Byron Center News

A journey came to an end in West Michigan Tuesday. One couple traveled from Memphis to Michigan, on bicycles.

To show her displeasure for the direction of American politics and government at Saturday's anti-tax tea party in Grandville, Ida Pettibone put her own twist on the words of statesman Patrick Henry.

For a moderate sized urban area that is rather unfriendly to bikers - there are no bike lanes and drivers are generally unaccommodating to cyclists - Grand Rapids, Michigan is home to a somewhat surprising number of bike trails.

The Board of Education approved a proposed 2009-2010 budget that cut about $500,000 in spending -- one of the lowest projected deficits among West Michigan school districts.

Even as a child, Laura K. Hall dreamed of having a bit of land under her feet and a patch of sky overhead.

Fulfilling a dream: David Hall and his dog, Kaytob, walk past their cabin as they do chores while his wife, Laura, works in a garden on 10 acres in Newaygo County.

Kim Gill lost her son Patrick in an auto accident 10 years ago. There was a time when Kim Gill was certain she would never smile again.

WHITE CLOUD, Mich. - Laura Hall says she's living her childhood dream, as she and husband David share a 960-square-foot log cabin near White Cloud.

Ashley Bentley Dave Miedema, president of E. Miedema & Sons Inc., Byron Center, Mich., examines a tray of cabbage transplants in the company's greenhouse.

"Buy local" and "support local" have become so trendy it's virtually impossible to talk about food or the economy without using the jargon.

BYRON CENTER, Mich. - Diesel costs may not be as high as they have been the past year or two, but transportation costs remain a burden for Michigan shippers.

Perin Labardee, 3, of Grandville, left, gets a hug from Olivia Zoulek, 3, of Byron Center, as the two wait backstage at Rosa Parks Circle to perform "God is Love," with Integrity School of Dance Arts Friday during Festival of the Arts 2009.

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts has announced the winners of its 58th annual Art Fair.

When Michigan prisoners are released into society, they find themselves with a criminal record, often with little education and immersed in a decrepit economy.

A three-car crash at the corner of 68th Street and Wilson Avenue in Byron Center Sunday afternoon sent two people to the hospital.

I was reminded over Memorial Day of what a good deal rail-trails are for local communities.

'Til felonies do them part. The former president of the Byron Center school board and his wife are facing arrest, together.

Pianist Rich Ridenour will team up with his trumpet player son, Brandon, to perform "Trumpet Invasion" at the Van Singel Fine Arts Center in Byron Center at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

After more than two years of planning and construction, Kent County Public Works and Granger Electric of Byron Center recently cut the ribbon on a new biomass electrical plant at the South Kent Landfill, 300 100th St.

Health, fitness event for seniors at Ada Park ADA TOWNSHIP -- Seniors, mark your calendars for Wednesday, when Ada Park celebrates the 16th annual national Senior Health & Fitness Day.