Monday, May 23
Practically every minute of every hour, someone sends a tweet to Bill Pulte, a 33-year-old private-equity investor and heir to the mammoth PulteGroup homebuilding company. And, nearly every day, Pulte responds.
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — The call came into the southern Illinois abortion clinic on a recent weekday: A young woman from Missouri was on the line, frantic because she no longer had the money to pay for her $470 procedure, which was scheduled for the next day.
Michigan was the first state to gain Section 404 authority in 1984. The state’s wetland laws were written with the specific intent of taking over the program.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Oregon, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart condition and pulmonary illness, anxiously eyed her newly arrived hospital bed on a recent day and worried over how she would maintain indepen…
MUSKEGON — Muskegon Community College, working in collaboration with West Michigan Works! and several Michigan community colleges and hospitals, had a “soft launch” for its surgical tech program on May 16, becoming the first health care associate’s degree registered apprenticeship in the Uni…
For many, sleeping in a bed is a basic comfort and an assumed part of everyday living.
WEST OLIVE — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners passed a 911 plan for the county this week that brings documentation up to date with the latest technology used by the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority.
Here’s how your local state lawmakers voted on legislation this week:
Grand Haven Area Public Schools hosted its 39th annual Excellence In Service Awards on May 4.
MUSKEGON — The following Muskegon Community College students have earned academic recognition for their grade point averages during the winter semester. They are listed alphabetically by hometown under each of the following three categories:
Tornado tears through northern Michigan community
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WEST OLIVE — Local high school students recently had a peek into what a serious car crash could look like from the first responder’s perspective, as they learned how to use firefighter tools, namely the “jaws of life.”
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When the women of the Lighthouse Quilt Guild learned that up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have been approved for arrival in the United States, they felt the call to help in some way.
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possib…
Sunday, May 22
Northbound U.S. 31 was shut down for about a half-hour Friday afternoon following a two-vehicle roll-over crash at Croswell Street.
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GRAND HAVEN TWP. — “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
A West Olive man was seriously injured Friday afternoon when his motorcycle was struck by a pickup truck in the Holland area.
Grand Haven High School recently released the list of its Distinguished Academic Leaders, which are students who maintained a GPA of 3.9 or above throughout high school. They include:
A Spring Lake man was injured in a two-car crash in Grand Haven Township at around 5:30 a.m. Friday.
Update: The Clean-Up Blitz has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 22, starting at 1 p.m.
Victor Gouveia was infatuated with anything that had a motor. Whether it be a motorcycle, ATV, classic car or truck, the late Grand Haven man saw beauty in the restoration process, his friends say.
Grand Haven High School sophomore Jocelyn Tolliver is hosting an event at the Imagination Station on Sunday afternoon, with the goal of raising awareness about adults and children with special abilities.
Whitmer, Legislature propose new plans to cut taxes
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Students at Robinson Elementary School had a chance to express their appreciation to local police officers Thursday morning, and they had a great time doing so.
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Anne Klintworth came early and prepared – with bags, cash and an open mind – because, the Spring Lake woman says, who knows what you’ll find at the Grand Haven Farmers Market?
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Emily Berry says she feels the weighty climate that’s settled over education this past year.
Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high around 70. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday, May 21
There are a limited number of boat slips that can be rented out for this year’s Coast Guard Festival – and since the demand is high, the city is having a lottery drawing to determine who will get them.
A small fire inside of a trash compactor behind a business complex in Grand Haven caused multiple businesses to evacuate Thursday afternoon.
A candidate for Michigan’s 31st Senate District, a seat currently held by Roger Victory, R-Hudsonville, has been disqualified from the August primary for failing to prove eligibility to run in the district.
WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking.
This week's #TBT gallery brings us back to May and early June 1992.
SPRING LAKE TWP. — Spring Lake High School’s Senior Scholars are comprised of students who have earned the highest honors awarded in their graduating class using a combination of ACT composite, select courses and grade point average to determine district rank.
Holmes Elementary School is the winner of this year’s Cool School Competition, hosted by the Sweet Temptations ice cream shops.
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The Grand Haven City Council addressed a number of issues at its meeting earlier this week, including the budget for the city’s upcoming new fiscal year.
State senator tossed off ballot for falsifying documents
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Grand Haven High School’s graduating seniors had a chance to relive their earliest days of their educational journey Wednesday.
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Crew members on the U.S. Coast Guard boats looked a little different Tuesday morning as a local fourth-grade class learned hands-on what the law enforcement agency does.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high around 70. South-southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday, May 20
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Grand Haven High School’s Science Olympiad team had to wait four days to find the results of Saturday’s national championship competition. It was worth the wait.
WASHINGTON — At the center of the nationwide baby formula shortage is a single factory: Abbott Nutrition’s plant that has been closed for more than three months because of contamination problems.
NORTON SHORES — A program for those who are caregivers for someone with late-season Alzheimer’s disease will be held next month in the Muskegon area.
Three civilians were taken into police custody after their criminal sentencing hearings Monday afternoon in the Ottawa County Circuit Court.
The city of Grand Haven’s 2022 street resurfacing project has begun.
Grand Haven’s harbor recorded three visits this past week.
White supremacist group member is 4th convicted in Michigan
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