Middleville News

Cpl. Elliott is the daughter of Pat and Nancy Elliott of East Leroy. Emily joined the United States Marine Corps in 2007.

A little more parking space might be opening up at the Shell Gas and convenience station at M-37 and Main Street.

About 40 wood shop students at Thornapple Kellogg High School turned a classroom project into a holiday surprise.

Toys collected in Calhoun County will be distributed through The Salvation Army's Christmas Basket program beginning December 8th through December 22nd and through the Community Toy Shop.

Sarah Palin's new book, 'Going Rogue' at a Barnes & Noble bookstore Nov. 18, 2009 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

World War II veterans will be the grand marshals of this year's Christmas parade.

Like it or not, we're slowly be com ing accustomed to having our lives monitored in a variety of ways.

With Thanksgiving just days away, Mel Trotter Ministries is gearing up to distribute hundreds of food boxes to needy people in West Michigan.

There are changes to the state's daycare laws, thanks to two mothers from Middleville who fought the system and got results.

Sarah Palin's new book, 'Going Rogue' at a Barnes & Noble bookstore Nov. 18, 2009 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

HOW DO I DO THAT? Visit one of the estimated 500 to 1,500 turkey farms, called backyard suppliers, throughout the state that raise 100 to 200 birds a season, according to George House, executive director of Michigan Allied Poultry Industries.

Rojean Sprague knows there is more to teach than what's in textbooks. "We spend time studying the Constitution and the principles that make our country great," said Sprague, a Thornapple Kellogg Middle School eighth-grade social studies teacher.

Applications for the village manager position until Dec. 31. The Village Council fired George Strand in September, and members said they wanted to create a more detailed job description before filling the position again.

Members of the U.S. armed forces with known Michigan ties who died in 2009 supporting military operations in Afghanistan: - Army Cpl.

A truck crashed into a Kent County home Thursday, started a fire and sent a man to the hospital.

Emergency crews are investigating a vehicle crash into a home in Gaines Township.

A Middleville man wound up at Metro Health after losing control behind the wheel and slamming into the back of a house in the Dutton area Thursday afternoon.

A 47-year-old Middleville man was taken to the hospital today after he crashed his truck into a house while apparently suffering from a medical condition, Kent County sheriff's deputies said.

Lisa Snyder of Middleville is protecting children at her bus stop from accidents and predators trying to pick up children.

U.S. Marine Sergeant Nathan DeWeerd is now safely home from the war in Afghanistan.