What was once a major project at the corner of U.S. 31 and Jackson Street is in receivership as officials wait for buyers for the Grand Landing properties. Dave Distel, managing director at O'Keefe & Associates, said the Grand Landing property was placed in receivership care in November 2010. According to Distel, the bank didn't foreclose on the property and the project isn't in bankruptcy. Instead, Grand Landing LLC and its lender, Comerica Bank, entered into an agreement to put the property into a receivership.

Looking for some fun things to do before summer vacation ends? Visit Spring Lake District Library on Friday, Aug. 26, for a free screening of "Mars Needs Moms' at 2 p.m. The animated action adventure movie is 88 minutes long and rated PG. Children age 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call the library at 846-5770, ext. 134. The library is located at 123 E. Exchange St. in Spring Lake.

The Michigan Department of Transportation and Michigan State Police have released a new YouTube video to help motorists understand how speed limits are established. The minute-long video is available on MDOT's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/michigandot. "We work closely with our partners in law enforcement to establish the safest speed limits possible for the benefit of all motorists,' said State Transportation Director Kirk Steudle.

Spring Lake's varsity girls golf team started on the right foot on his goal at winning a seventh-straight championship in the Lakes Eight Conference on Wednesday, as the Lakers won the opening league jamboree at Whitefish Lake Golf Course. "We stunk up the couse, but we still managed to win,' Spring Lake coach George Bitner said. "The girls are talking about reaching state this year, but if that's the case, we've got a lot of work to do.'

A judicial staffing report shows that the Ottawa County court system is understaffed, but there are no immediate plans to add another judge. The report, issued by the State Court Administrative Office on Wednesday, indicates that there should be 9.8 judges to serve Ottawa County. There are currently nine Circuit Court, District Court and Probate Court judges in Ottawa County.

Police said they seized an estimated $150 million worth of heroin and cocaine during a bust earlier this month in Pontiac. The Oakland County Sheriff's Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday announced details of last Friday's bust in Pontiac. Authorities said a search of a home found 69 kilograms of heroin and 10.5 kilograms of cocaine. The agencies said it's the largest quantity of heroin ever discovered in Michigan. Sheriff Mike Bouchard said the sheer quantity of drugs is "startling.'