court.

The Grand Haven Tribune has partnered with the local Chamber of Commerce to publish a quarterly journal focusing on local businesses and business people. The first issue of The Business Times of Northwest Ottawa County will be included in Monday's edition of the Tribune.

Officials say progress is being made in an effort to ramp up service for an expanded Harbor Transit, slated to begin early next year. "Everything is going good,' Harbor Transit Director Tom Manderscheid said Thursday. Grand Haven Township voters on May 3 approved a 0.95-mill transportation tax, which includes 0.45 mill for the Harbor Transit service, to bring the local bus service to the township. The township service will allow Harbor Transit to reach the communities of Grand Haven, Spring Lake Village, Ferrysburg and Grand Haven Township.

Artists in the "The October Show' at Gallery Uptown are Ann Trowbridge, Julie Hegedus, Larry Blovits, Susan Heath, Jim Markle, Dave Bazen, Jim Johnson and Larry Goff. The show will be on exhibit in the Walburg Gallery of the Gallery Uptown, 201 Washington Ave. in downtown Grand Haven, Oct. 3-31. The opening reception is Friday, Oct. 7, from 5:30-8 p.m. Informative talks by the artists will begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free event. Gallery hours for October are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

The Muskegon-Lakeshore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will feature guest organist Joseph Balistreri in recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. The recital will take place at Central United Methodist Church, 1011 Second St. in Muskegon.

Spring Lake extended its Lakes Eight Conference winning streak to 27 games spanning the past three years with an 8-0 victory over Fremont on Thursday. The win wraps up the Lakers' third consecutive regular-season Lakes Eight title. Eight different players scored goals for Spring Lake: Alec Strahl, Austin Gabris, Adam Clauss, K.J. Sanchez, A.J. Broughten, Ben Keller, Michael Zietlow and Riley Kammeraad. The Lakers are now 13-1 overall and 7-0 in league games.

A 25-year-old Battle Creek man has been charged with murder in this summer's death of a 3-year-old girl who was in his care. The Battle Creek Enquirer reported police were looking for Leo Ackley. He's charged with open murder and first-degree child abuse in the death of Baylee Stenman. Baylee died Aug. 1 at a hospital in Kalamazoo after being found unresponsive July 28. Charges were announced this week by Calhoun County prosecutors after autopsy results showed the child died from head trauma.