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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at 57 local libraries, including Ionia and Kent counties.

For the first time in the history of the Montcalm County Fair, buyers showed their support by breaking the half-million-dollar mark during Thursday evening’s annual livestock auction. By the time the ...

Just before 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, deputies from the Kent County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Wabasis Lake in Oakfield Township for a man who went underwater and did not resurface. A 62-year-old ...

Before he offered an invocation to open a special service last Monday evening at the Montcalm County Fairgrounds, the Rev. Frank Taylor took a moment to reflect on U.S. military members who may be ...

For the first time in the history of the Montcalm County Fair, buyers showed their support by breaking the half-million-dollar mark during Thursday evening’s annual livestock auction. By the time the ...

An electrical worker suffered 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns, resulting in serious but non-life-threatening injuries, following an ...