10:43 AM Nov 10, 2011
Grand Haven varsity girls basketball coach Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer remembers driving to Kenowa Hills to watch a promising group of fifth-grade basketball players, because really, it's never too early to scout the talent in your program. Two that stood out on the undefeated middle school team were Alex Law and Kaeding Skelton. Seven years later, the duo added another chapter to their basketball careers on Wednesday, as both signed national letters-of-intent to play college basketball during the early signing period.
10:28 AM Nov 10, 2011
A roundup of elections in other Ottawa County and West Michigan cities on Tuesday
10:28 AM Nov 10, 2011
Ferrysburg has a new mayor, two incumbents were returned to City Council and a motorized equipment millage was approved by a single vote on Tuesday.
7:19 AM Nov 10, 2011
The public will have a chance to meet the two finalists for the Grand Haven public safety director position at 7 tonight at the Grand Haven Community Center, 421 Columbus Ave.
7:19 AM Nov 10, 2011
A wind advisory is now in effect until 1 a.m. Thursday for a portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, including Ottawa County.
7:18 AM Nov 10, 2011
The Spring Lake Fitness and Aquatic Center, 16140 148th Ave., closed this afternoon due to a power outage.
7:13 AM Nov 10, 2011
Today: Occasional rain and snow showers, mainly after 10 am. High near 43. Breezy, with a west-northwest wind between 14 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
11:05 PM Nov 9, 2011
Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. The massive shakeup Wednesday night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his 46th season. But the outcry following the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on molestation charges proved too much for the board to ignore.
8:00 PM Nov 9, 2011
School Zone Publishing of Grand Haven is helping ill children by bringing educational resources to patients at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids.
6:00 PM Nov 9, 2011
A pajama and blanket collection to benefit children in need will begin Nov. 12, with barrels being placed at several locations in Muskegon, Grand Haven and Spring Lake.
4:00 PM Nov 9, 2011
Muskegon Community College will dedicate a Veterans Memorial Wall on campus on Friday. The event will also celebrate the armed forces contributions of its students, staff and alumni, along with those of the greater community, during the Veterans Day ceremony beginning at 11 a.m.
3:00 PM Nov 9, 2011
The Tri-Cities community and middle school students came together to help Comfort Keepers collect more than 2,100 pounds of food through its Stop Senior Hunger food drive during the month of September, which was Hunger Action Month.
2:00 PM Nov 9, 2011
The Tri-Cities Family YMCA Learning Tree Preschool is hosting a carnival fundraiser for the school on Friday.
1:00 PM Nov 9, 2011
Authorities said the business manager at St. Patrick Catholic Church near Traverse City stole about $73,000 from the church.
12:00 PM Nov 9, 2011
Postmaster Barb Kiehborth came to Grand Haven five years ago with a background in human resources. "So I like to do that warm and fuzzy stuff,' she said.
11:30 AM Nov 9, 2011
Authorities said a Michigan police officer found a fleeing suspect hiding in a leaf pile with help from thermal imaging device.