Lake Odessa News

UPDATE AT 11:57 a.m. The horn honked as a man approached his car this morning in a staging area near the Ionia County Fairgrounds.

When a state-sponsored committee realigns Michigan's governmental departments in the coming months, Patricia Caudill wants continued financial support for the Village of Lake Odessa, where she resides.

Roger and Denise Binns celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary May 12. They were married May 12, 1984 at the Sunfield United Brethren Church in Sunfield.

FCC Deletes Several Michigan Noncomm CPs: The FCC has cancelled the construction permits and deleted the call signs of several noncommercial stations and FM translators in MICHIGAN granted to GREAT LAKES COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.

SOD stands for "Sprinkles on Dirt" for the first time during the 2009 season at inclement weather has forced the cancellation of Friday night's Engine Pro ASCS Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP event at the Winston Motor Speedway.

May 28, 2009--With the first East Coast swing of the season now in the books, the World of Outlaws return to the Midwest for a busy stretch of races as the schedule really begins to pick up with the heat of the summer just around the corner.

It could be catching. Jason McCrimmon can always hope ... 'It's the least we can do,' McCrimmon wrote in a recent letter to me, 'to show our appreciation for the people who may be asked to leave the next day and place their lives on the line for the rest of us.' McCrimmon owns McCrimmon Construction & Design, a general contracting company based ...

Dustin Daggett of Portland has won the ASCS Sprints on Dirt's first two feature races this season, with his most recent win coming last Saturday at the I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa.

Chances are you've heard yourself saying at one time or another 'He's just a really great kid.' That's a high compliment, but one that's rarely monetized.

Fatherly advice: Michigan State University graduating senior Brenna McMahon, 22, sits with her dad, J. Patrick McMahon, who recently gave his daughter a letter of encouragement and advice as she begins her career.

Call him the "green" greeter. For this past week, Malcolm Rands has been making an Earth Day tour of Meijer stores, building up interest in his environmentally friendly household cleaning products.

Growing up in Georgia, Dennis Swartzentruber helped his dad build storage barns for lawnmowers, wheelbarrows and garden tools.

Tuesday March 24, 2009, 6:48 AM Delbridge Langdon Jr. The Grand Rapids Press Arts Jam: Arts Jam 2009, a fundraiser organized by Grand Rapids Public Schools Arts Advocates and supporting art and music programming in Grand Rapids Public Schools, will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. April 19 at Forest Hills Fine Arts Center, 600 Forest Hill Ave.

Centenarian Alice Hoffs is losing her sight and hearing, but is still every inch the lady she was when she graduated from Hope College in 1923.

OLIVET - The Olivet College Visual Arts Department is hosting an exhibit featuring select works from Kellogg Community College art faculty and students Thursday, Feb.

OLIVET - Eight Olivet College instrumental music students will perform in the Intercollegiate Honor Band at the Fine Arts Center Auditorium on the Calvin College campus, Saturday, Feb.

LANSING - Rep. Brian Calley is sponsoring a coat drive to help Ionia County families who may be struggling financially.

IONIA - The Ionia County Board of Commissioners began what is expected to be a difficult 2009 by keeping its leadership intact.

GRAND LEDGE - Rebecca Stafford of Lake Odessa is a self-taught artist who strongly believes that her talent is a gift from the Lord.

LANSING - The American Red Cross has scheduled blood drives for the following dates and times: Monday, Dec.