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Lane Automotive hosts Founders’ Day Cruise-In
WATERVLIET, Mich. (WNDU) - The Watervliet community celebrated the 60th anniversary of Lane Automotive by attending its “Founders’ Day Cruise-In” on Thursday evening. The event was perfect for car lovers. Viewable vehicles ranged from hot rods, customs, classics, and even modified jeeps and trucks. A special plaque...
Black River Public School students to use new outdoor learning space this coming school year
HOLLAND, Mich. — As schools prepare for the start of a new school year, one West Michigan school district is adding a new classroom outdoors. Right now, Black River Public Schools is in the middle of constructing that space. The outdoor learning space will include places for teachers to...
Search for missing kayaker suspended at lake in Ionia County
BERLIN TWP. — Police and fire personnel have suspended a search for a kayaker who fell into Sessions Lake on Sunday evening and did not resurface. In a Thursday evening news release, the Ionia County Sheriff's Office said the unsuccessful, 4½-day search was being paused amid what it called difficult conditions. "We will resume...
Park Township Veterans Memorial will use former airport's iconic plane
PARK TWP. — The newest plans for a Veterans Memorial at Park Township's Community Park utilize the site's iconic airplane. The memorial has been a talking point since the municipality started gathering ideas for the former airport in 2022. The most recent design, with a budget in the neighborhood of $275,000, uses the airplane as a focal point. It's a scaled-down version of previous plans, which had estimated costs of $3-4 million.
The Fiesta Celebration of Latin Culture Along Lakeshore Continues
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 17, 2024) – What began six decades ago as just a local celebration of a Mexican holiday has grown to much, much more. The week-long Fiesta festivities continue on Friday night with a two-hour concert in the Kollen Park bandshell at 6:30 PM, followed by a day-long celebration of Latin culture on Saturday at the Heeringa Holland Civic Center Place, starting at 11:30 AM, and a Sunday Car Show at the 8th Street Marketplace parking lots. These events follow a Monday film, a Tuesday symposium, a Wednesday Holland Farmers Market kids activities, and street performers along 8th Street downtown on Thursday.
Chalk the Walk Returns to Windmill Island Gardens This Weekend
Visit Windmill Island Gardens this Saturday, July 20 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm for the second annual Chalk the Walk event! Artists of all ages are invited to spend the day creating artwork and decorating the park’s walkways with chalk creations and can even enjoy some free frozen treats! As part of the event, visitors can watch professional artist Hallie LeBlanc of Abundance Mobile Art Studio create 6 large chalk pieces drawn live, all inspired by our summer garden theme, ‘In Living Color’. LeBlanc’s drawings will highlight various kinds of colorful life that can be found all throughout the park from bugs to flowers to birds to amphibians! Visitors can bring their own chalk with them from home, or purchase some for just $1 during the event while supplies last. All chalk drawings will remain on display as long as weather permits.
Downtown Holland adds another stop in the social district. See all 18 drink spots
HOLLAND, MI -- Downtown Holland’s social district has expanded once again, now including fan favorite Bowerman’s Farm and Market. On Facebook, Bowerman’s announced their social district menu will include blueberry slushie wine, blueberry basil mojito, cucumber elderflower spritz and several mimosa flavors. The social district encompasses several...
Records: Elderly homicide victims had been shot
SIDNEY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The elderly couple found dead in their home near Sheridan last month had been shot, according to newly released death certificates. Jessie Seward, 81, suffered a gunshot wound to the head, while his wife, Virginia “Ginny” Seward, 80, was shot multiple times, the death certificates show. The records don’t say […]
Plum Island Lighthouse Painting Project
Mihm Enterprises of Hamilton, Michigan, arrived at Plum Island on June 27 to finish painting the Rear Range Light. Mihm was on the island three years ago to paint the Front Range Light and the top of the Rear Range, however, there was not enough money at that time to completely paint the lighthouse.
Man sentenced up to 100 years for ‘horrific’ killing of pregnant mom, her unborn baby
MUSKEGON, MI – For nearly a decade, Gretchen Langston has been devasted and traumatized by the vicious killing of her pregnant daughter-in-law. The grieving woman received some justice Thursday, July 18, as she watched the man who stabbed Dominique DaShay O’Neal to death be sentenced up to 100 years in prison.
Former Muskegon football player Kalil Pimpleton pops off in Canadian Football League debut
OTTAWA, ON — With a little over five minutes left in Kalil Pimpleton's Canadian Football League Debut, the former 'Hard Knocks' star took a crossing route 70 yards to the endzone. "What a way to start...my CFL career," said Pimpleton, 25. "That was just the start of just the...
Tupelo Honey worker loses job after Trump assassination attempt comment
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Restaurant chain Tupelo Honey says a worker is “no longer employed” there following comments the individual made on social media following Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. A social media post by the restaurant did not include the comment or...
FORECLOSURE PAYOUT | Some owners of seized Kent County homes are getting some money back
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Kent County is set to pay surplus proceeds from auctions to the former owners of homes forfeited to the county due to unpaid property taxes. The announcement from the county comes after the approval of a settlement stemming from a federal lawsuit filed in Van Buren County in 2014.
Big Changes Coming to Olive Garden and Michiganders Aren’t Happy
The CEO of Olive Garden's parent company just doubled down on a decision that is leaving customers with a bad taste in their mouths. All around the country restaurants are hurting. As people are staying home more to spend less money, national chains are feeling the burn. Not to mention, inflation has increased the price of operation for the restaurants. Many restaurants around the country have started discounting their meals to bring their main customer base back into the stores. Olive Garden is owned by Darden Restaurants. The CEO of Darden, Rick Cardenas has come out publically with a big fat NO to that strategy. Instead, they have decided to increase their prices...again.
Money Tight? No State’s Worse For That Than Michigan
If you're in Michigan and struggling to make ends meet, know that you're not alone. A new study finds that Michigan leads the nation with the greatest percentage of people in financial distress. The personal finance website WalletHub recently dug into the data to determine the "States with the Most...
WARNING: Michigan Residents May Have Been Exposed To Measles, Here’s Where
Anytime there’s any kind of infectious disease or virus. It’s important to get the word out and let people know if they’ve been exposed to anything dangerous. One of the most dangerous is rubeola, or as it’s commonly known measles. Measles is probably one of the...
Michigan to document historic ‘Green Book’ locations safe for Black travelers
LANSING, MI -- Michigan is surveying historic locations included in the Negro Motorist Green Book. The Green Book was a guide book for Black travelers across the nation published from 1936 to 1966. The book had a list of hotels, restaurants and other establishments safe for Black travelers at the time. The survey will be used to produce a historic context of African American recreation tourism in Michigan.
Some Michigan drivers see no savings on auto insurance after 2019 overhaul: Here's why
Months into her first term, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law in May 2019 an overhaul of Michigan's no-fault auto insurance system with a goal of lowering premiums that, by many measures, were the most expensive in the country. She proclaimed at the signing ceremony that while the bipartisan bill...
Facing population crisis, Whitmer opens Michigan growth office — with no new staff
LANSING — A new state office will try to jump-start the state’s anemic population growth, but will have to do so without any new employees. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Friday announced the creation of Michigan’s Growth Office. It’s charged with leading efforts to recruit residents...
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