This city’s public schools are struggling.
Many of the system’s facilities are in desperate need of repair or renovation. The technology is in need of serious upgrading.... READ MORE >
It’s one of life’s most difficult conversations and among the most important. No other topic forces us to confront the specter we’d all prefer to avoid indefinitely, if possible: our own mortality or the mortality of those we love.... READ MORE >
Plans for the renovation, relocation or expansion of the Ionia Community Library will move one step forward Tuesday.
That’s when bids from firms tasked with providing a feasibility study will be opened during 4:30 p.m. public meeting at the library.... READ MORE >
Old photographs of Denny Craycraft depict a skinny kid, barely old enough to shave, dressed in military greens, rifle in hand. Like a lot of Vietnam vets, he went into the military young, unsure what to expect. Two tours “in country” changed much of that.
When he finally boarded a plane for home, he again wasn’t sure what to expect. Craycraft admits he was out of touch with sentiments back home regarding the war.... READ MORE >
In the early 1900s, communities throughout the state were clamoring for libraries. Any libraries. Books could be hard to come by and many families simply didn’t have extra cash to spend on anything so “frivolous” as reading materials.... READ MORE >
Overcoming the hurdles life throws our way — that’s the emotional engine powering the stories written by Fenwick author Mary Vee.
It’s undoubtedly the philosophy behind her self-published debut book, “Anders’ Redemption,” released in October.... READ MORE >
On Sept.16 and 17, youngsters from across the state will get their first official taste of hunting life. That’s when this year’s Mentored Youth Hunt will take place.
One Big Rapids business is doing its part to make sure as many local kids as possible get a chance to take part in the hunt. According to Colin Kelly, owner of Kelly’s Deer Processing, the costs involved with the hunt itself can be considerable. Processing the deer afterward can really drive up the costs.... READ MORE >
It was 1928 when Bonnie rolled off a Detroit assembly line in all her spoke-wheeled, four-cylinder glory. At the time, the sea-blue Model A represented state-of-the-art automotive technology. Clyde, Bonnie’s doppelganger, left that same assembly line around the same time.
They went their separate ways but were reunited in the 1960s inside the garage of Greenville resident Jerry Bower, who had inherited Bonnie from his father, John. By then, both cars had seen over three decades of service, Clyde most recently as a log hauler. They were not in great shape.... READ MORE >
