Ionia area reporter for The Daily News
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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The Ionia County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved monthly inspections of the Pline Road bridge, a 27-foot span over Goose Creek in Lyons Township that leads to the Oak Hill Gun Club. thedailynews.cc/articles/ion…
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Billy Strings came home this weekend, and he brought 55,000 friends with him. thedailynews.cc/articles/inc…
When area residents approached the Ionia County Road Department for the M-66 Corridor Committee meeting on Friday morning, they were met with a handwritten sign taped to the door that stated, “Meeting not open to public.” thedailynews.cc/articles/pub…
Friday’s M-66 Corridor Committee meeting at the Ionia County Road Department focused primarily on “the project at the bottom of the hill.” thedailynews.cc/articles/the…
Ionia's Unified Dance and Cheer Team receives $5,000 in new uniforms and equipment from Detroit Lions Foundation thedailynews.cc/articles/lio…
The Ionia Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Monday evening to hire a new principal and assistant principal for Ionia Middle School, just a few weeks before the beginning of the new school year. thedailynews.cc/articles/new…
Past, present and future queens of the Ionia Free Fair gathered on Friday for the second annual queen’s tea party. thedailynews.cc/articles/tea…
Waving in the fair: Check out photos from Saturday's Ionia Free Fair parade. thedailynews.cc/articles/pho…
Judges selected recent Ionia High School graduate JoAnna Platte of Muir as this year’s Ionia Free Fair queen, along with first runner-up Dalilah Tubergen of Ionia and second runner-up Katelyn Bignall of Belding. thedailynews.cc/articles/mak…
A standing-room-only crowd peppered Ionia Township township officials Tuesday with questions about the alleged theft of more than $747,000 in taxpayer money, but the board offered few new details, saying the matter remains before the courts. thedailynews.cc/articles/que…
A failed bridge inspection has sparked a dispute over who should pay for a replacement after the only vehicle access to the Oak Hill Gun Club was closed days before a sold-out pistol shooting competition. thedailynews.cc/articles/old…
The Grattan Township Board considered but took no action Monday on doing a sewer feasibility study for Grattan Center, the most heavily-traveled area of the township. thedailynews.cc/articles/gra…
The Belding City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1 to approve the $742,105 purchase of a new pumper/tanker truck for the Belding Fire Department, including the vehicle’s chassis and manufacture, despite reservations about the process being rushed. thedailynews.cc/articles/bel…
City of Ionia leaders continued to discuss details of @BillyStrings' two-day “Ionia Freak Fair” event at the fairgrounds this August and scheduled a public hearing, when they will either approve or deny updated regulations related to camping. thedailynews.cc/articles/cit…
Ionia County voters will weigh three countywide millage proposals in the Aug. 4 election, including requests for public libraries, special education services and a new property tax to fund Michigan State University Extension and 4-H programs. thedailynews.cc/articles/ion…
“I spent a significant amount of money on a witch doctor in Brazil to put a curse on the bridge (vandals),” Schranz said. “I wasn’t allowed to know the details — family secret, very bad juju.” thedailynews.cc/articles/bel…
Here's something fun for a change: Johnny Cash at the Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Feb. 1960. (photos by Wilma Wondergem)
The Belding City Council members approved the $170,000 purchase of a new fire truck chassis during a special meeting on Thursday evening. thedailynews.cc/articles/bel…
Carson City woman honored with ‘Rosie the Riveter’ Congressional Gold Medal thedailynews.cc/articles/car…
