Wednesday Dec 16 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Friends say man hit on 76th Street makes habit of cleaning up roadside trash
Around the Byron Center and Cutlerville areas, Guy Pruitt is well-known as the man who picks up trash, bottles and cans along local roads and maintains the disc golf course at Earle Brewer Park.
Voters approve closing Calvin Christian Elementary School at end of school year
The end of the school year means the end of the road for Calvin Christian Elementary School .
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Fire chief to lead regional association
Dutton and Cutlerville Fire Chief Russell Jansen was promoted to president of the West Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs.
BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Fire crews from Cutlerville and Dutton were called to a fully-involved house fire shortly after 2:00pm Monday afternoon.
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Cascade church shares spirit of the holidays with big giveaway of clothes, other gifts
The spirit of Thanksgiving and Christmas is alive and well this morning as members of Revolution Christian Ministries are giving away thousands of clothing items and gifts they had collected from their members.
YMCA trainer, father of four keeps positive outlook while battling brain cancer
Jason Crisman holds his son Lucas, 5, while his son Caleb, 7 shows him some affection.
Cutlerville family needs help after fire
The Brown family lost all their posessions in a fire at their home and friends hope the community can help them get back on their feet.
State officials blame H1N1 flu for six more deaths; more vaccine promised
Father of H1N1 victim calls his son's death 'inomprehensible'complications
The father of the Grand Valley State student who died of from complications from swine flu virus said Saturday his son has seasonal flu symptoms several days ago, then his condition eroded quickly.
Swine Flu Death: Ottawa County Patient Had Health Problems
Ottawa County health officials confirmed the death of a 54-year-old man who was diagnosed with H1N1 flu but also had other health problems.
Truck crashes into home, bursts into flame
A truck crashed into a Kent County home Thursday, started a fire and sent a man to the hospital.
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West Michigan-area chambers of commerce team up for networking events
Chambers of commerce in Grandville and Jenison, which merged this summer, are teaming with other area chambers this fall to increase opportunities for members.
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GOP candidate for governor Rick Snyder visits West Michigan to announce endorsements
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder attempted to shore up his West Michigan base of support Tuesday by announcing endorsements from GOP elder Chuck Yob and Jerry Zandstra, a Cutlerville pastor and erstwhile U.S. Senate candidate.
New barriers are popping up along Michigan highways. They are meant to keep you safer.
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Cable barriers on West Michigan freeways are expected to reduce fatal ...
High-tension cable barriers are being installed along the median on West Michigan freeways - including -- U.S. 131 from from 76th Street south to the Allegan County line -- and state transportation officials call them an effective, inexpensive way to save lives.
Annual tractor show will give farm equipment a chance to run off a little steam
There's a trick to starting Rick Gilder's four-cylinder 1928 International Harvester tractor, one of several farm beauties to be featured at the Riverbend Steam & Gas Association's 41st annual Antique Tractor & Steam Engine Show this Thursday through Saturday in Allendale Township.
Harry Potter expert Steve Vander Ark eagerly awaits 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
"The Lexicon" is on store shelves, but Steve Vander Ark 's work is never done. The book, a detailed compendium of "Harry Potter" minutiae, is based on Vander Ark's Web site, The Harry Potter Lexicon, found at hp-lexicon.org . And now that a nearly two-year court battle is over and the printed guide is published, the Cutlerville writer has another ...
Woman accused of stealing baby from Kentwood church to undergo competency tests
The woman accused of stealing a baby from a Kentwood church nursery will undergo a psychiatric examination after her attorney on Tuesday said Tabitha Reid likely does not understand the felony charges she faces.
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19-year-old Kentwood Community Church volunteer arrested for allegedly taking child from nursery
A 19-year-old church volunteer is in the Kent County Jail after a 12-month-old child was taken from the worship center's nursery and discovered at the volunteer's home shortly there after Sunday.
Woman charged with kidnapping baby from church told police she 'always wanted to be a mother'
Police say Tabitha Reid visited two other churches Sunday before taking an 11-month-old girl from her own church -- a crime that confounded her family and the baby's parents.