A black bear that entered the city limits of Greenville Sunday night has safely traveled back outside the city and into a wooded area away from local residents. Around 7:30 p.m. a black bear was spotted in the front yard of a home on Sixth Street near Coffren Street. The bear managed to climb up a tree, attracting many residents who gathered around to watch the rare sighting as the Greenville Department of Public Safety set up a perimeter around the bear.

Residents in Greenville will see new no-parking signs on local streets around Spectrum Health United Hospital.

During the Greenville’s regular scheduled meeting Tuesday night, the council approved to have no-parking signs placed on streets around United Hospital to address safety concerns.

A Grattan Academy junior is getting an opportunity to attend a week-long forum about law and crime scene investigation (CSI) after being nominated and receiving an invitation. Tiffany Hopkins, 16, will attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law and CSI taking place in July in Washington, D.C.

GREENVILLE —EightCAP Inc. will be distributing The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) for Ionia County and Montcalm County on Tuesday, May 15. Food will be distributed from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. or until supplies are gone at Greenville Community Church, 6596 S. Vining Road in Greenville Food will be distributed from 11 a.m. to 1 [...]

The Belding Redskins and Greenville Yellow Jackets met for more than just a couple of softball games on Monday. Monday was “Strike Out Cancer” night, a fundraiser for the B Foundation in Belding. Shirt sales from both teams went to the foundation, which was started last year.

The Belding Redskins and Greenville Yellow Jackets met for more than just a couple of softball games on Monday. Monday was “Strike Out Cancer” night, a fundraiser for the B Foundation in Belding. Shirt sales from both teams went to the foundation, which was started last year.

It was an impressive performance for the Greenville Yellow Jackets girls track team on Friday night at Lowell High School. In addition to winning their first conference title since 1992 (the Seaway Conference) the Yellow Jackets had eight individuals earn all-conference honors.

A proposal to allow a limited exception for 19-year-old students to play high school sports has the support of a few local athletic directors. Brian Zdanowski from Greenville, Joel Wilker from Belding and Larry Farmer from Carson City-Crystal support a proposal that was passed by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) on Monday.