As dogs zipped and zoomed around the livestock arena at the Montcalm County Fairgrounds on Saturday, they did so with a measure of obedience and discipline not seen in your average dog. That’s because ...

The Montabella Community Schools Board of Education approved a five-year contract for their superintendent and promoted a teacher to the newly created position assistant principal at their most recent ...

In a court case reminiscent of one a few years ago, a Chinese national is charged with delivering or manufacturing a large amount of marijuana plants locally while federal officials are holding two ...

Recognizing a need in the community and utilizing $1 million in state grant money, the city of Ionia launched its own app-based, on-demand microtransit service this week: I-Go. A microtransit service ...

Lafayette Street, hard, smooth and well-sprinkled, is a good track on which trotting horses may exhibit their gait, and it was used for that purpose this morning.

The Montcalm Community College spring 2025 semester honors list includes 565 students. These students must have taken 6 credits or more to be eligible for honors.

Just after 2 p.m. on Monday, a Kent County Drain Commission employee was inspecting drains along 21 Mile Road NE near Keller Avenue NE when they discovered a crashed motorcycle and a deceased rider ...

The streets of Sand Lake were packed Friday night for a never-before-seen type of event. What started as an idea that stemmed from an online picture turned out to be a huge success as the first-ever ...

Having twice finished as the runner-up in three previous attempts, Ian Mark, 17, held out hope that this would be the year his skills as a 4-H showman would see him rise to the top. Throughout the ...

The Montcalm Community College athletics department has been very diligent about getting the community involved since its reinstatement two years ago.  On Friday, they found a new and exciting way of ...

The Montcalm County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to approve a variance request involving building a garage 1 foot from the property line in Crystal Township. Marty and Sarah Delo requested a ...

Belle’s Hat Shoppe may be one of the smaller buildings at Heritage Village, but it has a unique bit of history connected to it. According to records in the Town Hall at Heritage Village, there was a ...