Ionia County News

PROJECT DETAILS: Crews will repair 7.3 miles of concrete pavement on I-96 from the Kent/Ionia county line to the Saranac Rest Area, near Mile Marker 63 in Berlin Township.

A child who was preparing for a court trial pets Patty inside Jeannie Wernet's office at the Ionia County Courthouse Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Federal prosecutors in Grand Rapids have struck out in their bid to increase the sentence of a man who's in prison for decades for kidnapping.

Area police officers want to remind residents that if they see something that appears to be suspicious to contact the police immediately by calling 9-1-1 or 647-7521 in that event that a crime is in progress or has taken place.

Erik and Mary Lou Pitchford, Owners of Pitchford's ATA Black Belt Academy of Ionia Michigan, are now looking for a new location for their school.

At 2:40 p.m. Monday, the Ionia County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of South State Road and Miller Street in Ionia Township.

A motorcyclist is hospitalized following an accident Monday afternoon. The crash happened around 2:40 p.m. at the intersection of South State Street and East Riverside.

The Portland area avoided serious damage from high water levels in the Grand and Looking Glass rivers.

A dispute between Ionia County and the Michigan Public Service Commission over a 9-1-1 surcharge appears close to a conclusion.

This extreme example of the weather's impact on Michigan's roads occurred at the Bellamy Creek Bridge in Ionia County earlier this month.

A 9-year-old Ionia County girl rewarded a Michigan State Police trooper with hugs after he found her lost dog.

Police are asking for the public's help in finding Kaylee Ann Brock, 20, from Delhi Township.

The first day of school next year will look a lot different to some Portland Public School students.

"I thought it would never happen to me," said Judge Raymond Voet, who is the chief judge in Ionia County, Michigan.

Starting today, Resurrection Life Church in Ionia County is connecting people who are affected by widespread floodwaters to services in the community, and places to drop off donations.

A lot of peole are hoping the warm weather will start to dry up things in the area, but there are still many roads closed and sidewalks covered with water still.

Floodwaters are receding in Ionia County, which saw days of high water along the rain-swollen Grand River that affected more than 100 homes.

Following is a list of roads in West Michigan still closed due to flooding as of 11:30 a.m. today.

A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction.

High flood waters and a swift current left a kayaker stranded in the middle of Red Cedar River this evening.