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West Michigan birth announcements
Comstock Park: Dec. 13: Austin Matthew to Kristy Moroski and Timothy Muller Jr. Concord, CA: Dec.
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Who will enforce Michigan's new smoking ban?
Joe Chorman, of Wyoming, lights a cigarette during a holiday party Friday at Nick Fink's Tavern on West River Drive in Comstock Park Friday afternoon.
When the snow winds down, people are still busy checking damage, shoveling, and cleaning up from the storm.
The state of Michigan owes some third-graders in Comstock Park an apology. More regrets are due in Byron Center schools.
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Administrators consider North Kent's sports status
Administrators are considering eliminating eligibility for North Kent High School students in sports sanctioned by the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
GR man arrested for role in 2008 rape
A Grand Rapids man was charged Monday for his part in a sexual assault that occurred in April 2008.
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Plainfield Township orders attorney to draft background check policy...
Jeff Hawkins was fired last month as a deputy clerk and paid on-call firefighter lieutenant by Plainfield Township after he was charged with four felony counts in connection with his alleged propositioning of 15-year-old girls.
Grandville: Ruth VanZanten Walker: Ellen Jean Alkema THREE GALLONS Comstock Park: Thomas House Grand Rapids: Paul Kellermann Hudsonville: George Brzeinski Rockford: Leslie Bivins TWO GALLONS Belmont: David Buehler Grandville: Greg Hoeft Middleville: Gary Humphrey Pierson: Kristina Johnston Rockford: David Lefurge-McLeod Wayland: Timothy Gehrke >ONE ...
First Winter Storm Of Season Slams West Michigan
More than a foot of snow was on the ground in Marne, Comstock Park and Walker at the time of this posting, and better than 8 inches was reported in Grand Rapids.
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Plan would cut funding for Comstock Park library
Among the ideas for reducing next year's township budget is a proposal to drop funding for the Kent District Library branch in Comstock Park.
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Cats find new homes thanks to free adoptions during Humane Society of ...
As Dan and Diana Walcott went cage to cage, looking at some of the 70 cats up for adoption, they came across a 2-year-old domestic longhair named Suri.
Accounting firm notes better record keeping in Comstock Park
The district showed "significant improvements" in record keeping and documentation in fiscal 2008-09 over the previous year, according to an accounting firm.
Bargain hunters camp outside Best Buy
It's a holiday tradition as dependable and enduring as turkey dinner. On Thanksgiving night people camp outside certain stores so they can buy Black Friday bargains in the morning.
Schools ban field trips until township sets sex offender policy
Rockford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Shibler had harsh words to say about Plainfield Township officials' failure to notify him that a convicted sex offender was working practically within arm's reach of elementary students.
Putting a positive spin on budget cuts
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. One West Michigan school is attempting to put a positive spin on recent budget cuts.
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Comstock Park school throws 'moving party' for third-graders losing teacher to layoff
Moving can be a real pain -- packing, heavy lifting, adjusting to new neighbors, saying goodbye to old friends.
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Names and Faces in Business for Nov. 22
Attorneys Nathan DeVries , Metta Dwyer , Tara Kennedy , Kellen Lynch , Scott McNurlen , Jordan Paterra , Mary Tell , David Whitfield and Dean Zarafonetis were named associates at Warner Norcross & Judd LLP.
Knife-Wielding Man Robs Comstock Park 7-Eleven
The Kent County Sheriff's Department is investigating a Saturday morning armed robbery at a Comstock Park convenience store.
Comstock Park superintendent urges Plainfield Township to perform background checks
Comstock Park Public Schools Superintendent Ethan Ebenstein on Friday joined neighboring school chiefs in pressuring Plainfield Township officials to conduct criminal background checks on employees.
Students stay in cardboard boxes for 24 hours for homeless awareness
Paw Paw senior Brooke Willis holds up the cardboard box shelter as it starts to fall with volunteers White Lake freshman Daniel Breitenbach, left, Comstock Park senior Chris Patterson, and Rogers City freshman Jessica Ruppert Wednesday in Central Park.