A pair of local Democrats — Erik Nordman and Anita Brown — are facing off in the Aug. 4 primary, with the winner earning the right to challenge incumbent Jim Lilly, R-Park Township, for the 89th District house seat in the November general election. 

The Aug. 4 primary election is less than two months away, meaning clerks are gearing up now to handle the many ballots that will be filled out and sent in.

SPRING LAKE — Spring Lake District Library invites the community to attend a virtual presentation from the comfort of their homes that poses the question: What makes a president great?

While it may be a few months out from the state primary election on Aug. 4, one deadline for running for some of the many offices on the ballot has come and gone.

Here are the unofficial results of Tuesday's election:

Today, voters in the Grand Haven Area Public Schools district are being asked to approve an operating millage renewal proposal.

In less than 10 days, voters in the Grand Haven school district will help to decide the fate of a millage renewal.

Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in a general election campaign that will be waged against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

All Michigan voters will be receiving an application in the mail to cast an absentee ballot for the upcoming May elections.

Ballots poured in Tuesday during the Michigan presidential primary, and will continue to do so over the next few months for states yet to vote.

Voters spent time visiting the polls Tuesday to share their thoughts in Michigan’s presidential primary election.

Here is what you told us this week on our Online Poll:

Joe Biden won Michigan's Democratic primary on Tuesday, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy four years ago.

Joe Biden delivered decisive wins in Missouri and Mississippi on Tuesday, dealing an early blow to Bernie Sanders on a night when six states were up for grabs.

Here are the unofficial results from Tuesday's presidential primary election in Michigan (updated Tuesday 11:40 p.m.):

Voters in Michigan's Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, well above climate change, the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other social issues.

The polls are open until 8 p.m. Check back tonight for Michigan presidential primary election updates.

GRAND RAPIDS — Presidential hopeful Joe Biden made a campaign stop in Grand Rapids on Monday, a day ahead of the Michigan presidential primary.

The 2020 presidential primary election in Michigan is set for Tuesday. However, while many people will be heading to the polls then, others may be planning to vote early or have already cast their ballot.

WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren ended her once-promising presidential campaign on Thursday after failing to finish higher than third place in any of the 18 states that have voted so far.

LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is backing Joe Biden for president days before the state’s Democratic primary, giving the former vice president another boost after his success on Super Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden, the two front-runners for the Democratic nomination for president, will bring their campaigns to Michigan this week ahead of the state’s primary election on Tuesday.

With a highly competitive race on the Democratic side and Republican President Donald Trump on the ballot, the turnout for Michigan’s primary next week could come close to record levels.

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City mayor, who had his 2020 hopes on the Super Tuesday states and pumped more tha…

LOS ANGELES — Millions of voters from Maine to California were casting ballots in a series of high-stakes Super Tuesday primary contests that tested the strength of starkly different visions for America's future as Democrats hurtled toward a November rematch with President Donald Trump.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — What if a neighborhood precinct was voting in Nevada's presidential caucuses and nobody came?

DETROIT — It’s not too late: Voters who used an absentee ballot for Michigan’s March 10 presidential primary election can change their preference and start over.

Absentee ballots are available now for people who plan to vote this way during the upcoming Michigan presidential primary.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Fiery progressive Bernie Sanders was fighting for Democratic front-runner status Tuesday, while the party hoped the New Hampshire primary would at least bring some clarity to a presidential nomination fight that has so far been marred by dysfunction and doubt.

Four Ottawa County elected officials say they will run for re-election this year.

The numbers are in for contribution and expense forms from Grand Haven’s 2019 primary and general election candidates, and officials noted that this was one of only two years in the past decade in which many candidates dealt with more than $1,000 in campaign funds.

HOLLAND — Michigan was a vital swing state for President Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign. Vice President Mike Pence was in Holland on Wednesday evening to try to kickstart that momentum again.

The newest member of Grand Haven’s City Council was voted in and took his oath of office during Monday night’s regularly scheduled meeting.

An inquiry into the spending of U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, places focus on the congressman’s trips to resorts across the country.

Four candidates ran for the two available seats on Grand Haven’s City Council and two candidates vied for one Board of Light & Power trustee seat in Tuesday's general election.

FERRYSBURG — Although the results are unofficial, the final counts are in for three four-year City Council seats in Ferrysburg.

Voters in the city of Grand Haven decided to take a different approach in paying for future city infrastructure.

Tension was high at Grand Haven City Hall on Tuesday night as candidates waited for precinct results to be written on a chart for attendees to see.

(Updated: 10:05 p.m. Tuesday) Here are the unofficial results of Tuesday's elections in Grand Haven and Ferrysburg:

Grand Haven city residents streamed through the four polling precincts set up throughout town Tuesday.

The voting polls in the cities of Grand Haven and Ferrysburg are open until 8 tonight.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, voters in the cities of Grand Haven and Ferrysburg will head to the polls, where they’ll be asked to elect a mayor and multiple council members, as well as weigh in on charter amendments. 

Name: Timothy O’Donnell

Grand Haven residents gathered Wednesday at Mary A. White Elementary School to ask questions and listen to future plans for their city.

Name: William Montgomery