Jenison News

An alternative high school run jointly by three school districts looks to be disbanding.

A special surprise for one Jenison family --- they got a little help when it comes to holiday cheer.

Jenison High School student actors are going Greek with their production of Sophocles' "Antigone" at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday in the auditorium, 2140 Bauer Road.

Age 79, of Hartland, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

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.

Gold prices above $1,100 an ounce have prompted a local metals buyer to expand. A week after opening its second location inside the Meijer store at 1667 Meijer Drive in Eureka Township west of Greenville, The Gold & Silver Exchange on Thursday debuted its new location at 420 Baldwin St.

A Jenison man already on probation for using a computer to commit a crime has been arrested for allegedly possessing material that was sexually abusive to children, Ottawa County sheriff's Lt.

A man from Jenison is in the Ottawa County jail tonight, charged with possessing child pornography.

From Veterans Day through Thanksgiving, AIM Mail Center is offering free mailing of cards and letters of 1 ounce or less to military personnel at any U.S. Army or Navy fleet post office.

For the second year in a row, and third time since 2004, Godwin Heights marching band has won the state's annual Michigan Competing Band Association championship .

Ten retailers were cited for selling tobacco products to underage teenagers, according to the Ottawa County Health Department.

A Jenison elementary school principal quietly waived her probable cause hearing on charges of drunken driving and fleeing police, meaning Cynthia Sinclair Liu will face felony charges in Ottawa County Circuit Court.

Even with another $292 per-student cut, the school district won't make mid-year cuts, said Superintendent Tom TenBrink.

The combined orchestras of Forest Hills Central, Northern Hills and Eastern middle schools plan to perform in the ninth Forest Hills String Extravaganza at 6:30 p.m. today at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center, 600 Forest Hill Ave.

Record rainfall soaked West Michigan to the bone Friday and Friday night. The National Weather Service tells NewsRadio WOOD 1300 that more than two inches of rain fell in places like Holland, and Ada.

Patrick Johnson, center, founded and runs the West Michigan Flight Academy, where he teaches kids math and science through aviation.

The district is kicking off its 12th annual "Your Change Can Change Hunger" coin drive to benefit Degage Ministries' food pantry.

Two members of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department were presented with awards from the Crime Prevention Association of Michigan during a special ceremony on Oct.

Greenville: Bernie Brunges Jr. Holland: John Jasker Lowell: Stephanie Hieshetter Sparta: Theodore Thompson Wyoming: Bruce Osbeck TWO GALLONS Ada: Robert Carpenter Belmont: Aaron Koerth Caledonia: Jeffrey DeVries Jenison: Fred Stalsonburg >ONE GALLON Ada: Deborah Hanks Alto: Travis Sutler Belmont: Theresa TenEyck Holland: Ruth Price Jenison: James ...

The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department is preparing to add a database of the young and old set who have memory impairments, dementia, Alzheimers or some other obstacle to expressing themselves or getting back home to loved ones.