Western Michigan Weather Alert: 10 Inches of Snow and 55 MPH Wind Gusts Could...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Grand Rapids, Michigan – Heavy lake-effect snow and wind gusts approaching 55 mph are sweeping across western Michigan Monday morning, creating bursts of whiteout conditions that could make travel dangerous...
Navy fighter jet likely the source of loud boom that shook some houses in...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A military fighter jet was most likely the source of a loud noise heard by many in greater Grand Rapids on Sunday afternoon. Some people shared on social media over the weekend that the boom sound shook their homes near the airport in Cascade Township.
Grand Rapids restaurant Electric Cheetah cuts prices
While most restaurants are charging more these days, one restaurant in Grand Rapids is doing the opposite.
UMich senior runs 200 miles across Michigan to raise funds for homelessness
On the morning of March 2, LSA senior Brendan LaFrenier set off from the Detroit Riverfront with a goal that would take him across Michigan on foot. Over the next four days, LaFrenier ran more than 200 miles west to Lake Michigan in Holland, aiming to raise $100,000 for homeless shelters across the state and...
Local workshops to tackle local government transparency
OTTAWA COUNTY — As local government transparency remains a focal point for residents across West Michigan, two upcoming workshops in Ottawa County aim to pull back the curtain on how municipal decisions are made and how the public can access official records. The initiatives, hosted by the City of...
Former juvenile lifer announces run for GR Third Ward commissioner
Richard Griffin, a Grand Rapids community advocate who was behind bars as a juvenile, is running to become a Grand Rapids third ward commissioner.
Western Michigan Weather Alert: Wind, Rain, Then Snow Near Grand Rapids Today With Travel...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Michigan – Wind whips across parking lots and rattles bare tree branches this morning across western Michigan. Temperatures hover near freezing near Grand Rapids, but a powerful March storm is already...
Ex-Dem Party Cash Chief Accused In Grand Rapids Elder Money Scandal
A witness told a judge this week that a series of unusual bank transfers flowed out of an elderly West Michigan woman’s accounts while attorney Traci Kornak was serving as her conservator. Kornak, who previously worked as treasurer for the Michigan Democratic Party, has now been charged by Kent County prosecutors in...
Kent County, MI Weather Alert: Two Severe Storm Rounds Possible, May Bring 60 MPH...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Grand Rapids, Michigan – Storms expected late Sunday afternoon and evening could bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall across West Michigan. According to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids,...
Downed tree knocks out power in Marne
A major tree in James Maurice's Marne front yard was supposed to be taken down in the coming weeks. Mother Nature did it for him early Friday morning.
