Apr 3, 2025 · BIG RAPIDS — A recent change to Social Security identity verification procedures has left some local seniors confused and concerned, but officials and advocates say there is no cause for alarm for those already receiving benefits. The Social Security Administration announced in a March 18 news ...

Apr 3, 2025 · Junior Katelynne Nawrot was on the first team for Morley Stanwood and junior Lexi Martin was on the honorable mention list. Nawrot had 12 points and 8.0 rebounds per game for the Mohawks, who were 5-3 in the CSAA’s White Division for second place behind league champion Kent City. “Katelynne had a good junior year,” Morley Stanwood coach Bob Raven said.

Apr 3, 2025 · Here are the top items discussed at the Osceola County Board of Commissioners meeting held at 9:30 a.m., April 1, including the county board canceling its contract with Rose Lake Youth Camp. Newly appointed parks director Aaron Holsworth addressed the board to update them on the condition of the ...

Mar 28, 2025 · It’s going to be a wild weekend of weather across Michigan. High temperatures are going to widely vary across the state on Friday, with the state border seeing temperatures in the low 70s while parts of the Upper Peninsula are set to …

Mar 27, 2025 · GREEN CHARTER TWP — The Green Charter Township board of trustees approved the annual salaries and wages for 2025 for various township positions during its meeting on March 11. Township Supervisor Jason Kruse told the board that the wages and salaries were basically the same as the previous year ...

Apr 1, 2025 · After last weekend's ice storm in Northern Michigan, several state parks are closed across the region as cleanup begins. Due to last weekend’s ice storm, numerous state Department of Natural Resources parks and trails, customer service centers and other facilities remain closed as damage ...

Apr 4, 2025 · On March 26, the food bank Feeding America West Michigan, which covers the western Lower Peninsula and all of the Upper Peninsula, announced it was getting fewer truckloads of fresh food after cuts to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Program. Now, FAWM and its partners are working to weather the ...

Apr 5, 2025 · At 2:17 p.m. Friday, April 4, deputies with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle crash on 5 Mile Road between 110th Avenue and 95th Avenue. Upon investigation, the driver — a 40-year-old Evart man — lost control of the vehicle while navigating a curve. The vehicle ...

5 days ago · HOWARD CITY — The final section of the White Pine Trail between Grand Rapids and Cadillac is being prepped for paving. Barricades are up at the trail entrance on M-46 near Howard City. The final one-mile section set for paving runs from M-46 north to Yankee Road. Friends of the White Pine Trail ...

Apr 4, 2025 · BIG RAPIDS — The Big Rapids City Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. April 7 in the commissioners’ room of the Big Rapids City Hall, 226 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids. During the meeting, the board will review and accept the audit report for year ended June 30, 2024. Representatives from Vredeveld ...