Grand Haven Tribune

House fire in SL Township

Firefighters responded to a house fire just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday in Spring Lake Township.

6:00 PM May 18, 2013

(Courtesy photo) Best friends Laurie Mitchell (left) and Mary Verseput Neubauer wait for the musical fountain show and fireworks during a recent Coast Guard Festival.

Fountain memories

Mary Verseput Neubauer remembers a Grand Haven waterfront that wasn't so attractive when she was a child — an area etched with the blemishes of more than a century of industrial use.

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4:00 PM May 18, 2013

Female members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit (left to right) — Lt. Tasha Sadowicz, Petty Officer 2nd Class Erin Sawicz, Lt. Mary Martin and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashlee Leppert — walk away from a MH-65C Dolphin helicopter at the air station, March 19. The members were recreating a famous photo of World War II female pilots. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Lt. Joseph Rozycki)

Women in the Coast Guard

Coast Guard women come in all colors, shapes and sizes, Public Affairs Specialist 3 Lauren Laughlin notes.

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3:00 PM May 18, 2013

Education

(Tribune file photo/Krystle Wagner) Grand Haven CyberSchool student Kennedy Rogers works on a history lesson.

CyberSchool set to expand

More students will have a chance to enroll in Grand Haven’s CyberSchool in the fall.

1:36 PM May 18, 2013

Several injuries in crash on U.S. 31 north of Ridge

(UPDATED: Saturday at 6 p.m.) Five people were injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash early this afternoon on U.S. 31 north of Ridge Street.

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11:30 AM May 18, 2013

(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Grand Haven resident Rich Wheeler works in the yard without suffering from allergies.

Painful pollen

Spring is in the air, and so is the pollen. A lot of it.

10:09 AM May 18, 2013

Car fire on I-96

(UPDATED: Monday 9:45 a.m.) Emergency personnel extinguished a car fire on I-96 near Nunica Saturday morning.

8:00 AM May 18, 2013

Weekend forecast

Mostly cloudy today, with a high near 76. East wind 8 to 13 mph.

8:00 AM May 18, 2013

Wanted: Fireworks funds

In just seven short weeks, fireworks should be blasting over Dewey Hill.

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7:05 AM May 18, 2013

SL, Fruitport soccer win before Monday's league showdown

Teams each post non-conference shutouts

11:53 PM May 17, 2013

Spring Lake’s Jori Henderson hugs her No. 2 doubles partner, Stephanie Sabo, following their victory against Cadillac in the championship match at the Division 3 regionals at Spring Lake High School on Friday. (Tribune photo/Nate Thompson)

Lakers by a landslide at regionals

SL ends regional title drought by producing 5 flight champions

11:50 PM May 17, 2013

Grand Haven freshman Claire VanWieren hands off to teammate Maddie Sanchez during their victorious heat in the 800-meter relay at the Division 1 regionals at Buccaneer Stadium on Friday. (Tribune photo/Nate Thompson)

Bucs' pole vaulters star at regional meet

Gruizinga, Kendra each qualify for state finals in event

11:46 PM May 17, 2013

Local sports roundup: SL golf wins division at Montague Invite

GH girls' lacrosse loses heartbreaker

9:18 PM May 17, 2013

Man guilty of burning landlady to death

A 32-year-old Holland Township man was found guilty Friday in Ottawa County Circuit Court of killing his landlady by dousing her with white gas and setting her on fire.

6:00 PM May 17, 2013

Big bill in the case of pointy heel, lost eye

The Michigan appeals court said a woman must pay $126,000 to another woman who lost an eye after being struck with a stiletto heel in Bay City.

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5:00 PM May 17, 2013

Mailbag

What's going on at Eagle Ottawa site?

Gordon of Grand Haven asked, "Anybody know what's going on with the old Eagle Ottawa site? I saw cranes tearing down structures. I heard at one time someone proposed making the old building into apartments, like the Story and Clark building."

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4:54 PM May 17, 2013

Walk for WMAAA

All of the students at the West Michigan Academy for Arts and Academics participated in a walkathon in Ferrysburg on Friday to raise funds for school programs.