Ada News Archives

“There's no shoulder on that road. You can't walk on that road safely.”

Hall Street between Cascade Road and Stoneshire Drive SE would become a three-lane road with a pedestrian pathway along the north side, according to plans being explored by two neighboring townships and Forest ... via Grand Rapids Press

“It's a little difficult out there,and to have that many is great.”

Thursday, April 24, 2008 By Cami Reister Single-family home starts in Kent and Ottawa counties are down a combined 33 percent in the first quarter of 2008 as a sluggish economy and heavy inventory of new and ... via Grand Rapids Press

The thrill of the search is what antiquing is all about, and this weekend, one of the most popular markets will be a destination for hundreds of treasure hunters. via Grand Rapids Press

“Our interest is in the health of downtown”

Amway co-founder Rich DeVos locked up another major piece of the downtown riverfront, buying the property housing Charley's Crab restaurant. via Grand Rapids Press

“We want people to see it as a destination place.”

Fear and frustration have gripped the docks of mid-Michigan amid political wrangling that could sink a summer dredging project in the upper Saginaw River. via Grand Rapids Press

It is reported that someone tampered with official minutes from a 2003 meeting in which a controversial billboard issue was discussed. via WOOD-TV Grand Rapids

The threat for severe weather has ended in West Michigan. A cold front moved through late this afternoon, bringing chilly air in and pushing thunderstorms out. via WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

“We knew who he was really quickly”

A 52-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday, accused of calling in a bomb threat that closed the emergency room at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital for five hours on March 29. via Grand Rapids Press

“One of them has the lowest votes...”

I have been waiting for the season's first big shocker on "American Idol," and we got it Thursday night as Michael Johns -- appearing in the Bottom Three for the first time -- was eliminated from the show. via Ann Arbor News

“I think we can find some common ground which can benefit both sides”

Billboard companies would love to line Grand Rapids' freeways with high-tech signs that can flash multiple advertisements, video images or even the latest headlines. via Latest News - The Grand Rapids Press ...

“I didn't like it. I turned it on once and turned it back off”

"American Idol" runner-up Blake Lewis signs the shirt of Lauren Dent, 2, of Grand Rapids, while her parents, Jennie and Adam Dent, watch Tuesday while at Celebration Cinema South. via Ann Arbor News

Space travel for us mere, if moneyed, mortals is on the horizon, and with the help of Protravel International's office in Ada, you can book what many adventurers might call the last unexplored universe. via Ann Arbor News

“There probably aren't many residents on these roads that remember when they were gravel.”

The 1950s may be long gone, but a staple of that era is making a comeback -- the gravel road. via MLive.com

“The law is the law and as a district judge for 36 years, he should know that”

A week of argument and testimony wrapped up this afternoon in the Judicial Tenure Commission hearing that laid out charged against Rockford District Judge Steven Servaas. via Grand Rapids Press

“I said Beck, if you're going to wear a sweatshirt with that many letters you're going to need a bigger chest or you'll need a smaller school's sweatshirt like Albion... Err Alma”

A judge is on the stand instead of the bench in Kent County. Rockford's district judge is defending himself against several allegations of misconduct Tuesday. via WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

A big bouquet of roses to the kind and thoughtful lady from Marshall who returned my purse from Meijer grocery parking lot on the afternoon of March 20. via Battle Creek Enquirer