A special group for Grand Haven-area women experiencing postpartum depression will provide new mothers a place to seek help - something they otherwise might not do if that assistance is not near them.

Can your ZIP code really predict whether you will develop diabetes, heart disease or cancer? While Ottawa County was recently named the healthiest county in Michigan, are there geographic segments of its population who are at higher risk for disease? The Ottawa County Health Department will host a special screening of the PBS documentary, "Unnatural Causes: Place Matters,' at Loutit District Library, 407 Columbus Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3. It will be followed by a discussion of local health.

With temperatures climbing into the low 90s and not much of a cooling breeze to speak of, the turf soccer field at Grand Haven High School was nearly unbearable to play on Monday. But dozens of young soccer players shrugged off the oppressive heat on the first day of the Lakeshore Premier Soccer Club camp, which will run all week. That means it's up to the players before hand, then the coaches during the event, to make sure that the heat doesn't lead to serious safety concerns.

West Michigan and the Tri-Cities area is in for a stretch of hot weather as temperatures are expected to float near 90 degrees for most of the week. Aaron Ofseyer, WZZM-TV meteorologist, said temperatures in the Tri-Cities for most of the week will run in the high 80s to low 90s with heat indexes near 100 degrees. "Not since 1988 have we seen this kind of heat (for this long),' he said.