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BeSMART focuses on parents, guardians, and community members who want to keep children safe
BeSMART focuses on parents, guardians, and community members who want to keep children safe. This is BeSMART week, making no judgement on gun ownership, an easy tool to keep children from becoming victims. Lead of the local group Chris VanEyl shares the info. Shelley Irwin is the host and producer...
Students learn all about power coating at manufacturing summer camp
Honestly, not many people think about finishing in the metal fabricating industry. Most companies outsource painting and powder coating, and for those that don’t, it’s one of the last steps before products are shipped, making it easy to forget. Well, it’s easy to ignore until something goes wrong—hopefully...
Lacks Enterprises Acquires Custom Wheel Manufacturer Forgeline Motorsports
GRAND RAPIDS – Lacks Enterprises announced it has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Forgeline Motorsports, a Dayton, Ohio-based manufacturer of custom, made-to-order, lightweight forged aluminum street and racing wheels. Brothers David Schardt and Steve Schardt, co-founders of Forgeline Motorsports, will collectively retain minority ownership of...
BAMF Health secures funding from another tribal investor
Grand Rapids-based BAMF Health scored another investment from a tribal economic development firm. Milwaukee, Wis.-based Potawatomi Ventures, the non-gaming investment arm of the Forest County Potawatomi Community tribe, announced the undisclosed investment in BAMF Health last week. The Potawatomi Ventures investment comes nearly three years after the Grand Rapids-based Waséyabek...
West Michigan to Host 2025 and 2026 National Adaptive Sports Championship
Grand Rapids has been selected to host The Hartford Nationals, a premier adaptive sports championship, in 2025 and 2026, underscoring the city’s commitment to accessibility and inclusivity. The event, organized by Move United, is the nation’s largest and longest-running championship for athletes with physical disabilities, visual impairments, or intellectual...
Kent County emergency management coordinator retires after 26.5 years
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Kent County's emergency management coordinator is retiring after 26.5 years of service, the county announced in a Facebook post on Saturday. To honor Matt Groesser and his career, more than 50 coworkers, deputies, firefighters, family members and friends surprised him at his home with their vehicle lights flashing in tribute.
MISSING PERSON: 67-Year-Old Wyoming Man With Alzheimer’s, Police Request Help
Over the weekend, 28th St. was packed due to the annual Metro Cruise car show featuring an abundance of vintage and unique cars. The event is typically very busy with lots of people visiting the event. However, one of the people who attended this event has not been seen since,...
Amid Another Michigan Heat Wave, Study Says Heat-Related Deaths Hit Record High
Well hopefully this is the last heat wave we have of this summer. Meteorologists have issued heat advisories through the end of the day Tuesday (Aug. 27) with temperatures in the mid-90s expected across much of the state. Even past that, highs are expected to stay in the mid to upper 80s across the state, which isn't exactly comfortable for the Great Lakes State.
Are Michigan Schools Ready to Adopt a Four-Day Week?
Is your family ready to embrace a four-day school week? Although it's a fairly new concept, two school districts in Northern Michigan have already adopted it. According to the Associated Press, there are roughly 13,000 school districts in the United States. Two decades ago, there were only about 100 school districts in the US observing a four-day week. That number grew to 662 in 2019 and currently stands at close to 900 districts nationwide.
Beat the heat: Where to stay cool in Mid-Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - As hot weather moves through Michigan, many parts of Mid-Michigan have cooling centers available to those who need them. Community centers in Lansing act as cooling centers for people without access to air conditioning. All Lansing community centers will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 10...
Michigan Leaders Warn of Latest Text Scam
Most of Michigan has likely settled in from all of their summer plans. School is back in session and the trips to other parts of the country, for most of us, will be on hold for the next few months. But for those of us who regularly travel to other...
Cleaning up pollution and removing crumbling dams help to restore Michigan rivers
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Cornel West is back on Michigan's presidential ballot, judge rules
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West must appear on the ballot in the battleground state of Michigan, a judge ruled about a week after West was disqualified. Court of Claims Judge James Robert Redford wrote in a decision released Saturday that West’s campaign submitted the proper number of signatures to qualify for the ballot and that presidential candidates are not required to file affidavits of identity. The ruling came after the Michigan Bureau of Elections informed West on Aug. 16 that he would not be certified because the affidavit of identity he submitted was not properly notarized. Redford also rejected the state’s findings that West’s affidavit was incorrectly notarized. West, a leftist academic, progressive activist and long-shot presidential candidate, is at the center of multiple legal and political battles as Democrats and Republicans seek to use the impacts of third-party candidates who could take support from their opponents. Republican allies in states such as Arizona have sought to keep West on the ballot amid Democratic fears he could siphon votes from Vice President Kamala Harris.
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