Rockford News

Pillars of the greater Rockford community were recognized Tuesday, May 7 at a very special ceremony that had the meeting room of Rockford City Hall packed and an impressive crowd at Peppler Park's Recognition Plaza.

The new museum project has been a demanding yet rewarding one for our Rockford Area Historical Society.

Kathy Hubert, on right, and her daughter, Victoria, watch as Kent County officials asses the scene of a road commission truck crashed into an Algoma Township house on Thursday, May 16, after a two-vehicle crash.

This Kent County Road Commission truck crashed into an Algoma Township house Thursday, May 16, after a two-'vehicle crash ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, MI -- An 18-year-old driver was critically injured today after a two-vehicle crash that sent a Kent County Road Commission truck into a house.

The West Michigan Environmental Action Council and Kent County Water Conservation have mapped oil and gas leases in Kent County.

From left, Aaron VanKampen, 11, of Sparta, Jed Comden, 9, of Zeeland, and Spencer Pletzke, 11, of Rockford, dig in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nate Hurwitz Field on Wednesday, May 15 in Plainfield Township.

Kylee Panse, a senior at West Ottawa High School, will have her triptych illustration, titled "Vanity," on display for a year at the U.S. Capitol.

Color-coded areas show reported Consumers Energy power outages. Rockford-area residents without power are shaded in red.

In Loving Memory of Eleanor I. Sjogren, born April 17, 1921, the 2nd of five children in the family of Ray & Grace Helsel.

The Kent County Sheriff's Department along with Rockford Ambulance and the Plainfield Fire Department responded to a car versus motorcycle crash.

Authorities are closing a section of Northland Drive NE in Plainfield Township around the scene of a serious traffic accident, south of Rockford.

There have been at least two accidents involving bikes earlier this week, including one that killed a Grandville Calvin Christian music teacher.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., will soon have a bit of West Michigan art decorating its walls.

A 40-year-old Rockford woman was arrested for drinking while driving after she allegedly hit a father and son riding a bike on Belding Road.

"When seeing signs of a stroke, act FAST," is what two Rockford High School seniors urge in their video that won the top prize in the 2013 Value Health Partner s stroke prevention student video competition.

Today, Amy and Katie are adorable and healthy babies living in Waterford, Ireland, with mother Maria Jones-Elliot, father Chris Elliot and siblings Olivia and Jack, according to the Daily Mirror.

The Kent County prosecutor will review a police report from a Wednesday, April 24, crash to determine whether a man accused of rear-ending a tow truck on the shoulder of I-96 will face a moving violation causing serious injury.

Flooding from the first round of storms April 6-13 was relatively minor. It was a much different story last week; flood warnings were issued for six areas of Kent County along the Rogue and Grand rivers, including downtown Rockford.

Gary and Jane Skeels of Rockford, Michigan are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Andrea, to Dustin Small, son of Darren and Kim Small of Houma, Louisiana.

I drove from Belmont into downtown G.R. Crest is in E. Kent Co. River level downtown is 21.82 feet at 1:30 PM - up from 21.79 ft.