Petra Mark of Lakeview Elementary School dances to “Accidentally in Love” during the Make a Difference awards Wednesday night. — Daily News/Kelli Ameling   GREENVILLE – The seventh annual Make a Difference Awards was held Wednesday to recognize those who have gone above and beyond in helping students with special needs. About 100 people were in [...]

GREENVILLE — The Greenville City Council made a change to a motion from its May 7 meeting and awarded a bid for a lawn mowing contract to a different business. During Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager George Bosanic recommended the council rescind a previous award of a bid for option two of the mowing contract of city [...]

Karen Bailey, Hair on Fire facilitator, talks with teachers Tuesday from Montcalm and Ionia counties who are participating in Hair on Fire. — Daily News/Kelli Ameling Two counties are coming together to develop a student-focused system called Hair on Fire. School districts in Montcalm and Ionia counties are working on the program that focuses on the needs of [...]

GREENVILLE — The Greenville City Hall was more full than normal Tuesday, after many people came to support a student who asked the City Council to help him make a difference. Justin Barr, a junior at Greenville High School, spoke to council members during public comment. Barr’s concern was the fact the city does not have a [...]

Catherine “Kate” Hansen has been named the 49th annual Danish Festival grand marshal for 2013. Her granddaughter Trisha Freize wrote her nomination letter to the Danish Festival board of directors. — Daily News/Kelli Ameling GREENVILLE — A lifelong Montcalm County resident who has not only taken pride in her family and its heritage, but has celebrated it [...]

On Sunday, 113 students graduated from Central Montcalm High School. As each student walked across the stage at Central Montcalm to received their diplomas, several became emotional as they celebrated the completion of one chapter and the start of another. — Daily News/Kelli Ameling STANTON — Graduates from Central Montcalm High School received well wishes and advice on [...]

Cranbrook Institute of Science Director Michael Stafford explains to Baldwin Heights Elementary School students how the new deep-space telescope system works. Courtesy photo. BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Fifthgraders from Baldwin Heights Elementary School had the opportunity to spend a day at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills on Monday — expense free. The experience was more [...]

On May 19, 1943, Glider Day was a celebration held in Greenville as the Fighting Falcon was dedicated before heading into battle in WWII. — Courtesy photo   GREENVILLE —A celebration of the 70th anniversary of when the original Fighting Falcon glider was dedicated will be held on Sunday. The event will include a reception honoring the [...]

BLANCHARD — Employees at a gas station in Blanchard are celebrating after discovering they sold a $1 million Powerball ticket Thursday — the only ticket to match five numbers. Employees at Goldsworthy’s Inc. (Marathon station three), located at 6993 W. Blanchard Road, are full of excitement as they wait to see who the winning ticket belongs [...]

Alyssa Ruggles, 18, of Stanton, holds up a giant papier-mâché cupcake made for a class project at school. Ruggles has been running her own cake-making business out of her house called “The Cake Kid” since she was in seventh grade. — Daily News/Cory Smith STANTON — It started in the seventh grade with a challenge of making [...]

EUREKA TOWNSHIP — The Eureka Township Board approved signing a settlement regarding an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit between the township and the city of Greenville. According to township board members, attorneys on both sides have worked out the consent judgment. However, city of Greenville officials say they have yet to see the agreement. During [...]

GREENVILLE — As the Greenville City Council sat down Tuesday for its first meeting regarding the proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-2014, the city manager warned it was his toughest budget yet to balance.   General fund “It’s the math — that is what it comes down to,” City Manager George Bosanic said. “People may ask why [...]

Sheridan Fire Chief Ed Lingeman, left, talks with Michigan State Fire Marshal Trever Slater on Monday about Friday’s fire at 1680 W. Boyer Road in Fairplain Township. Slater has ruled the fire an arson. — Daily News/Kelli Ameling FAIRPLAIN TOWNSHIP — The cause of a Friday morning fire that was being investigated as “suspicious’”has now been [...]