Middleville News

Local cyclist Steve Gerbig rode his bike 335 miles over 24 hours and won the National 24 Hour Challenge for his age group The 63-year-old was glad to win his age group, but disappointed he didn't ride farther Steve Gerbig rode his bike 335 miles over 24 hours and won the National 24 Hour Challenge for his age group.

A Middleville man has died of injuries sustained May 25 when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle on 100th Street SW near Byron Center Avenue.

Biking, walking and fishing are the main events this weekend as the village continues its summerlong 175th birthday celebration.

Bob Vande Bunte stands Friday outside near his Ye Ole' Sap Shack. Sap was flowing heavily in some parts of the state this year, pushing Michigan's maple syrup production to the highest level since 1947, according to government statistics.

Summertime is the time of year when many communities have a lot of special activities going on for the residents and visitors from other areas.

After months of anxiety, West Michigan GM dealers tore open Tuesday morning's FedEx envelopes from headquarters with understandable trepidation: Their futures lay inside.

This is a file photo of the annual helmet law protest outside Michigan's Capitol Building, organized by ABATE.

Librarian Barb Hubers looked out the full-length wall of windows in what will be the new Thornapple Kellogg Library and is anxious to get settled in.

There was no candy thrown from floats or clowning around during the Middleville Memorial Day Parade.

Michigan's unemployment rate continues to climb. It is now nearing 13 percent. More than 100 workers in Barry County can now add themselves to the growing number of unemployed.

It's no secret that Michigan is struggling, on Wednesday we learned that the state's unemployment rate jumped again.

After Dennis R. Mickelson pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Tuesday for his role in a $10 million Ponzi scheme, the man in back of the courtroom who lost $2.5 million to Mickelson and his associates had only one comment.

An armed robbery suspect is on the loose after stealing from a gas station. The Barry County Sheriff's Department says the robbery happened around 3a.m. Sunday at the Middleville Sppedway on the 600 block of Broadway Street.

As I sat on my bed contemplating why my grandpa wouldn't let me do "men's work" on the farm with him, I grew more and more aggravated.

April 29, 2009 marks President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office. In that time, the U.S. leader has signed off on trillions of dollars in spending, demanded restructuring from the struggling auto and financial industries, announced timelines for troop withdrawals in Iraq and deployments in Afghanistan, and in a controversial move reversed a ...

Friday April 03, 2009, 8:45 PM GRAND RAPIDS -- Two weeks after the Rev. Alan Moody wired $1.5 million to a trio of investment advisers he was working with, the counselors wanted to show their gratitude by donating a bus to Moody's church.

Tuesday March 31, 2009, 6:50 AM Lori Niedenfuer Cool Second best sale: The annual Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and School Second Best Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 17 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18 at the Parish Center, 1951 Plymouth Ave.

Monday March 30, 2009, 8:38 PM MIDDLEVILLE -- Retirement incentives for teachers and support staff are part of a plan approved by the Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education Monday night to reduce the 2009-2010 budget by at least $1 million.

The camp this year will refund deposits and registration fees if families lose their jobs.

Only a handful of administrators, teachers and employees attended the public forum, which was supposed to be a brainstorm of ideas on how to either raise revenues or decrease spending.