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Holland Township Crash Kills Woman, Injures Several Others
(Holland Township, MI) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's Office deputies say a 62-year-old woman has been killed in a crash Tuesday night in Holland Township, and several other people were injured. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. near the intersection of James Street and Butternut Avenue between a GMC and a Jeep Gran...
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Duneside Discovery Center to Celebrate New Playscape with Community Ribbon-Cutting
GRAND HAVEN, MI - Grand Haven Area Public Schools (GHAPS) will celebrate the official opening of a new playscape and outdoor learning spaces at Duneside Discovery Center at Mary A. White with a community ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 1, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., at 1400 Wisconsin Ave., Grand Haven, MI. Families, neighbo...
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State House Speaker: No Gas Tax Cut Without Replacing Revenue
(Lansing, MI) --It does not appear Michigan will follow Indiana in pausing fuel taxes despite prices being high. Republican state House Speaker Matt Hall has ruled out a vote on that unless it's part of a larger deal that has replacement revenue for the state, as fuel taxes pay for road repairs. State Rep. Greg VanWoer...
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Voters Receiving Absentee Ballots
(Lansing, MI) - Voters are receiving their absentee ballots for the November election. All U.S. and state House offices are up for grabs along with governor, attorney general, secretary of state, one U.S. Senate seat, the state Senate, and two statewide proposals. Proposal 1 asks voters if they want to approve a consti...
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Trump Announces $500 ACA Refunds For Eligible Enrollees
(Dallas, TX) - President Trump is sending out 500-dollar Obamacare refunds to some enrollees starting today. Nearly a million people are eligible in 30 states that use the federally-operated exchange to buy insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, the formal name for Obamacare. The money comes after enrollees wer...
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Muskegon Heights Man Sentenced to Year in Jail for Attempted Home Invasion
Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - A Muskegon Heights man will spend a year in the Ottawa County Jail for an attempted home invasion in Spring Lake Township. Forty-two-year-old William Ray Nickson pleaded guilty to attempted third-degree home invasion for his role in a January 2025 break-in attempt on Yorkton Drive. Nickson to...
Sep 29, 2026

National Coffee Day
(Undated) - It's National Coffee Day - a day to celebrate a drink most of us enjoy on a daily basis. Studies show around two-thirds of American adults, or 66 percent, drink coffee every day. And if you're looking for a deal on your cup of joe today you should have no problem finding one. Plenty of places are offering t...
Sep 29, 2026
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