The Village Green Variety Show entertained the community Wednesday night with sketches, songs, dances and more at the Greenville Performing Arts Center. The Village Green Singers kicked off the show with singing and dancing to “Old Time Rock and Roll.” The show is a fundraiser for the group to help offset costs of special events such as their upcoming trip to Chicago.

Read a brief report from the Feb. 13 Pine Township meeting.

Read a brief report from the Feb. 13 Maple Valley Township meeting.

Read a brief report from the Feb. 6 Fairplain Township meeting.

The Lakeview State Police Post was assisted by the Central Michigan Enforcement Team (CMET) in an investigation of the productions of Methamphetamine at a residence in Orleans Township in Ionia County.

The city of Greenville has been awarded a $1,200 tree planting grant by Consumers Energy. Consumers Energy awarded more than $100,000 to 42 Michigan communities via the 2011 Community Tree Planting Grant Program.

After completion of a two-year energy-saving infrastructure improvement project, the Central Montcalm Public School District is not only saving in energy and operational costs, the district also has earned an “Energy Efficiency Leader Award.” Representatives from the heating, ventilating and air conditioning company Trane presented district leaders with the award at a presentation Monday afternoon at the Central Montcalm Middle School cafeteria.

Read The Daily News Funeral Notices for Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012

We’re all hoping for the best, but the outlook isn’t good for the future of United Solar Ovonics in Greenville. While we wish things were different, the fact is we are living in a time where nothing is guaranteed. That could be said for all the times we’ve lived in, but it is always more painful in the present. As for United Solar and Greenville, it hasn’t been a bad ride at all. People who took advantage of the opportunity presented by forward-looking USO received invaluable screening and training with Montcalm Community College and even more by the company itself. The experience has spurred confidence and the desire to keep moving forward in folks who perhaps would not otherwise have been inspired to do so.

A brief report from the Feb. 13 Eureka Charter Township Board meeting.