Marne News

The Coffee Dunkers of America's stale doughnuts are going to get a little staler this year, if that's possible.

Friday was a day of bundling up and digging out for many in West Michigan. This first snowfall caught a lot of people off guard.

More than a foot of snow was on the ground in Marne, Comstock Park and Walker at the time of this posting, and better than 8 inches was reported in Grand Rapids.

From right, Joan Ottenwess, of Marne; Bill Kubilius, of Grand Rapids; and Pat Berg, of Marne, wrap and organize presents Tuesday at the Santa Claus Girls headquarters on Plainfield Avenue NE.

Tomorrow is the first run of the Santa Train out of Coopersville as our local all-volunteer railroad company finishes it's 20th year in business.

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.

A Realtor has been appointed to fill a Planning Commission seat. Lloyd "Corky" Paul ran unsuccessfully for a Township Board position in 2008.

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A man working to remove debris left over from wind and storms earlier in the week was injured Thursday when the tree he was removing from some power lines fell on him.

Fadil Lugendo and his wife, Hawa, sit with their children in their home on the Southeast Side of Grand Rapids.

Investigators suspect a gas leak caused a house explosion that could be felt and heard for miles Friday afternoon in Tallmadge Township, about 4 miles south of Marne.

Tammy Ledkins is concerned a plan to close three Kenowa Hills school district facilities to cut costs could separate her son from his buddies.

Two popular paved bike trails finally will be connected, allowing bicyclists and other users more areas to roam and bringing Muskegon's shoreline into reach to more people.

AgWeb.com Editors Congressmen Mike Thompson and John Salazar introduced legislation that would provide farmers and ranchers relief from the death tax, according to a press release from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association .

A steer passes by the end of a livestock barn on the way to its pen Sunday as exhibitors prepare for the Kent County Youth Fair in Lowell.

WASHINGTON The National Cattlemen's Beef Association praised legislation introduced by Congressmen Mike Thompson and John Salazar that would provide farmers and ranchers relief from the death tax.

Immediately after the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival cools off, Coopersville's largest annual event heats up.

Justin Lofton of Westmoreland, Cal., ended Parker Kligerman's consecutive win streak at four with a victory in the ARCA RE/MAX Series race Saturday night at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich.Westport resident Kligerman, battling the flu, finished sixth.

A good view: Bob Umlor, of Umlor Orchards in Conklin, expects a good crop of peaches this year after last year's harvest was damaged by hail.

West Michigan's enduring fairs and festivals have a message for the state this year: Take our popular elephant ear and eat it.