Obituaries: March 2025
This file will be updated throughout the month of March as new notices become available.
Barbara Mezeske: The 'aha!' moment is now
Sometimes in life, a penny drops: We suddenly understand what has heretofore made no sense.
Tiara Yachts honors OAISD Young Adult Services students as employees of the month
Five students in the Young Adult Services program through Ottawa Area Intermediate School District were recognized as employees of the month for February.
Larry Doornbos: An open letter to Rep. Bill Huizenga
We may not agree on many policies, but I hope that we could agree that maintaining our Constitution and seeing the government as an institution that is supposed to seek justice is worth fighting for.
West Michigan artists land big wins at 2025 Jammie Awards
The Crane Wives, Big Timmy & The Heavy Chevys and In the Valley Below were big winners at Friday’s Jammie Awards at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, with country favorites The Bootstrap Boys winning "Artist of the Year" honors for the second year in a row.
Letters to the Editor: Nuclear power, the state of the GOP and more
Local residents sound off on local, statewide, national issues.
Judge orders county to pursue records, but says local electeds not subject to disclosure
The judge ruled that Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act law does not require individual members of public bodies to comply with records requests unless the record is "used" by the body to perform a public function.
Lynn Smith: The costliest betrayal of all
Like many of you, I watch in horror as Republican leaders bow before Trump while he bows before our adversary in Russia.
Movie documenting man's wrongful conviction to be featured in film festival
A Grand Rapids filmmaker had his documentary film accepted into the 2025 Central Michigan International Film Festival in Mount Pleasant.