Local News
Volunteers strive to save Santa Claus letter service
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A group of volunteer Santa Claus "elves" in Alaska's frigid interior is determined to save a popular holiday letter service featuring the North Pole's most beloved icon.
Group works to preserve old county burial grounds
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
EASTMANVILLE — The Friends of Ottawa County Parks group is taking a look into the past and preserving the final resting place of those who were buried on the grounds of the Eastmanville Farm Park.
SL leaf truck out of commission
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
The Spring Lake Village's leaf vacuum truck is out of commission until Tuesday, according to village officials.
Fruitport
culinary team will no longer compete
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
FRUITPORT — The Fruitport High School culinary team, which typically boiled over the competition in state and national events, has been reduced to a simmer – and will no longer compete.
David Rhem a candidate for Circuit Court judge
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
David A. Rhem, a Grand Haven-area attorney, has announced his candidacy for Ottawa County Circuit Court judge in the 2010 election.
Longtime GH public works supervisor named Jingle Bell Parade marshal
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Longtime city worker Greg Zimmerman has been named grand marshal of the 2009 Jingle Bell Parade.
Hundreds cheer Palin in Grand Rapids. for book tour
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
GRAND RAPIDS — College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin.
Hall: Missing money a 'misunderstanding'
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
Grand Haven school board member Brandon Hall denies taking money from a school fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society, calling the whole ordeal "a severe misunderstanding."
SLT man dies after construction accident
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
Jerry Pell loved building and working with his hands, his daughter said.
Fatoosh to open next week
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
A new restaurant will open in Grand Haven next week, bringing Mediterranean fatoosh into the area.
'Black Friday' cometh; will the shoppers follow?
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
Traditional "Black Friday" shopping advertisements are fading to gray.
Home-based business fair at GH Golf Club Saturday
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP — Two women who run home-based businesses will be hosting a home party fair at the Grand Haven Golf Club, 17000 Lincoln St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
State jobless rate edges down to 15.1%
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
LANSING — Michigan's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 15.1 percent in October as total employment grew in the state for the first time since mid-2007, according to a state report released Wednesday.
Free soup meal Saturday at east-side cafe
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
Rainy Houle says she's long wanted to give people the gift of a meal, and the manager of a Grand Haven restaurant says that's the inspiration for Saturday's Loaf and Slurp.
Change may be imminent for city-owned Chinook Pier
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Change may be on the horizon for one of Grand Haven's riverfront properties.
GH school board member Brandon Hall charged with theft
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Brandon Hall, a member of the Grand Haven school board and a candidate for the Michigan House, was charged this morning with stealing money from a school fundraiser.
