15 hrs ago | State of Michigan
Chicago Drive bridge over Rush Creek to be improved
COUNTY: Ottawa HIGHWAY: M-121 just east of Main Street. CLOSEST CITIES: Jenison and Grandville START DATE: Monday, June 4, 2012 ESTIMATED END DATE: Monday, Aug.
20 hrs ago | MLive.com
Good morning, Michigan: Death-threatened football recruit, Romney...
Good Wednesday morning! Today we have an outrageous story of a University of Michigan football recruit receiving death threats from fans of another school.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Grand Rapids neighborhoods irked by 'suburban vandals'
Two "suburban vandals" have been arrested for an apparent string of graffiti crime that has angered Grand Rapids neighborhood leaders.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Jenison graduate blames Democrats, not conservatives upset over his...
Richard Grenell, the 1984 Jenison High School graduate who signed on to and then off from Mitt Romney's presidential campaign within two weeks , said extreme Democrats led to his short-term role as Romney's national security and foreign policy spokesman.
City Hall Roll Call: Fireworks in Rockford, eyesore in Jenison and...
Mayor George Heartwell, who was chided by MLive readers for calling Planned Parenthood opponents "forces of darkness" earlier this month, delivered the commencement address last Sunday at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Grand Lady riverboat owner exploring campground near Jenison dock
Rumors of a campground being planned near the Grand Lady Riverboat's new dock are accurate, but also premature, an owner of the boat said.
Terry VanHaitsma pulls out the rope-a-dope on the Berlin Raceway field
The rope-a-dope is a term usually associated with boxing, but Berlin Raceway Super Late Model driver Terry VanHaitsma showed Saturday night that it can be equally effective in stock car racing.
Third grader's letter brings special surprise to Vietnam veteran
About a month ago, Ava Hill, a third-grader at Bursley Elementary School in Jenison, wrote a letter to the Grand Rapids Press' Public Pulse.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Thieves smash-and-grab benefit auction items from HomeFront Church in Jenison
The congregation at the HomeFront Church in Jenison has spent the last month gathering donations for a silent auction this Saturday to benefit a local family with a special needs child.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Jenison Target store's future uncertain with opening of new Grandville location
A new 135,000 square-foot retail Target store is set to open Oct. 14 in Grandville as part of 41-acre development at the former X-Rite Inc.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Attention! Georgetown shoppers want lower prices from K-Mart
Georgetown Township residents who complained about the abandoned K-Mart building on Chicago Drive in Jenison may be happy to hear the township has been negotiating to purchase the property.
Grand Haven golf hosts O-K Red tri-meet at Grand Haven Golf Club
Grand Haven's varsity golf team defeated Jenison, but fell to Grandville by two strokes on Monday at Grand Haven Golf Club.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
$100,000 lottery winner from Wyoming goes from homeless to homebuyer
A Wyoming father of two who was living with relatives because he couldn't afford both his rent and child support now has a small jackpot to buy a home.
One man's first visit to Tulip Time
HOLLAND, Mich. - Visitors are coming from all around the country to see Tulip Time.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Grand Rapids enjoys warm weather as temperatures reach near record high
Kathy Reichert rolled her car windows down, stuck her feet out, and enjoyed some time to herself at John Ball Park in Grand Rapids Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Jenison High School students release 100 Chinook salmon raised from eggs at Grand River Park
Jenison High School freshmen Keaton Spielmaker eagerly donned his waders and boots, entered the Grand River and released two cups of the Chinook salmon he and his biology classmates raised from eggs.