By the time Gary Peters was ready to run for the U.S. Senate, he had an impressive resume as long as your arm. That included a tour in the Navy, a stint in the state legislature, he was state lottery ...

A bid at an undefeated start to the season continues for this year’s Greenville softball team.  The Jackets (3-0) have had an exciting start to the season, despite the weather cancellations, as they ...

Just over $8 million has been committed so far toward a planned YMCA project in Greenville. Steven Depolo requested $10,000 from the Montcalm County Community Advancement Committee toward an overall ...

The Ionia Conservation District is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. The organization was founded by John B. Welch of Ionia and Alton Klahn of Lake Odessa on April 27, 1945, and is primarily ...

The Greenville baseball team hasn’t had the best of luck so far this season when it comes to weather.  Having only played one doubleheader out of the four they’ve had scheduled so far, the Jackets ...

The Crystal Township Board has become the third local entity to approve changes to a law enforcement contract with the Montcalm County Sheriff’s Office, even as the county has received a legal opinion ...

The Montcalm County Community Advancement Committee has recommended awarding its first round of funding to two local museums, a library and a planned veterans park. The committee met on Wednesday and ...

Ionia County Hope & Recovery (ICHAR) changed its name and updated their mission and vision statements.  Now they're offering a $100 Meijer gift card to the local resident who designs the best new logo ...

My personal journey into volunteering began in 2013 when I flew home to Texas to be by my grandpa’s side before he died.

Gloria's husband, Daniel, passed away three years ago, on April 4, in a tragic logging accident. She requested a column Daniel wrote be run this week in his honor. Daniel penned this column one year ...

A woodstove is believed to be the cause of the fire that left several animals dead inside a Vestaburg-area home on Thursday afternoon. The Richland Township Fire Department responded to 9090 N.

Gerald Wellman, much better known throughout the greater Greenville community as “Papa Gnome,” is an individual who can be easily spotted a mile away. Almost always sporting a pointed “gnome hat” and ...