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Sparta Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Sparta, MI.
Results 1 - 20 of 137 in Sparta, MI
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Editorial: Kudos to Kent County for preserving farmland
... there will be a political cost for those supporting the program. It was encouraging to hear Commissioner Tom Antor, R-Sparta, say the importance of the program for Kent County was worth any possible political cost to him. "If I go down politically ... Comment?
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State appeals court knocks down Rockford's bid to keep District Court in city
... to fulfill that requirement," the unanimous decision states. The judges say if that were the case, then Rockford, Sparta, East Grand Rapids and Lowell each would have a full-time court -- mirroring language used by Judy Bregman, defense attorney for ... Comment?
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New Knox Pastor Recounts Inspiring Faith Journey
... in Uganda and even the lobby of an Outback Steakhouse changed the course of her life. Growing up on an apple farm in Sparta, Michigan, Reister attended church regularly as a child. "But when I went away to college, party going replaced church ... Comment?
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Icy Christmas weather hits church attendance, finances
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... NW. "Of course, you have a lot of visitors, with families coming from out of town. "It was very noticeably less." In Sparta, Trinity Christian Reformed Church's big observance would have been at 10 a.m. Christmas Day. "The parking lot was pretty ... Comment?
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A pastor's lament on Christmas cancellation: "It would have been a packed house."
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... pretty icy," den Dulk said this morning from the parsonage of Trinity Christian Reformed Church, 660 S. State St. in Sparta. "We have people who come from all around the area, and 12 Mile Road was icy an hour and a half before the service. " So by ... Comment?
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State mediator session set for contract talks with Grand Rapids Public Schools
... concessions in recent years, Graeber said. E-mail Kym Reinstadler: kreinstadler@grpress.com Recommend Recommend ( 0 ) Sparta Village Council approves $6,200 for bus services Grand Rapids Comment?
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Early evening two-vehicle crash in Sparta Township injures one person
A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Kenowa Avenue and 16 Mile Road NW left one person with minor injuries, according to Kent County central dispatch officials. Comment?
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Early-evening two-vehicle crash in Sparta Township injures one person
A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Kenowa Avenue and 16 Mile Road NW left one person with minor injuries, according to Kent County central dispatch officials. Comment?
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... Drive, Lima, died at 11:42 a.m. Dec. 16, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born Feb. 8, 1938, in Sparta, Mich., to Fred and Eleanor Gritzmaker Harding. Her husband, John Whited, survives in Lima. Other survivors are two daughters, ... Comment?
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Police in Sparta are trying to identify a man who they think stole items during a high school sporting event. Comment?
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Donna Jean Whited, 71, died at 11:42 a.m. Dec. 16, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Feb. 8, 1938, in Sparta, Mich., to Fred and Eleanor Gritzmaker Harding, who preceded her in death. She married John Whited, who survives in Lima. Mrs. ... Comment?
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Sparta Police look for help identifying subject
SPARTA, Mich. Police in Sparta are looking for assistance in identifying a subject they believe may have been involved in a larceny at Sparta High School. Comment?
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Cable TV crew works with Kent County sheriff's investigators on Julia Dawson episode
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... Lt. Kevin Kelley. A year ago, Dawson's husband, Timothy Dawson, was convicted of the Dec. 11, 2004 murder in Sparta. Her body was found near the Pierson exit in January 2005. The production company is currently filming near where her body was found. ... Comment?
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Sparta to establish Brownfield redevelopment program
... unused properties. Officials hope to use the program not only to clean up contaminated sites, such as the former Sparta Foundry and the Pease property near Rogers Park on North State Street, but to redevelop buildings that have sat empty for a long ... Comment?
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Some Kent City teachers may be downgraded to part-time status
... to avoid some cuts. E-mail the author of this story: localnews@grpress.com Recommend Recommend ( 0 ) Previous story: Sparta to establish Brownfield redevelopment program Story tags: Coopersville-Sparta Comment?
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Kent County approves farmland preservation program
... jobs. "We've been ignoring this program during the best of years when we had the money," Commissioner Tom Antor, R-Sparta, said in support of the funding. "We have to do this. This is the most important issue this county will ever face." ... Comment?
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Kent County approves farmland preservation program
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... jobs. "We've been ignoring this program during the best of years when we had the money," Commissioner Tom Antor, R-Sparta, said in support of the funding. "We have to do this. This is the most important issue this county will ever face." ... Comment?
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Mid-year budget cuts forcing West Michigan districts to find 'new ways to do school'
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... enough to fund a district the size of Forest Hills, with its 10,000 students. Lack of the same amount would shut down Sparta, Coopersville, Allendale, Godwin Heights and Kent City schools. About two-thirds of the money was trimmed in recent weeks, ... Comment?
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Interest high for old Apple Avenue pedestrian bridge
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Laketon Township and the Village of Sparta have expressed interest in acquiring the pedestrian bridge over Apple Avenue. Comment?
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3 signs your schedule is broken
... Gair, CVPM, a Firstline Editorial Advisory Board member and management recruiter and coach with Bridging the Gap in Sparta, Mich. Perhaps that means calling the next client to ask if he or she could come in a little late. Or hiring a team member who ... Comment?
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