Ionia County News

ST. JOHNS -- On-going investigation by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office has resulted in the execution of a search warrant on Church Road and the arrest of at least six individuals on drug-related charges ranging from possession and manufacturing of methamphetamines to possession of heroin and ecstasy.

Background information and relevant experience. Calley: 'I am a long term resident of Ionia County.

IONIA - The Ionia County Board of Commissioners put their support behind a state bill that would lower the default speed limit on gravel roads.

Sad ending to a police-standoff situation in Ionia County, Friday. A 79-year old man came out of his house with his hands in the air and a bullet wound in his chest.

Ionia County has started a special court program intended to help treat and rehabilitate veterans.

Prosecutors say a former Belding mayor faces up to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to defrauding a western Michigan bank out of $36,000. U.S. Attorney Donald Davis said in a statement Wednesday that Shane Husted admitted to defrauding his former employer, First Bank of West Michigan.

ST. JOHNS - Six people have been arrested on drug charges including manufacturing methamphetamine, and more arrests are likely, according to the Clinton County Sheriff's Department.

A motion for a class action lawsuit against Clear Channel Radio for its handling of this year's flooding at the B-93 Birthday Bash has been denied.

More than a thousand cars were stranded in the flooded lot for more than a week.

A Flood Advisory is in effect for the Flat River near Smyrna, in Ionia County, until Monday evening.

PORTLAND - Portland city manager Tom Dempsey informed the Portland City Council last week of an expected decrease in revenue that will be good news for taxpayers.

COUNTY: Barry County HIGHWAY: M-66 CLOSEST CITY: Lake Odessa START DATE: Monday, Oct.

A 44-year-old Belding area man was seriously injured after his pickup veered off Kiddville Road late Wednesday and struck a tree.

Strong winds caused a myriad of problems for people across West Michigan Tuesday night.

Congratulations to Zakery Kilpatrick on a successful Youth Deer Hunt. He got this 8-point buck on Saturday, Sept.

LAKE ODESSA, Mich. In Ionia County, two men are in the hospital after a strange accident Thursday morning.

Two people have been injured after falling from a grain silo in Lake Odessa, Mich.

Strong winds left thousands without power across mid-Michigan. Here are the latest numbers from Consumers Energy and DTE.

The editorial by Tom Thelen in the Sept. 27 edition of the Portland Review and Observer , titled income tax issue, needs to be studied carefully.

Ionia County residents may have to wait until the end of October before vaccines for the H1N1 flu virus are available.