The spirit of Halloween was in full swing on Saturday during the Zombie Walk put together by the Tri-Cities Historical Museum and Central Park Players.
The event, a benefit for Love INC Tri-Cities, filled downtown Grand Haven streets with hundreds of "zombies.'
Grand Haven varsity boys soccer coach Aaron Dean turned to an unlikely source for some instant offense during overtime of Saturday's Division 1 regional championship game.
With his team looking for a spark after giving up a goal late in regulation, Dean inserted Jon Buitenhuis, a recent call-up from the junior varsity team.
Ferrysburg was full of fall festivities Friday night.
Walden Green Montessori School and Ferrysburg City Hall hosted Halloween-themed celebrations - Family Fun Night and a Monster's Ball, respectively.
A furious fourth-quarter comeback came up seven points short as Grand Haven's varsity football team fell to visiting Grand Ledge, 21-14, in the opening round of the Division 1 state playoffs on Friday.
Spring Lake's varsity boys soccer team made an emphatic statement on Wednesday evening as the No. 2-ranked Lakers disposed of the top-ranked DeWitt Panthers, 2-0, in the Division 2 regional semifinals at Grand Rapids Christian.
For the fourth year in a row, the Chamber of Commerce Grand Haven-Spring Lake-Ferrysburg hosted a career exploration event called Boomerang in an effort to connect local business professionals with area high school students.
Work is in progress on a $2.1 million bridge over North Cedar Street.
This is just one segment of Michigan Highway 231, which will eventually stretch over the Grand River and add a long-awaited north-south connection designed to alleviate heavy traffic on U.S. 31 in Ottawa County.
It was standing room only at the Grand Haven Community Center on Monday night, where city voters were able to get an idea of who the candidates were for mayor.
Former City Councilwoman Geri McCaleb and write-in candidate Ken Sharkey took part in the forum sponsored by the local League of Women Voters and Chamber of Commerce, and the Grand Haven Tribune.
Amberrose Hammond believes everyone probably has a wicked family skeleton or two hiding in a closet.
The Grand Haven Township woman found hers while researching her second book, "Wicked Ottawa County, Michigan.'
In what has been one of the closest - and fiercest - rivalries on the Lakeshore over the past three seasons, Friday's clash between West Ottawa and Grand Haven again lived up to reputation.
A howling cat woke up the owner of a mobile home - enough so that he was able to escape the burning structure.
Later, the cat was nowhere to be found and was feared dead, said Deborah Pless, sister of homeowner Mark Mitchell.
Spring Lake's varsity boys soccer team hasn't had the best luck dealing with Mother Nature in the Division 2 district tournament.
A year ago at Grand Rapids Northview, the Lakers had to play through a driving rain storm with whipping winds in a contest against the host Wildcats that was also delayed several times by lightening.
To make matters worse, Spring Lake had its season ended on the dreary evening.
The Spring Lake Township Fire Department hosted an open house Monday evening in recognition of Fire Prevention Week. The event was postponed from late last week because of rain.
A series of surprising losses midway through the season served as a big-time wake-up call for Western Michigan Christian's defending state champion boys soccer squad.
Wellness, as Dr. Mike Weiss of Spring Lake defines it, is "all-inclusive health.'
Bringing all of the elements together was behind a Community Wellness Day that Weiss and fellow local chiropractor, Dr. Matt Dirkse, organized for Saturday afternoon in downtown Grand Haven.
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