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Plainfield Township Fire Displaces Residents Fire broke out early Friday at the Hidden Valley Townhomes near the East Beltline and 5 Mile Road. A number of residents, thought to be from 12 to 24 people, found themselves homeless.
FOX 17 | 56 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Census road tour stops at CMU
Brandylee Walton is a student at Central Michigan University who didn't know what the Census was until she stopped by the Census Midwest Road Tour event in front of the Bovee University Center on Thursday.
Morning Sun | 1 hour, 9 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Morning Sun | 1 hour, 9 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jobless rates increase
LANSING (AP) Unemployment rates rose in January in 16 of Michigan's 17 major labor markets.
Morning Sun | 1 hour, 21 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Morning Sun | 1 hour, 21 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
US rep: Jihad Jane terror suspect cooperated
PHILADELPHIA (AP) A woman accused of trolling the Internet as Jihad Jane and agreeing to marry a terrorist suspect and kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims cooperated with authorities, a congressman said.
Morning Sun | 1 hour, 21 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Morning Sun | 1 hour, 21 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Detroit school district has dozens of empty buildings
DETROIT (AP) A drastic plan to shutter a quarter of Detroit's public schools in June will add 45 more empty buildings to the dozens of district-owned properties dominating already blight-ravaged neighborhoods.
Morning Sun | 1 hour, 21 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Morning Sun | 1 hour, 21 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Norovirus closes classrooms
The Ottawa Area Center in Zeeland Township is closed today for a second day in a row due to what school administrators say appears to be an outbreak of norovirus.
The Holland Sentinel | 1 hour, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Holland, Michigan
The Holland Sentinel | 1 hour, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Holland, Michigan
Seasonal job loss ups unemployment to 14 percent
Unemployment in the Holland/Grand Haven area hit 14 percent in January, according to state numbers released Thursday, up from 13.4 percent in December mostly because of seasonal and weather-related job losses.
The Holland Sentinel | 1 hour, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Holland, Michigan
The Holland Sentinel | 1 hour, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Holland, Michigan
Petition out to recall five in Park Township
Petitioners will hit the streets of Park Township in an attempt to unseat five township board members for their handling of the Park West Drain issue.Township Supervisor Amanda Price, Treasurer Jan Steggerda, Clerk Skip Keeter and trustees Gerald Hunsburger and Michael Toscano are listed on the reca ... more »
The Holland Sentinel | 1 hour, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Holland, Michigan
The Holland Sentinel | 1 hour, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Holland, Michigan
Former high school teammates make final run at elusive NCAA championship
Hope College’s Philana Greene and Michigan State University’s Allyssa DeHaan dream of a similar shining moment when their college basketball careers conclude in the coming days.
The Holland Sentinel | 1 hour, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Holland, Michigan
The Holland Sentinel | 1 hour, 34 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Holland, Michigan
Your Forecast
Friday: Sun will fade behind increasing cloud cover. Quite mild and a bit breezy. Highs from 60 to the lower 60s. Winds Sw-W 10-20 mph. Friday Night: Turning cloudy with a mix of rain and snow developing, mainly late. Lows in the...
WWMT NewsChannel 3 | 1 hour, 38 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Kalamazoo, Michigan
WWMT NewsChannel 3 | 1 hour, 38 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Kalamazoo, Michigan
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