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Monday | MLive.com

Press contest draws hundreds of Valentine's Day cards for Taylor Lautner

Press readers submitted letters for Taylor Lautner, who turns 18 on Thursday. When I mentioned Taylor Lautner and Valentine's Day in the same sentence, and saw the faces of several sixth-grade girls from Holy Name of Jesus school instantly light up, I knew we had a good idea.

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Fri Feb 05, 2010

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Walker Mayor Rob VerHeulen to run for 86th District House seat

Mayor Rob VerHeulen is scheduled to announce Saturday his plans to run for the 86th District state House seat, now held by Rep.

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Thu Feb 04, 2010

WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

Hangar 42 looks to bring more movies to West Michigan

WALKER, Mich. During her final State of the State address Wednesday night, Governor Jennifer Granholm made a not so subtle reference to Michigan's growing movie industry.

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Lansing State Journal

Film studio opens on site of ex-Lear plant in southwest Michigan

Michigan's newest film production studio is opening for business near Grand Rapids.

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Mon Feb 01, 2010

Chain Store Age

Report: Meijer continues to test smaller-format stores

Walker, Mich. Meijer is opening smaller-format stores, about half the size of its other stores, and focusing on groceries that reflect the ethnic and demographic mix of the surrounding community, according to the Indianapolis Star.

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Sat Jan 30, 2010

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

DeltaPlex, Van Andel Arena lawsuit sparked by apparently inadvertent e-mail settled

A lawsuit filed by the owner of the DeltaPlex alleging anti-competitive contracts by operators of Van Andel Arena has been settled, with both side saying they are satisfied.

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Thu Jan 28, 2010

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Donation pledges save Walker Memorial Day parade

The city's Memorial Day parade is slated to return for May. In past years, costs were paid for by the city.

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Wed Jan 27, 2010

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Man accused of robbery preceding fatal gun fight is ordered to stand trial

An 18-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly taking part in an armed robbery that left his accomplice dead after a struggle with the victim over a gun.

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MLive.com

Block grant funds to build sidewalks in Walker

The City Commission approved using $88,235 in Community Development Block Grant funds to construct sidewalks in the Chesterfield Heights neighborhood, west of Wilson Avenue NW and north of Lake Michigan Drive.

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Mon Jan 25, 2010

MLive.com

Walker man released from hospital after injured in crash allegedly caused by driver fleeing police

A Walker man has been released from the hospital after his car was struck early Friday by a minivan fleeing police.

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MLive.com

Benefit dinner supports Walker Police Department volunteer with brain tumor

Some illegally parked motorists scoffed at Chareen Burns' authority. "They defied you," said Burns of her time as a volunteer patrolwoman with the Walker Police Department.

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Sun Jan 24, 2010

MLive.com

Children adopted from Haiti are flying home to Grand Rapids

UPDATE: GRAND RAPIDS -- At 4:40 p.m., a plane carrying the adopted children and their parents has landed on the tarmac at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

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Fri Jan 22, 2010

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Vehicle fleeing Walker officers crashes at Grand Rapids intersection

Police are investigating a crash involving a vehicle fleeing officers early today on the Northwest Side.

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WTKG-AM Grand Rapids

Metro Council Considering Moving Road Projects "Up" Or "Back"

The hopes were high last decade that Cabela's would be the centerpiece of an Orchard Park development, hundreds of acres of business/commercial and residential construction in Walker, off I-96 and Walker Avenue.

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Wed Jan 20, 2010

MLive.com

Police, Kenowa Hills fifth-graders team up on fundraiser

A pair of Kenowa Hills Intermediate School fifth-graders raised $60 for Mel Trotter Ministries through a unique effort that gives two of their peers a ride in a police cruiser to and from school.

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Fri Jan 15, 2010

WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

Workers react to cuts at the Kalamazoo Gazette

WEST MICHIGAN In the economic downturn, one of the hardest hit industries has been the newspaper business.

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Wed Jan 13, 2010

WTKG-AM Grand Rapids

Arrest Warrents Issued For Monday Night Robbery

Grand Rapids police have issued arrest warrants for two of the three people involved in a deadly robbery January 11th, 2010.

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Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Walker floral designer expand with do-it-yourself Kidzbooms program

Floral designer Tonja Vander Veen looks to nurture creativity among budding young artists by helping them craft colorful arrangements for birthday parties and other special occasions.

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Tue Jan 12, 2010

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Grand Rapids, Walker fire departments set to swap equipment

Fire departments in Grand Rapids and Walker will swap equipment for the next six weeks.

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Mon Jan 11, 2010

Lansing State Journal

50 Cent action movie 'Gun' heats up Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - It was a big day of shooting on the set of the movie 'Gun' on Sunday.

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