Two suspects who allegedly broke into a Grand Haven Township business on Friday morning are being linked to other crimes in the region, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Lt. Mark Bennett. A 42-year-old and a 32-year-old were apprehended by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department in Marne after the suspects allegedly broke into Lake Cycles, 12200 West Olive Road at 1 a.m. Friday During the stop, officers discovered items believed to have been stolen from the Grand Haven Township store. The two individuals were taken into custody, police said.

Both local public libraries will be closed Sunday and Monday, Sept. 4-5, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Spring Lake District Library will also be closed on Saturday, Sept. 3. Both libraries will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 6: Loutit District Library will re-open at 9 a.m. and Spring Lake District Library will reopen at 9:30 a.m.

State police raided two medical marijuana dispensaries in Ann Arbor on Thursday, but said the operations weren't connected with a previous day's appeals court ruling that pot cannot be sold through private shops, police said. The MedMar clinic and the A2 Go Green Corp. both were raided about noon, and officers seized computers, files and other items, AnnArbor.com reported. The businesses had been under investigation for at least a couple of weeks, said Detective Lt. Wynonia Sturdivant of the Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team.

The Fallen Heroes Memorial Monument Committee is closing in on its goal to raise $130,000 for a monument honoring soldiers killed during World War II and wars that have followed. Retired U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth Kelly, co-chairman of the fundraising committee, said the committee has raised $109,000. "We still need $21,000,' he said. "We are looking to our supportive community to contribute that amount by our tentative dedication day of Veterans Day (Nov. 11).'

By Dennis Chase, Traverse City Record Eagle It was a night to pay tribute to the Coast Guard. But it was an air force that stood out Thursday at Thirlby Field. Senior Scott Staal, making his first varsity start, completed 16 of 20 passes for 250 yards and four touchdowns as Grand Haven won the inaugural Coast Guard Trophy with a season-opening 35-10 win over Traverse City Central. All four of Staal's touchdown passes went to Danny Cotter. Staal also ran for a score.

Grand Haven's varsity volleyball team went 2-1 at its home quad on Thursday despite playing without setter Jami Hogeboom, who is out following a concussion. The Buccaneers defeated Fremont (25-16, 25-15) and Whitehall (25-22, 25-18) before falling to Mona Shores (25-16, 17-25, 15-10).

Two men were arrested on outstanding warrants following a traffic stop early Thursday morning at the intersection of U.S. 31 and VanWagoner Road. Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police pulled over a 1972 Chevrolet which officers observed weaving all over the road on northbound U.S. 31 about 3:15 a.m. Police said four people were in the vehicle, and two of them were observed attempting to hide or destroy pills, alcohol or suspected crack cocaine during the stop.

For more than a century, countless year-round and summer-only residents have called the houses and cottages of the Highland Park home. The Highland Park Association is going to honor that legacy with a celebration marking the 125th year of the Grand Haven neighborhood. "It's a nice place to come to,' said Judy Mehring, a part-time resident from Boston who comes to the area during the summer. Mehring's water color painting of a trail in Highland Park was selected by the association to commemorate the 125th anniversary.