It wasn’t the anticipated wrestling district final everyone was expecting, but for the Greenville Yellow Jackets it was a familiar outcome. The Yellow Jackets (ranked No. 5 in Division 2) won its seventh straight Division 2 district title with a convincing 67-3 victory over the Cedar Springs Red Hawks on Wednesday night.

The Montcalm County Sheriff’s Office responded to a string of vehicle break-ins on M-46 between Vestaburg and Howard City Wednesday evening.

Multiple fire departments battled a blaze for at least five hours this morning in downtown Pierson. Randy and Denise Granger’s home at 321 Amy School Road just off Federal and Stanton roads was left in shambles after a fire raged through the 22-room old farmhouse.

The Greenville City Council has appointed a former councilman to fill the vacancy on the council. During Tuesday night’s regular meeting, the council voted to appoint Brian Greene to the council. The vacancy came after the council accepted the resignation of former councilman and mayor Kenneth Snow during the last meeting on Jan. 17.

The Montcalm County Board of Commissioners were reluctant to allow a countywide public transportation millage to move forward … with good reason, as it turns out. The Montcalm County Transportation Authority owes $11,631 to the Montcalm County Clerk’s Office and to local townships for election costs stemming from the Nov. 8 failed millage vote.

Greenville Public Schools and Verizon Wireless have partnered to launch the pilot of the school’s Mobile One to One project. The project, which was announced at the beginning of the school year, officially launched Tuesday with 450 students. Half of the students were given Samsung Galaxy Tablets while the other 225 were given Droid X2s.

Depending on the day, it may not look or feel like winter as you step outside, but come Saturday dozens of individuals will embrace the cold winter temperatures of Clifford Lake as they plunge into the icy waters. In an effort to raise funds for year-round sports training and athletic competitions for more than 18,600 children and adults with disabilities in Michigan, participants will jump into the frozen waters of Clifford lake at the fourth annual Polar Plunge at Clifford Lake Inn.

Read The Daily News Funeral Notices for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Rail-Trail Preliminary Budget for Belding Item    Total Asphalt Paving    $495,000 Bridges    $700,000 Contingencies    $119,500 Engineering    $262,900 Total Budget    $1,577,400 Proposed Fund Model MDOT Enhancement Grant    $657,000 MDNR Grant    $300,000 RIF/RTP    $75,000 City of Belding    $25,000 Private/Other    $520,400 *RIF = Recreation Improvement Fund Grant *RTP = Recreational Trails Program Grant   [...]

My life is divided into two time frames. Before my daughter Emma was diagnosed with cancer and after I heard the doctor confirm my worst fear. For example, before Emma at the age of 8 was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma, I knew blood drives took place and I knew they were important. But that’s about as far as my thought process went.