10:18 AM Feb 7, 2012

GI virus circulating at area schools

A gastro-intestinal illness that has been circulating in Northwest Ottawa County is no cause for alarm, according to Ottawa County Health Department officials, although it's been a source of digestive discomfort for some local residents and students.
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11:30 AM Jan 25, 2012

Teacher tenure changes: Little concern in local school districts

Local school district officials said they aren't overly concerned about new laws that put the focus more on teacher performance than on length of service. Michigan is one of a growing number of states that have passed legislation that weakens tenure protection - once almost a given in the education field.
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10:28 AM Jan 23, 2012

Donors help pawned sax end up in student musician’s hands

A black-based Cannonball tenor saxophone with gold keys can do more than produce music - it can change lives. Its previous owner pawned it to A-Z Outlet in Holland to raise money for cancer treatments.
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9:56 AM Jan 13, 2012

Grand Haven area welcomes second snow of the season

For the second time this year, the Tri-Cities area has been blanketed with snow, forcing schools to close and residents to dig out from under it. Local school districts including Grand Haven and Spring Lake public schools were closed today, as were many private schools.
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10:53 AM Jan 13, 2012

Schools closed today

Coopersville French Academy Grand Haven (Open Door at Central open only) Grand Haven Christian School Lakeshore Christian Academy Little Red House St. John's Lutheran St. Mary's Spring Lake Walden Green West Mich. Academy Western Mich. Christian High School For complete closing information in West Michigan, visit http://www.wzzm13.com/weather/severe_weather/cancellations_closings/default.aspx
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7:11 AM Jan 13, 2012

Warm before the storm

The father and son team of Ron and David Nichols agree that it's been a great winter for outdoor sports - like riding their bikes. The Fruitport man and his son from North Muskegon were halfway through their bicycle trip around Spring Lake when they stopped to talk to some fishermen at Smith's Bayou late Wednesday morning.
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7:14 AM Jan 4, 2012

Residents embrace snow storm

Six-year-old Jadon Thayer and his sister, Juliana, 3, wasted no time in bundling up in their winter gear to play in their snow-covered Grand Haven Township yard on Monday.
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6:06 PM Dec 31, 2011

Top 10 local stories of 2011

The incident may have only affected a single neighborhood in Grand Haven Township, but our top story of the year buzzed throughout the region for several months. Don't agree with our list? Log in and comment on the story.
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10:14 AM Dec 27, 2011

Military buddies reunite for holidays

Matt, Joey and Joel - who were best friends at Grand Haven High School - planned to join the military together after graduation. Instead, they went their separate ways. A few years later, by mere coincidence, they all moved back to Grand Haven and put their original plan into action.
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1:00 PM Dec 23, 2011

Registration opens for ‘Jigs and Jigsaws’ to kick off 2012 Greenway celebration

"Jigs and Jigsaws' will be the kickoff event for the Grand River Greenway Parks Celebration 2012, a year-long celebration of the progress toward establishing a public greenway across Ottawa County.
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