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Just 10 years after graduating from Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Kirbi Fagan has reached the pinnacle of publishing success by seeing the children’s novel she illustrated, “A Horse Named Sky,” appear on The New York Times Bestseller list in the Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover category. Fagan, who graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, has firmly established herself as one of the leading illustrators working today. She’s created for high-profile clients like Marvel Comics, Disney, Simon and Schuster, and P...

Monday, October 23 At 1402 hours, deputies made a traffic stop in Austin TWP. The traffic stop resulted in male driver being arrested on a warrant and for possession of methamphetamine. He was lodged at the Mecosta County Jail.  At around 1430 hours, deputies executed a search warrant at a residence in Austin TWP. The search resulted in the recovery of 2 stolen motorcycles. The motorcycles were stolen out of  Isabella County, last month. A male subject was arrested for possession of stolen property and a warrant.  He was lodged at the Mecosta Cou...

Kent County Veterans Services will be activating Operation Green Light in early November to honor veterans ahead of the Veterans Day holiday. During the week of November 6-12, area businesses and residents are being asked to replace outdoor lights with green bulbs to help support military veterans and to raise awareness about the resources available to them through the Kent County Veterans Services. Now in its second year, Operation Green Light is a national initiative of the National Association of Counties and the National Association of County Veteran’s Service Officers. Kent County V...

Ferris State University Pharmacy students are supporting a free medical clinic on Big Rapids’ east side that helps residents who don’t have access to health insurance. Faculty and students serving through Ferris State’s Rowe Pharmacy Care Clinic make contributions of care and managed support in a collaborative arrangement with Hope House Free Medical Clinic. Hope House, 405 South Third Street in Big Rapids, provides limited medical care to uninsured adults. “College of Pharmacy faculty member Jeff Bates began the collaboration in 2013,” said Michelle Kelly, an ass...

Yesterday evening after 7:30 P.M., a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle along 68th St. at S Division Ave.  A Jeep driven by a 30-year-old Gaines Township woman was traveling southbound on S Division Ave. and making an eastbound turn onto 68th St.  A 48-year-old Gaines TWP woman was the pedestrian traveling northbound across 68th St. and was struck by the Jeep in the roadway. First responders rushed the pedestrian to an area hospital, however, she was pronounced deceased.  This incident is still being investigated by the Kent County Sheriff's Office ...