“I do want you to think of the pandemic a little bit differently than you have in the past,” Brian Calley, president and CEO of the Small Business Association of Michigan, told a small group of ...

High winds Saturday morning damaged the roof of the main gymnasium of Thornapple Kellogg High School, resulting in the cancellation of a competitive cheer event scheduled that day and forcing the ...

With federal money in the offing, collaboration on a region-wide scale is happening fast – and Barry County got on board Tuesday. During their committee of the whole meeting, commissioners OK’d a ...

Hastings is back on top of the Interstate-8 Athletic Conference, sharing the top spot in the conference with Harper Creek and Jackson Lumen Christi thanks to a lopsided Saxon victory over Pennfield ...

Hastings Police are investigating a two-car accident late Wednesday afternoon that left one person dead. Police were called to the crash scene at North Broadway Avenue and Benson Street at 5:11 p.m.

The Thornapple Kellogg Schools community is mourning the loss of a longtime high school special education teacher. Heidi Prior, who had taught at TKHS since August 1995, was killed early Tuesday ...

A recent Barry County court docket showed 15 or more families listed for pretrial hearings in eviction proceedings. But an Eviction Diversion Assistance program through the Barry County United Way is ...

It was as recent as March 2020 that Amazon Inc. opened its $150 million fulfillment center in Gaines Charter Township, in southern Kent County. Now the retail company has announced plans to expand its ...

Barry County taxpayers paid for Sheriff Dar Leaf's trip to South Dakota as part of his participation in the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association “Freedom Fest” in July. Leaf ...

After more than two years of discussion and considerable public input, the Village of Middleville has legalized marijuana-based businesses within its borders. The village council, on identical 6-1 ...

Kaleb Dye showed up an hour early for work every morning. He didn’t tack on the extra hours because he wanted to get ahead on his duties or because he wanted to leave early. He just enjoyed working.

After a truncated celebration a year ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Middleville's Heritage Days will be back in full force this year. The 30th annual festival, which celebrates the community's ...