Ionia News

The city of Ionia and Clear Channel-Grand Rapids now plan to get all vehicles stranded at the Ionia County Fairgrounds back to their owners by mid-week. Along with that, there's a change in how those waiting for their rides should approach the opportunity.

Jessica Parks took one look inside her car at the Ionia Fairgrounds and knew it was all over.

Car removal from the Ionia Fair Grounds is in the home stretch today following flooding during the B-93 Birthday Bash that left nearly 1,400 cars stranded 11 days ago .

Cars parked in a lot next near the Grand River, just above the center tree, at the Ionia Fairgrounds, as seen on Monday.

With her wedding coming Saturday, the last thing Juanita Baker needed was a totaled vehicle from the B-93 Birthday Bash flood.

The City of Ionia and WBCT-FM will be setting up appointments starting Monday for owners to be reunited with cars that have been stranded in a flooded parking lot at the Ionia Fairgrounds.

The first cars were pulled out of the flooded parking lot at the Ionia County Fairgrounds Saturday.

IONIA, Mich. B-93 is reporting that good weather will allow the towing of vehicles stranded at the B-93 Birthday Bash to start Saturday.

Reed & Hoppes Towing and Equipment will begin removing cars Saturday morning from the flooded parking lot at Ionia Fairgrounds.

It could be another week or more before some concert goers get their cars back. There are a still 1,000 cars in this flooded lot at the Ionia County Fairgrounds.

IONIA - Owners of the estimated 1,000 vehicles stranded in Grand River floodwaters at the Ionia fairgrounds will not have access to those vehicles until at least Monday, officials said Wednesday.

Ionia City Manager Jason Eppler points to an aerial photograph showing vehicles Wednesday trapped in flooding at the Ionia Fairgrounds to show the water is starting to recede.

Flooding has trapped thousands of country music fans at the Ionia Fairgrounds. The fans had gathered for a free 2-day concert series sponsored by a Grand Rapids radio station.

Thousands of concert-goers are still stranded in a pool of water at the B-93 Birthday Bash in Ionia.

Frustration levels, as well as water levels, continued to rise today for B-93 concert-goers who had their cars stranded in a lot at the Ionia Fairgrounds due to flooding on the Grand River.

As of Saturday night there were still several thousand people trapped and cars submerged at the B-93 Birthday Bash in Ionia County.

Day Two of the B-93 Birthday Bash has been cancelled because of flooding along the banks of the Grand River.

There was a long lunch line on the Capitol lawn today. McDonald's was serving lunch to lawmakers, promoting the big business McDonald's brings to Michigan farmers and agriculture producers.

The lesson from this crime story is: Never park the get-away car in the driveway.

IONIA - Issues regarding operations at the Ionia County Health Department were among the agenda items for the Ionia County Board of Commissioners on June 9. Board members approved an agreement with Gene Paez to provide consulting services for the environmental health division of the health department.