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South Rogue River Trail bridge installed as $2.2M Plainfield Township project nears end

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The final 175-foot-long piece of the new South Rogue River Trail (SRRT) is now in place, Plainfield Township officials announced this month. On Thursday, May 14, cranes lowered the frame of the pedestrian bridge – a 10-foot-wide prefabricated steel structure parallel to the Rogue River Road bridge –
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Historic building reborn: 15 new apartments open in Grand Rapids landmark

A 73-year-old building that once housed a pioneering grocery store has been transformed into mixed-income housing while preserving its longtime post office tenant.
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Charges against man accused of doxing wrong person in GRPD shooting dropped

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Kent County Prosecutor confirmed the case against a Grand Rapids man accused of posting the personal information of a person he believed was involved in an officer-involved shooting has been dismissed. Michael Buxton had faced charges of unlawful posting of a message and using...
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Experience great food at Ada Village Restaurant Week

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – If you’re looking to try a new restaurant, and help support locally owned establishments, Ada Village Restaurant Week is happening now through Saturday! Kim is here with all the details along with Matt, owner of Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery. Get more information at...
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GRCC taps Kentwood Public Schools administrator as new trustee

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids Community College has unanimously appointed Kentwood Public Schools’ executive director of human resources as a trustee, following a vacancy announced last month. Jamie Gordon, who’s been with the Kentwood district for 12 years, was one of two candidates who initially applied to...
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Upper Peninsula Schools Face Extended Years Due To Heavy Snowfall

With summer break on the horizon, Michigan's schools are set to end, though snow days could push some Upper Peninsula students into mid-June. A bill may lighten their load.
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‘Rot in hell’: Family will fight to keep convicted Alpine Manor killer in prison

Relatives of some of the five victims in the Alpine Manor Nursing Home murders nearly 40 years ago say they will fight to keep one of the convicted killers in prison for life.
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Ottawa County expert warn stronger synthetic drugs are being mixed with fentanyl

Health officials in West Michigan say they’re seeing more cases of fentanyl being mixed with dangerous synthetic substances, making overdoses more unpredictable and harder to reverse.
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Terbo Tyler Erb Heading North For Memorial Day Weekend To Take On The American...

Terbo Tyler Erb announced that he’s heading north to Michigan this Memorial Day weekend to take on the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series. In a post to Facebook, Terbo shared he’ll first stop at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa on Friday, May 22nd for the $10,000 to-win feature. He’ll follow the tour to Butler S
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History in Plain Sight: Rogers Dam draws 120 years of controversy, recreation

New ownership marks another change in Rogers Dam's 120-year history

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