Allendale News

ALLENDALE, Mich. Grand Valley State University will introduce its new head football coach this afternoon.

Crockery Township Fire Chief Gary Dreyer got an early Christmas gift in December when he learned of a major improvement in the fire department's insurance rating.

The U.S. Postal Service is surveying Allendale Township residents with Zeeland, West Olive and Grand Haven ZIP codes in January to determine whether they want to share the same mail grouping with the rest of the population.

Grand Valley State University junior Chelsea Bashore, 21, of Sand Lake, and other students take a break while moving out of the Niemeyer Living Center on the Allendale campus for the holiday break.

There's apparently a fringe benefit to the airport security measures meant to stop terrorists.

Since spring, West Michigan public schools have cut or drawn from savings $104 million, a Press analysis of 34 districts shows.

Brian Kelly will be hired as Notre Dame football coach, according to a report. Kelly will be named Charlie Weis' successor, the South Bend Tribune is reporting.

A layer of snow nearly a foot deep blanketed parts of the area overnight, closing schools and slowing traffic commuting to work this morning.

The first big snowfall of the winter made a driving a hassle and the plows and salt trucks struggled to keep up.

Allendale, Mich. -- A western Michigan couple say their coffee business is working to help Central American farmers earn a better living as it satisfies their customers' caffeine urge.

KENT COUNTY, Mich. Michigan's first lake effect snow storm set up shop right over Kent County and dumped snow there all day long.

A storm that forecasters say could deliver up to 14 inches of snow is hammering portions of southwestern Michigan, creating hazardous driving conditions and forcing school closures.

VERMONTVILLE, MI, November 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Steve Strang, formally of Eaton Rapids has been appointed Communications Director for the Bob Robinson for State Representative campaign team.

"We do this every year, it's our tradition" commented Lori Dykstra as her family, from left, Jayden, 6, Zoe, 5, Mya, 1 1/2, Jim, Jackson, 3, and Ethen, 8, cut down their own Christmas tree Saturday morning at Bosch Countryview Nursery in Allendale.

Pictured with a few of the items up for bid at All Souls Community Church's sixth annual silent auction, are, clockwise from bottom left, Kim Waalkes, Andy Truax, Heather Williams and Annie Logan.

The Planning Commission recently approved the township's first request for a wind energy tower.

November 22, 2009 - We're hearing "La Perra Mora," or in English, "The Moorish Dog." It's a track off the new album by Norwegian lute player Rolf Lislevand, and it's a new pick by NPR's classical music producer Tom Huizenga.

Posted: 11-18-2009 Court sentencings from the 11.19.09 edition Editor's note: A jail sentence 'to be served at the court's discretion' generally means jail time is suspended, but will be imposed if the person violates any laws or sentencing conditions within a noted time period.

The first public master planning meeting to discuss possible improvements to the Eastmanville Bayou park property on 68th Avenue, south of the Grand River bridge in Allendale Township, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Pioneer Director of Sustainability Scott Veine, President Tim Schowalter, and Director of Business and Sales Chris Beckering at a GVSU construction site in Allendale.