Two Holland teens were seriously injured when their pickup truck collided with a transport van late Sunday morning at the intersection of 144th Avenue and Tyler in Olive Township.
Here is the latest information on the coronavirus in Michigan, including the number of cases state offices report and other updates affecting West Michigan.
Things sound different in a lockdown. The silence of usually bustling streets, the two-tone whirr of ambulance sirens and the sudden awareness of birdsong, all formed an aural backdrop to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The lights dimmed. Guitars thrummed. And a nine-piece band kicked off what amounted to a rock concert inside an amphitheater of a church. “Shout for joy to the Lord,” one musician called out, quoting Scripture.
Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South-southwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
The state Legislature did not meet this week and is scheduled to meet next Aug. 12. Rather than votes, this Roll Call Report describes some current proposals related to gender.
In less than seven weeks, 525 individuals, organizations and funds came together to contribute more than $300,000 to the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation.
After months of closure, the Tri-Cities Family YMCA reopened its pool this week and has resumed its water safety with Summer Day Camp children.
A new policy will prohibit people from blocking a local statue with tables, tents and more.
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series celebrating our local health care workers.
With schools resuming in a few weeks, we chatted with Spring Lake Public Schools Superintendent Dennis Furton about plans, precautions and what could cause schools to close down.
Local Catholic organizations rallied together to help Positive Options — a nonprofit agency dedicated to helping women with unplanned pregnancies – by donating a new ultrasound machine at its Grand Haven center.
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday extended Michigan's coronavirus emergency through Sept. 4, enabling her to keep in place restrictions designed to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Today: Sunny, with a high around 80. South-southwest wind 6 to 14 mph.
SATURDAY, August 8
The state health department reported no new deaths related to COVID-19 in Michigan on Friday.
HOLLAND — Jon Ornée has had the same dream for the past seven years.
Lane closures for road work will be in effect Friday, Aug. 7, until 3 p.m. on southbound U.S. 31 between M-45 (Lake Michigan Drive) and Port Sheldon Street.
Grant funding has been approved to help pay for the repair of damages to boat slips at Grand Haven’s Municipal Marina caused by high water levels.
Last week, we honored the U.S. Coast Guard in our grand town. Although there’s no annual festival in their honor, we’re honoring “Health Care Heroes” of the North Ottawa Community Health System for their courageous battle during these days of COVID-19, and beyond.
Record 2.5M voted in primary; Benson pushes for legislation
An idea that’s been brewing for a couple of years has finally seen the light of day with one of the first babies born at North Ottawa Community Hospital during (or close to) what is normally Coast Guard Festival week.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
If your garden is anything like ours, you have zucchini multiplying by the millions (or so it seems).
TODAY, August 7
The Michigan health department reported 26 deaths related to COVID-19 on Thursday, the most since July 7.
This week's #TBT gallery brings us back to late July and early August, 1987.Â
More than 2 million Michiganders mailed in ballots or voted in person for the primary election Tuesday, requiring many clerks to scramble for staff during a pandemic and spend late-night hours tallying a record number of absentee ballot.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused much stress and uncertainty for students, parents, teachers and staff. “For students and the adults who care for them, the desire is so strong to have our lives return to normal, which also involves schooling,” says Craig Sawchuk, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic psychol…
A state prison in West Michigan is seeing an outbreak in COVID-19 infections after going months with no confirmed cases behind its walls.
Editors note: This is the second in a series honoring our local health care heroes.
Meijer wins Republican primary in retiring Amash’s district
GRAND HAVEN TWP. — Grand Haven High School marching band members typically spend a week in early August up in Interlochen for their annual band camp.
Today:Â Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
TODAY, August 6
LANSING — With the primary complete, Michigan candidates on Wednesday quickly turned their focus to November – when voters in the presidential battleground will also decide a competitive U.S. Senate race, several House contests and which party controls a legislative chamber.
Crockery Township Supervisor Leon Stille said he plans to work hard to make sure ongoing projects continue smoothly into the new supervisor’s term.
GRAND HAVEN TWP. — The votes have been cast and Grand Haven Township incumbents who were on the ballot have kept their positions.
PHILADELPHIA — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into late summer, social distancing and quarantining behaviors have brought challenges to relationships for people of all ages.
There was one new death related to COVID-19 reported in Ottawa County on Wednesday.
Olive Township resident Anita Brown claimed her spot to challenge incumbent Jim Lilly, R-Park Township, in a race to be the state House 89th District’s representative in Lansing.
Voters overwhelmingly approved millage renewals for Spring Lake District Library, Tri-Cities Historical Museum and Harbor Transit.
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday announced additional steps to combat racism, declaring it a public health crisis and ordering state employees to complete implicit bias training as the state confronts what she called systemic inequities highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Crockery Township will have a new supervisor for the first time in 16 years.
GRAND HAVEN TWP. — Mark Reenders retained his seat as the Grand Haven Township supervisor after holding off former Township Supervisor Karl French in Tuesday's Republican primary.
After five years of service, rates are increasing for renting the Harbor Trolley.
Whitmer seeks to up the ante on COVID-19 order enforcement
A virtual public meeting is planned for next week to take public input on a $22.8 million bridge project set for 2021-22 in the area of U.S. 31 and M-104, which connects Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg.
I never thought spending a week in the intensive care unit with my almost 98-year-old mom would feel like such a blessing.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
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