Grant News

If a state energy grant lights up in the future, Spring Village will replace 42 Sternberg streetscape lights with more energy efficient models.

Village Council on Monday will discuss converting its streetscape lighting to more energy-efficient bulbs at a cost of more than $50,000. The regularly scheduled meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. at Barber School, 102 W. Exchange St.

Seven homes in a four-block area near West Church Street soon will be rehabilitated and another demolished thanks to a neighborhood stabilization grant.

A 14-year-old Ypsilanti boy who fell from a trailer during a hayride in Hamburg Township on Saturday was upgraded Tuesday to "fair" condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Despite a few wet flakes falling on the west side of the state, metro Detroit residents can keep the snow boots packed away for at least a few more days, according to the National Weather Service.

One man had to be airlifted to the hospital after a crash in Newaygo County left him pinned under his truck.

Congratulations are in order for Jessie Lauren Beasley and Justin Andrews who were recently married at the home of her grandparents, Grover and Joan Warren of Fairview.

The Duck Creek watershed is in good shape compared to many West Michigan river and creek basins - no toxic sludge, no petroleum blobs, no Superfund sites.

Two men charged as the "pillowcase burglars" for allegedly breaking into dozens of West Michigan homes face trial in a Muskegon County case.

Unemployed workers in Muskegon, Ottawa and Oceana counties will be able to tap into $38 million the U.S. Department of Labor is pouring into Michigan due to its high jobless rate.

Starting Tuesday, the city of Kalamazoo is holding a series of meetings to gather public input on how to best use funds it gets from the federal government.

Posted 4 hours, 56 minutes ago at 12:27 am. At Monday night's meeting of the Niles City Council, Craig Dreeszen of Dreeszen and Associates will give a special "Cultural Economic Development in Downtown Area" presentation to members of the council.

Training Tip: When possible, use the Internet and Web sites to keep employees current with their training options.

Usually it's the media tagging a string of criminal events with a nickname, but investigators with the State Police and Newaygo, Muskegon and Ottawa County's Sheriff's Departments dubbed two men now in custody as the "Pillow Case" burglars.

The Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office has begun its pursuit of Ronald McLean Junior and Greg Griswold of Grant, men who lived together, had heroin habits and had been dubbed the "Pillow Case" burglars.

Two men who authorities dubbed the "pillowcase" burglars for allegedly breaking into dozens of homes in three counties and hauling stolen goods away in pillowcases have been arraigned.

As the string of burglaries began to accumulate over months, police dubbed their targets the "pillowcase" burglars.

Stacey Jordan is in her second year at Head Start. When the 4-year-old heads for kindergarten next year, she will enter Haverhill Elementary School in Portage much more prepared than she would have without preschool, said her father, Jamale Jordan.

Elections were held Tuesday in a number of villages in West Michigan. Below are the winners of those races, according to their local clerks.

The Department of Natural Resources today announced the Little Presque Isle access route and overlook, north of Marquette in Marquette County, will be closed for improvements beginning Monday, Sept.