Big Rapids News

Cousins of Bettye LaVette, Pat McBride, left, and Linda Neal of Muskegon dance during LaVette's performance Muskegon Summer Celebration Friday.

" If a natural disaster were to befall Clare County, there is no facility suitable to shelter hundreds of residents for days or weeks that officials know of yet.

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - Jury selection has begun for a Michigan man who served time for murder and police say escaped from prison while awaiting trial in a string of break-ins and other incidents.

Jury selection is just the beginning in what's expected to be a six-week trial for a man accused of escaping from the Mecosta County jail.

Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 4:15 a.m. Police say a former Baldwin man accused of a 1980 murder in Big Rapids has returned to Michigan to face prosecution.

MEDFORD -- Stephanie Schaepe, a graduate pharmacist, recently joined the staff of Memorial Health Center's Inpatient Pharmacy.

Michigan's colleges and universities are waiting for money from the state before they know for sure how much financial aid they can give to students.

A proposal to require that school years last at least 170-days is making its way through the state legislature.

Administrators from Mona Shores and Reeths-Puffer are among three candidates who will be interviewed for Holton's superintendent position.

The city's new manager is ready to start work. "I'm excited, and really looking forward to working with everyone," said Julius Suchy, Vassar's new city manager.

A 6-year-old boy whom neighbors say is a "little sweetheart with a big smile," is in critical condition today after a car hit his family's horse-drawn buggy on 155th Avenue north of Five Mile Road, causing the boy to fall onto the pavement.

Michigan State Police say three other people riding in the buggy suffered minor injuries while the car's driver from Big Rapids wasn't hurt.

Poor Boys Relief has woven catchy, diverse modern rock tracks since forming in Big Rapids in 2007.

A family in the Big Rapids community will now have a chance at some closure nearly 30 years after a woman was murdered in her home.

It appears Interim City Manager James Walker will retire again. The Vassar City Council met with three city manager candidates at a special meeting Saturday and narrowed the field to one.

May 30, 2009 - 11:41 a.m. EST VASSAR a ' Interviewing of potential City Manager candidates begins today at 9 a.m. at City Hall.

Retired Dearborn physician Al Markey had a well-earned reputation as a friendly and dedicated person who could relate to patients.

Oceana County Sheriff Bob Farber May 14 got county board support to apply for $14,601 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant that would provide high-speed Internet for patrol cars.

A man is arrested after police say he broke into a pawn shop. It happened early Friday morning at the Cash Now Outlet on Maple Street.

One Dealership that made the cut was Marco Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Big Rapids. Owner Darrell Marvel says he's not surprised, but still relieved.