24 January 2020
Calling all young artists: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting entries for the 2020 Michigan Junior Duck Stamp Contest administered by the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Saginaw. Entries must be postmarked by March 15. The USFWS has hosted the contest in Michigan since 1995 to boost education and awareness about North America’s […]
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24 January 2020
Allen Randolph “Randy” Hughes, age 77 of Morley, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 19, 2020 at his home. He was born August 22, 1942 in Gary #10, West Virginia, the son of Randolph “Link” and Deborah (Mitchem) Hughes. Randy trusted in the Lord and was a member of the Church of God. He served his […]
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24 January 2020
Gary S. Churchard, age 61 of Cedar Springs passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at his home. Gary was born in Grand Rapids, MI on May 25, 1958 the son of Ronald and Sharon (Shotwell) Churchard. He was a graduate of Creston High School. He was a talented jeweler and artist. Gary loved his family […]
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24 January 2020
Mike Harless, age 69 of Greenville, died early Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Metron of Greenville. He was born November 13, 1950 in Anderson, Indiana, the son of Mac and Barbara Joan (Murray) Harless. Mike worked at Master Unit Die in Greenville for many years. He was an outdoorsman, and especially enjoyed fishing and his […]
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24 January 2020
Rocke D. Pennington, age 71, of Greenville, MI died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus. Rocke was born January 17, 1948 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Roger and Rose (McIntyre) Pennington. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Vietnam War. Music was his heart as well […]
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24 January 2020
A man entered a drug store and asked to see the pharmacist. When the pharmacist came out, the man asked if he could give him a cure for the hiccups. The pharmacist immediately reached out and slapped him across the face. “What’d you do that for?” the man complained. “Well, you don’t have the hiccups […]
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24 January 2020
Hometown Happenings articles are a community service for non-profit agencies only. Due to popular demand for placement in this section, we can no longer run all articles. Deadline for articles is Monday at 5 p.m. This is not guaranteed space. Articles will run as space allows. Guaranteed placement is $10, certain restrictions may apply. You […]
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17 January 2020
By Judy Reed The Cedar Springs Board of Education held their annual organizational meeting on Monday, January 13. The board selected the same officers to serve this year as last year: President is Heidi Reed, Vice President is Matt Shoffner, Treasurer is Trent Gilmore, and Secretary is Traci Slager. Rounding out the board are trustees […]
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17 January 2020
LANSING—Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit this week in Washtenaw County Circuit Court against 17 defendants, including 3M and DuPont, for the damages and injury to the State of Michigan caused by contamination from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS and often referred to as “forever chemicals.” The lawsuit is […]
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17 January 2020
LANSING –The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural and Development (MDARD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three white-tailed deer from a Newaygo County deer farm. All three deer were four-and-a-half years old. The samples were submitted for routine testing as part of the state’s CWD surveillance program for farmed deer. To date, CWD […]
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