Montcalm County News

Recycle World LLC is offering free recycling to county residents from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at its 8920 W. Sidney Road facility.

The Mid-Michigan District Health Department on Friday is offering doses of the novel H1N1 vaccine to Montcalm County residents.

The Kent County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fatal traffic accident that took place just before noon on 14 Mile Road near the Kent County-Montcalm County line.

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Police from eight Montcalm County police agencies have been outfitted with 24 high-definition "Scorpion" personal video cameras.

A catwalk manufactured by Marshall's Johnson System Inc. The company won a federal grant to diversify into wind turbine tower production.

WEST MICHIGAN Michigan's economy got some good news on Wednesday in the form of grants.

Brian Kaule wheeled in reverse over tall grass to reach his pop-up blind. "This stuff is so hard to wheel through that I have to wheel backwards," said Kaule, 52, of Hudsonville.

A man suspected of a role in a 2008 Montcalm County bombing that maimed Derek Lehman was implicated Monday in arsons two years earlier that leveled a restaurant, a lumber company storage building and another storage facility, U.S. District Court records show.

The second of three fires that leveled Stanton businesses in 2006 allegedly was set to throw off investigators from suspects Steven Stewart and Scott Sowles, a source said Thursday.

Montcalm County Land Auctions are usually quiet. "Normally you have probably 30 or 40 people," said veteran Steve Swift.

It has been two years since the body of a Montcalm County man was found just a few miles away from his home.

Paul Terrell, the father of Julia Dawson's first child, says he always suspected Tim Dawson in her murder, but never thought an arrest would be made.

Police now say Timothy Dawson is a suspect in his wife Julia's murder. He is the only suspect to be named since her body was found along U.S. 131 in Montcalm County in January.

It's home to a city that has gone from being the furniture capital of North America to a fledgling hub of medical research.

IONIA - The Ionia County Board of Commissioners approved several proposals to help the county's health department respond to the H1N1 flu.

"Lost Boys" Benjamin Ajak and Alephonsion Deng will share their stories of survival during a presentation from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Greenville High School's Performing Arts Center, 111 N. Hillcrest.

Hide Video A woman who hid methamphetamine in her grandchild's diaper in Montcalm County will spend almost a year in jail.

A Michigan woman who authorities say hid a package of methamphetamine in her grandchild's diaper while being arrested has been sentenced to 10 months in jail on charges including child abuse.

Strong winds caused a myriad of problems for people across West Michigan Tuesday night.