Plainwell News

Area residents now can find fresh fruits and vegetables at a farmers market each Friday morning behind the Eesley Mill in Plainwell.

Dustan Colyer, 14, is seating at the end of an exam bed, and his feet bouncing almost as if they were taking turns striking a bass drum pedal.

One lane of southbound US-131 remains closed after a semi-truck hauling a load of live steer crashed early Wednesday morning.

Police ask that anyone with information about these people call Silent Observer at 343-2100 or go to the Web site www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com . Ashley Marie Butler Ashley Marie Butler Age: 19 Wanted: For a probation violation stemming from an original charge of delivery/manufacture of marijuana.

Imagine drug vipers slithering through your brain, your veins rife with poison as you die alone in utter filth.

TIPS ON AVOIDING FORECLOSURE: The Kalamazoo County Treasurer's Office, Legal Aid of Western Michigan and Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services Inc.

The Department of Natural Resources' Southern Lake Michigan Management Unit has announced fishery management actions and activities for the 2009-2010 angling season.

In an economic climate that has been absolutely brutal to the auxiliary equipment manufacturing market - to the tune of a 40-50 percent freefall in sales - Motan Inc.

When word went out last year that the General Synod 27 theme would be "Immerse Yourself," the Grand River apparently got the memo.

The temperature will be rising again on Wednesday in Southwest Michigan, but the gas prices are still falling at several stations.

The normal Monday run-up of Southwest Michigan gas prices turned into the Monday fall down.

Gas prices in Southwest Michigan seem to be stuck in a rut over the past 24 hours.

Looking at the price increases from several stations in the past 24 hours, the price of gas may be going up again in Southwest Michigan.

A War of 1812 veteran who eventually helped establish the first church in Allegan County will be honored during a gravestone dedication ceremony Saturday.

A fatal plane crash near Plainwell began with the craft making a series of unpredictable turns and dips in elevation before crashing and being ``consumed by flames,'' said a federal report released Wednesday.

Battle Creek police said they are seeking multiple charges for two people involved in the home invasion and auto theft on Morgan Road late Wednesday.

The boxes are still stacked high at the Best Buy store in Portage. And if those who need one don't know about the switch to digital television broadcasts yet, chances are good they won't know until their TVs go fuzzy on Friday.

The state is scrapping 140 road and bridge construction projects because it couldn't come up with the money to get federal matching dollars.

A 36-year-old Plainwell man was hospitalized in critical condition Friday following an accident on Sprinkle Road.

A $20 million U.S. 131 bypass of Constantine is among three area road and bridge projects shelved by the Michigan Department of Transportation due to the state's economic woes.