Wendy Gladding News Today

The woman charged with striking three teenage boys and killing one of them with her car and then leaving the scene in August was sentenced in Montcalm County.

Woman, 40, arrested as community mourns 14-year-old killed in hit-and-run.

Accomplishing a “high priority” goal of some local officials — as well as numerous downtown business owners and renters — parking in Greenville’s downtown district is about to get a little easier. Last week, construction began on the $1.3 million bond project pursued by the Greenville Downtown Development Authority, which will concentrate heavily on upgrading much of the infrastructure downtown.

As a business owner whose talents are on display throughout her store, Martha Perkins takes as much pride in the items she refurbishes and sells as she does in the historic downtown district in which her storefront is located. For several years, Perkins has operated Colonial Treasures Workshop, where she sells refurbished furniture and home décor items while running her business in concert with the Unique Nook gift shop, with both stores located within 310 S. Lafayette St.