In the Byron Center schools, the talk is about possibly putting several teachers out of work in the middle of year.

Santa Claus will ride in the fifth annual Christmas parade on Dec. 5. The parade starts at 10 a.m. at Nickels Intermediate School, 8638 Byron Center Ave.

Attorneys Nathan DeVries , Metta Dwyer , Tara Kennedy , Kellen Lynch , Scott McNurlen , Jordan Paterra , Mary Tell , David Whitfield and Dean Zarafonetis were named associates at Warner Norcross & Judd LLP.

The West Shore Community College Board of Trustees is meeting off campus Monday, at the Ramsdell Theatre in Manistee, and is expected to approve bids in 10 categories related to the renovation of the college's Arts and Sciences Center.

The Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of an assistant superintendent.

Traffic flows under the roof that connects the Gerald R. Ford International Airport and the new parking ramp.

Granger Energy finds going 'green' works for its business and for the Greater Lansing community.

You won't find these kiln-fired, needle-stitched, hand-painted products at the mall.

The school district received the highest opinion on an independent audit, with representatives from Hungerford, Aldrin, Nichols & Carter PC commending chief financial officer Marc Faber for hitting very close to the "moving target" on the 2008-2009 budget.

The Byron Center school board might consider mid-year layoffs, scheduling changes and asking staff to make salary concessions.

Randy Rodriguez, Caledonia Elementary's principal, was named the district's director of curriculum and instruction.

A Jenison man was back in court for a preliminary hearing Wednesday accused of drugging and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and forcing her to leave the state.

Byron Center, which settled with former special education teacher Timothy Grider for total compensation of $106,307, is not the only West Michigan school district that has had to pay legal bills connected with staffing changes.

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 12:17 p.m. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke T. Sorrelle, son of Stephen M. Sorrelle of Byron Center, Mich., and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bradley A. Culpepper, son of Cheryl A. and Terry W. Culpepper of Grand Blanc, Mich., recently completed Naval Nuclear Power Training Pipeline.

A 22-year-old Byron Center woman was arrested early today, suspected of drunken driving and leading police on a high-speed chase.

The Byron Center Board of Education agreed to permit Timothy Grider to resign at the end of the 2009-2010 school year, but the district will pay his full salary until then, because he is technically on administrative leave after he was arrested earlier this year.

Shortly after Byron Center special education teacher Timothy Grider was arrested for picking up a prostitute in March , district administrators found a half-empty bottle of vodka on a shelf in his classroom's bathroom.

KENT COUNTY, Mich. Thursday saw the arraignment for the man accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and taking her to New York.

It appears the search for a missing Byron Center woman and her ex-boyfriend is now over.

KENT COUNTY, Mich. A 70-year-old woman from Kent County is dead, and police say her husband killed her.