Latest News & Opinionnoemail@noemail.org (Advance Newspapers)Tue, 26 Dec 2017 14:49:00 GMTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/http://www.mlive.com/northwestadvance/index.ssf/en-usnoLatest News & Opinionnoemail@noemail.orghttp://www.mlive.com/northwestadvance/index.ssf/2011/12/your_local_news_source.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Advance Newspapers)Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:44:14 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/northwestadvance/index.ssf//2449.7366733.20111201131451We have reorganized how we deliver local news. For information on Walker, Alpine, Comstock Park, and the area school districts - including sports- visit www.mlive.com/walker. For Coopersville, Sparta and Kent City, visit www.mlive.com/sparta. Bookmark these links to keep up to...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/11/city_commissioners_agree_to_pa.htmlcat:@byron-centernoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 2 Nov 2015 16:27:49 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17312151WALKER -- Normally, the City of Walker lets its insurance company decide which claims against the city get paid. Commissioners said the claim by Barbara Staskiewicz was anything but normal and voted to reimburse the Walker resident for the damage a...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/11/westside_food_bank_continuing.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 2 Nov 2015 16:16:44 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17297734GRAND RAPIDS -- The national and local economies may be getting better but the volunteers at the Northwest Food Panty, 1224 Davis St. in Grand Rapids have hardly noticed.noGRAND RAPIDS -- The national and local economies may be getting better but the volunteers at the Northwest Food Panty, 1224 Davis St. in Grand Rapids have hardly noticed.noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)GRAND RAPIDS -- The national and local economies may be getting better but the volunteers at the Northwest Food Panty, 1224 Davis St. in Grand Rapids have hardly noticed.http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/11/ottawa_-_north_blue_star_mothe.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 2 Nov 2015 16:03:12 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17312360 Diane Schwaiger, left, and Jan Vander Wal are among the Ottawa-North Kent Blue Star Mothers who hope to be able to raise enough money to place a wreath on each of the 5,200 graves in the Grand Rapids Veterans...noDiane Schwaiger, left, and Jan Vander Wal are among the Ottawa-North Kent Blue Star Mothers who hope to be able to raise enough money to place a wreath on each of the 5,200 graves in the Grand Rapids Veterans...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Diane Schwaiger, left, and Jan Vander Wal are among the Ottawa-North Kent Blue Star Mothers who hope to be able to raise enough money to place a wreath on each of the 5,200 graves in the Grand Rapids Veterans...http://www.mlive.com/rockford/index.ssf/2015/10/creative_technologies_academy_3.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jan Holst | jholst@mlive.com)Sat, 31 Oct 2015 04:19:48 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/rockford/index.ssf/8001932.17313721Dan George, superintendent of Creative Technologies Academysupplied photo  Dan George, superintendent -school leader of  Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs, was among the 10 finalists for The Best in Education Award given annually to outstanding school administrators across the country....noDan George, superintendent of Creative Technologies Academysupplied photo  Dan George, superintendent -school leader of  Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs, was among the 10 finalists for The Best in Education Award given annually to outstanding school administrators across the country....noemail@noemail.org (Jan Holst | jholst@mlive.com)Dan George, superintendent of Creative Technologies Academysupplied photo  Dan George, superintendent -school leader of  Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs, was among the 10 finalists for The Best in Education Award given annually to outstanding school administrators across the country....http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/ottawa_county_community_mental.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:35:38 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17296392If the ballot proposal is approved by voters, it would be the first countywide millage to support Community Mental Health in the state.http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/consent_agreement_allows_walke.htmltag:City of Walkernoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:26:57 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17282999Mlive.com|file photo  WALKER -- The City of Walker has reached an agreement with a resident that will allow him to keep the in-ground pool that he began building this summer without the necessary building permits. The consent agreement was reached...noMlive.com|file photo  WALKER -- The City of Walker has reached an agreement with a resident that will allow him to keep the in-ground pool that he began building this summer without the necessary building permits. The consent agreement was reached...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mlive.com|file photo  WALKER -- The City of Walker has reached an agreement with a resident that will allow him to keep the in-ground pool that he began building this summer without the necessary building permits. The consent agreement was reached...tag:City of Walkerhttp://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/grand_stairway_at_grand_haven.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:59:48 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17280747The grand stairway on the front of the Ottawa County Courthouse will be replaced. Mlive.com|file photo  GRAND HAVEN -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has voted to replace the "grand stairway" on the west side of the county courthouse in Grand...noThe grand stairway on the front of the Ottawa County Courthouse will be replaced. Mlive.com|file photo  GRAND HAVEN -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has voted to replace the "grand stairway" on the west side of the county courthouse in Grand...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)The grand stairway on the front of the Ottawa County Courthouse will be replaced. Mlive.com|file photo  GRAND HAVEN -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has voted to replace the "grand stairway" on the west side of the county courthouse in Grand...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/transcanada_pipelines_to_insta.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:50:49 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17260042A new pipeline stretches more than 2,800 feet across the Tallmadge Township countryside, waiting to be pulled under the Grand River. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP -- Workers began welding 40-foot sections of 22-inch-diameter pipe recently in preparation for installing a new river crossing...noA new pipeline stretches more than 2,800 feet across the Tallmadge Township countryside, waiting to be pulled under the Grand River. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP -- Workers began welding 40-foot sections of 22-inch-diameter pipe recently in preparation for installing a new river crossing...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)A new pipeline stretches more than 2,800 feet across the Tallmadge Township countryside, waiting to be pulled under the Grand River. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP -- Workers began welding 40-foot sections of 22-inch-diameter pipe recently in preparation for installing a new river crossing...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/coopersville_area_public_schoo.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:43:47 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17260766COOPERSVILLE -- Call it an early Christmas gift, a bonus, or just a financial "thank you" from the Board of Education, but most of the employees of Coopersville Area Public Schools are getting a check equal to 1 percent of...http://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/write-in_candidates_could_fill.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:29:53 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17233490COOPERSVILLE -- The Coopersville City Council is facing an unusual problem in the Nov. 3 general election -- it has four open seats and only two official candidates to fill them. The terms of council members Larry Crandle, Charlie Vander Kolk,...http://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/property_owners_in_coopersvill.htmltag:Coopersville District Librarynoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:16:54 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17235560COOPERSVILLE -- On the Nov. 3 general election ballot, residents in the Coopersville Area District Library service area will be asked to approve a $1.5 million, 15-year bond to remodel and expand the library.noCOOPERSVILLE -- On the Nov. 3 general election ballot, residents in the Coopersville Area District Library service area will be asked to approve a $1.5 million, 15-year bond to remodel and expand the library.noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)COOPERSVILLE -- On the Nov. 3 general election ballot, residents in the Coopersville Area District Library service area will be asked to approve a $1.5 million, 15-year bond to remodel and expand the library.tag:Coopersville District Libraryhttp://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/post_17.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:16:26 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17197651Author Ed Gilbert autographs new book.Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  COMSTOCK PARK -- Author Ed Gilbert has turned his experiences of service in Tokyo during the Korean conflict into a recently published thriller titled Toyoko. "The title of the book comes from a girl...noAuthor Ed Gilbert autographs new book.Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  COMSTOCK PARK -- Author Ed Gilbert has turned his experiences of service in Tokyo during the Korean conflict into a recently published thriller titled Toyoko. "The title of the book comes from a girl...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Author Ed Gilbert autographs new book.Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  COMSTOCK PARK -- Author Ed Gilbert has turned his experiences of service in Tokyo during the Korean conflict into a recently published thriller titled Toyoko. "The title of the book comes from a girl...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/former_brewery_owner_turns_sig.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:34:09 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17205862COMSTOCK PARK -- Former Perrin Brewing owner Randy Perrin has bought a large chunk of property in Alpine Township and is looking to turn at least part of the property into a used-car lot and repair facility.noCOMSTOCK PARK -- Former Perrin Brewing owner Randy Perrin has bought a large chunk of property in Alpine Township and is looking to turn at least part of the property into a used-car lot and repair facility.noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)COMSTOCK PARK -- Former Perrin Brewing owner Randy Perrin has bought a large chunk of property in Alpine Township and is looking to turn at least part of the property into a used-car lot and repair facility.http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/walker_clerk_makes_it_three_wi.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Fri, 16 Oct 2015 21:45:57 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17203329Walker City Clerk Sarah Bydalek gets last-minute instructions from Walker DPW driver Tom Klein before she makes her run at the Snow Plow Roadeo. Supplied|Mlive.com   WALKER -- The last two years Walker City Commissioner Gary Cary has been the top...noWalker City Clerk Sarah Bydalek gets last-minute instructions from Walker DPW driver Tom Klein before she makes her run at the Snow Plow Roadeo. Supplied|Mlive.com   WALKER -- The last two years Walker City Commissioner Gary Cary has been the top...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Walker City Clerk Sarah Bydalek gets last-minute instructions from Walker DPW driver Tom Klein before she makes her run at the Snow Plow Roadeo. Supplied|Mlive.com   WALKER -- The last two years Walker City Commissioner Gary Cary has been the top...http://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/sparta_taking_applications_for.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:19:08 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17194494SPARTA -- The Village of Sparta is looking to fill the council vacancy created by a member who told the council he was resigning but now says that was not his intent. Paul Hibbard said he didn't mean to quit...http://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/general_formulations_gets_appr.htmltag:General Fomulationsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:43:33 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17179447SPARTA -- The Sparta Village Council has taken the first steps to closing part of South Union Street which will allow General Formulations to expand its manufacturing facility across South Union Street to connect its two manufacturing facilities.noSPARTA -- The Sparta Village Council has taken the first steps to closing part of South Union Street which will allow General Formulations to expand its manufacturing facility across South Union Street to connect its two manufacturing facilities.noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)SPARTA -- The Sparta Village Council has taken the first steps to closing part of South Union Street which will allow General Formulations to expand its manufacturing facility across South Union Street to connect its two manufacturing facilities.tag:General Fomulationshttp://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/village_council_gives_prelimin.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Tue, 13 Oct 2015 17:39:16 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17178586SPARTA -- The Village Council is moving ahead with a plan that will bring something else that is exciting and spectator-friendly to the Sparta rodeo grounds this winter -- a public sledding hill.noSPARTA -- The Village Council is moving ahead with a plan that will bring something else that is exciting and spectator-friendly to the Sparta rodeo grounds this winter -- a public sledding hill.noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)SPARTA -- The Village Council is moving ahead with a plan that will bring something else that is exciting and spectator-friendly to the Sparta rodeo grounds this winter -- a public sledding hill.http://www.mlive.com/rockford/index.ssf/2015/10/plainfield_treasurer_now_certi.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:35:56 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/rockford/index.ssf/8001932.17151176Plainfield Township Treasurer William Brinkman. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Township Treasurer William (Bill) Brinkman, who took office as the township's elected treasurer three years ago, has received state certification. Brinkman, who took office in 2012, said he felt like...noPlainfield Township Treasurer William Brinkman. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Township Treasurer William (Bill) Brinkman, who took office as the township's elected treasurer three years ago, has received state certification. Brinkman, who took office in 2012, said he felt like...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Plainfield Township Treasurer William Brinkman. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Township Treasurer William (Bill) Brinkman, who took office as the township's elected treasurer three years ago, has received state certification. Brinkman, who took office in 2012, said he felt like...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/local_farm_girls_pink_vehicles.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:19:41 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17150756APLINE TOWNSHIP -- Two very pink vehicles are parked in front of the farm market barn at Ed Dunneback & Girls Farm on 6 Mile Road. The vehicles -- a 1954 John Deere 420 tractor and a 1962 Chevrolet C-10...noAPLINE TOWNSHIP -- Two very pink vehicles are parked in front of the farm market barn at Ed Dunneback & Girls Farm on 6 Mile Road. The vehicles -- a 1954 John Deere 420 tractor and a 1962 Chevrolet C-10...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)APLINE TOWNSHIP -- Two very pink vehicles are parked in front of the farm market barn at Ed Dunneback & Girls Farm on 6 Mile Road. The vehicles -- a 1954 John Deere 420 tractor and a 1962 Chevrolet C-10...http://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/nunica_perfect_location_for_ne.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:03:28 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17171034A line of flames dances in one of the many fireplaces on display at the Fireplace Gallery in Nunica. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  NUNICA -- While  a small strip mall in Nunica may not be  ideal for many business that need foot traffic,...noA line of flames dances in one of the many fireplaces on display at the Fireplace Gallery in Nunica. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  NUNICA -- While  a small strip mall in Nunica may not be  ideal for many business that need foot traffic,...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)A line of flames dances in one of the many fireplaces on display at the Fireplace Gallery in Nunica. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  NUNICA -- While  a small strip mall in Nunica may not be  ideal for many business that need foot traffic,...