A closed session review of Grattan Township's zoning administrator did not take place as promised at Monday's township board meeting, but the subject continued to dominate public comment, which at one point devolved into a shouting match.... READ MORE >
The M-66 Corridor Committee continued discussion Friday of the various options for a non-motorized pathway that will make “Meijer hill,” as it’s colloquially known, more accessible for individuals who don’t drive. At their previous meeting in April, committee members voted to submit an application for a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). On Friday, the committee heard an update on that TAP grant application.... READ MORE >
An Ionia County judge on Monday denied setting a bond for a Kentucky man who was arrested at an Indiana rest stop for the alleged felony kidnapping of a 14-year-old Ionia County girl. Chayleang Tiang, 41, was already on probation at the time of his arrest for a 2024 domestic violence case involving strangulation, minor injuries and third-degree rape.... READ MORE >
One evening this summer I was relaxing on our back yard patio with my wife Lisa, tossing a ball to the dog and enjoying an ice cold beer. Lisa suddenly stopped scrolling on her cell phone, turned to me and said, “You should build a whimsical garden path out here.”... READ MORE >
The Ionia County Brownfield Authority met Tuesday morning and revealed updates on a few of the outstanding projects the group is continually monitoring.At the group's previous meeting in April, Chair Julianne Burns indicated that the former Harker Middle School had been purchased by the Saranac Housing Commission and was under development. She was subsequently informed that this assertion was inaccurate.... READ MORE >
The Ionia County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday updated some of the fees charged by the Health Department and the Road Department. The Health Department's immunization administration fee will double, from $10 to $20, starting Oct. 1. Health Officer Haleigh Leslie told commissioners the fee had not been increased for more than 20 years, and that the new $20 fee would still be $3 less than the $23 that both Medicaid and most neighboring local health departments charge.... READ MORE >
Township residents have taken exception to language in the revised nuisance ordinance, adopted in May, charging that it could be abused during petty neighbor disputes. The ordinance begins with, “No person shall engage in any conduct, action, use or activity which annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, comfort or repose of the public or the occupant of a dwelling on an adjoining or nearby lot or parcel.”... READ MORE >
Decisions made by this township’s Zoning Administrator Ryan Carrigan dominated public comment at the July 14 township board meeting. First to speak from the packed audience was Joseph “Luke” Young of 7485 Ravine Drive. Young described a “frivolous” lawsuit between himself and the township that he said had been ongoing for the past two years, and that he attributed to Carrigan’s actions.... READ MORE >
A year of hard, dirty work paid off with more than half a million dollars going to young 4-H members during the annual large animal livestock auction, held Thursday afternoon and into the evening at the Ionia Free Fair covered arena, attended by hundreds of people. Bidders spent a total of $460,559.75 on beef cows ($128,128), sheep ($62,810), swine ($248,678.25) and goats ($20,943.50) at the auction. When you add the $41,405 made by 4-Hers participating in Wednesday's small animal sale, the profits made by local youths and their animals totaled $501,964.75.... READ MORE >
Lakewood High School senior Kenzie Everett raised Juju, this year's Ionia Free Fair grand middleweight champion steer, and she also showed a couple of pigs. Now 18 years old and therefore coming to the end of her time in the youth organization, the Lake Odessa woman said she's been showing animals at the Free Fair as a 4-Her the past four years; she has experience showing animals since she was a small child.... READ MORE >
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