West Olive News

Curtis Jacobs, one of two teen bicyclists hit Saturday morning by a reported reckless driver on U.S. 31 in Holland Township died today.

An Ottawa County man is accused of trying to rob an Illinois woman while she was in a car with her three children and unwittingly following her to the sheriff's department while she had police on the phone.

Ed and Nancy Hanenburg of Grand Haven received the 2009 Michigan Community Foundation Philanthropy Award from Gov.

A Michigan man is accused of trying to rob an Illinois woman while she was in a car with her three children and unwittingly following her to the Sheriff's Department while she had police on the phone.

The brother of a West Olive man with online ties to James von Brunn -- charged with killing a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum guard this week -- claims his brother is being unfairly maligned.

One man is dead, after he was hit by a freight train in Berrien County's Hagar Township just before 11 p.m. Wednesday night.

Not too long after the shooting, news came out that Von Brunn is actually a well-known white supremacist who has been active in the racist movement for years.

Authorities said a Watervliet man was struck and killed by a freight train as he sat on the tracks in Berrien County's Hagar Township.

Law enforcement officers stand outside the Holocaust Museum after a shooting in Washington on Wednesday.

Despite difficult economic times, the Spring Lake Board of Education on Monday night unanimously approved a 2009-10 fiscal year budget that will keep all current programming and staffing afloat - including the district's new aquatic center.

Of all the animals removed from a Grand Haven home last week, Abbei Monroe of the Harbor Humane Society thinks three-legged Homer is in the best shape.

The Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission has recently completed the acquisition of property for the Olive Shores County Park on Lake Michigan in Port Sheldon Township.

Five dogs and nine cats were removed from a Grand Haven home by police after a late-night call Tuesday of "possible hoarding," according to Harbor Humane Society spokeswoman Abbei Monroe.

A total of 52 youth athletes competed in Thursday's 2009 Hershey Track Meet, held at Lakeshore Middle School.

Ten out of 99 Ottawa County liquor retailers failed a recent check by area police agencies ensuring alcohol isn't sold to minors.

Holland Hospital May 3, 2009 Twin daughters, Alexia Noelle and Brielle Grace, to Jill and Keith Welch II of Zeeland.

A West Michigan company is fighting back against claims that its coal ash could be contributing to rising cancer rates in West Michigan.

Holland Hospital April 29, 2009 A daughter, Analiese Imelda Aguilar, to Michele Alegria and Noe Aguilar Jr.

The Ottawa County Health Department closed its Coopersville clinic, laid off two employees and eliminated four other positions this year as part of nearly $500,000 in spending cuts to help balance the county budget.

Norm and Isla Leestma of Holland are celebrating 40 years of marriage. They were married May 9, 1969, in Holland Heights Christian Reformed Church.