The City of Big Rapids will host a public informational hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, on the Perry Avenue Sidewalk Project. The proposal calls for a concrete sidewalk on the south side of Per...

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the Infrastructure Projects Authority Fund (IPAF) will award funds toward transformational public transportation projects in Kent and Newaygo count...

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) along with Michigan Works! agencies statewide are celebrating Michigan’s leading rankings in helping job seekers get employed and ...

The Economic Development Responsibility Alliance (EDRA) will be hosting their fourth annual Truck or Treat event this year at Paris Park. Slated for Saturday, Oct. 24, the event will be held from 4...

Monday, Oct. 5 At 2:24 p.m., deputies made a warrant arrest at a residence in Mecosta Township. A female subject was arrested on an undisclosed warrant. She was lodged at the Mecosta County J...

The Newaygo County Sportsman’s Club suffered a devastating fire Sunday, Oct. 11. A fire was reported around 5:18 p.m., with heavy smoke visible from the building. Fire crews from Croton, Newa...

A new apartment complex is coming just south of downtown Grand Rapids. The multi-phase project, Factory Yards, will transform a 13.4-acre contaminated industrial site into housing and commercial sp...