Spring Lake News

The Thanksgiving holiday provides residents a time to give thanks and show their appreciation for one another, and several local churches are hoping to give people more reason to give thanks next week during their community outreach meals.

Grand Haven's Team 1, made up of Conner Davis, skipper; and Collen Betten, crew; along with Maggie Kloote, skipper; and Cole Curtiss, crew.

Rainy Houle says she's long wanted to give people the gift of a meal, and the manager of a Grand Haven restaurant says that's the inspiration for Saturday's Loaf and Slurp.

A bicyclist and his dog were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a Spring Lake street Tuesday morning.

Cari Draft Elliott had just left Spring Lake Township home en route to Pomona Park in Fruitport to teach this morning's Ecotrek class.

The public is invited to attend a Bookmark Contest Awards presentation at Spring Lake District Library, 123 E. Exchange St., at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Helping women and minorities achieve their entrepreneurial dreams has long been a passion for Eastern Floral's chief executive officer.

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to a criminal sexual conduct charge related to allegations that he traveled to the area to have a sexual rendezvous with a 14-year-old Spring Lake Township girl.

A 22-year-old Virginia man who police say drove to Spring Lake to have sex with a 14-year-old girl he met on the Internet has pleaded guilty to sex assault charge.

The North Ottawa County Council on Aging will be at Spring Lake District Library 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nov.

Spring Lake village officials are hoping to make the downtown district more attractive to business owners and developers.

The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department is asking the public's help to find a 47-year-old Spring Lake Township woman missing since 8 a.m. Thursday.

SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. In a time when most people are seeing their pay reduced, two Spring Lake Township officials are getting large pay raises.

The holiday season is fast approaching, and so is the deadline for submitting entry forms for this year's annual Jingle Bell Parade.

Have you ever wondered how much the brooch your Aunt Edith left you is worth? Come to the Antique Appraisals at the Spring Lake District Library Nov.

Eighth-grade girls from several Ottawa and Allegan county school districts, including Holland, West Ottawa, Fennville, Spring Lake, Grand Haven, Zeeland and several area private and charter schools, will spend Nov.

Employees at Keenan Marina rescued a woman from Spring Lake just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, said Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police Chief Roger DeYoung.

Spring Lake Township and Spring Lake Village residents are invited to an "Understanding Property Taxes" seminar to help them understand why their taxable values and property taxes will be slightly lower in 2010.

A 41-year-old Grand Haven man has been charged with the assault of a woman at East Grand River Park a month ago.

The remaining seasonal flu clinics this year run by the North Ottawa Community Health System have been canceled.