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Around 7:00 AM on Wednesday along 18 Mile Rd NW near Sparta Ave., a black sedan veered off the roadway and rolled several times.  When Kent City firefighters arrived they located the driver who was ejected from the vehicle.   *Crash scene photo provided by Kent County Sheriff's Office   A 58-year-old Fremont woman was the only occupant and was pronounced deceased. The KCSO Traffic Safety Unit is investigating the crash and initial information finds alcohol may be a contributing factor.  

Gotion Inc. today announced it has purchased 270 acres of land in Green Charter Township, marking the completion of an integral step needed in order to construct a state-of-the-art battery components facility.  “Completion of the land acquisition process is a step forward for Gotion Inc. and the region as a whole,” said Chuck Thelen, vice president of Gotion Inc. – North American Manufacturing. A large majority of the property, about 260 acres, is zoned for industrial use. About 10 acres is currently designated for residential or agricultural use.  Thelen said the s...

Two-time defending NCAA Division II National Champion Ferris State University was picked to finish first in the 2023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Standings as the league unveiled its 2023 preseason coaches poll on Monday (July 31) in conjunction with its football media day event in Grand Rapids. The Bulldogs received five of a possible seven first-place votes and totaled 34 points in being chosen as the favorite among the league's seven conference football institutions. The votes were made by the conference member head coaches, who could not vote for their own t...

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has renewed a State Emphasis Program to help employers identify and reduce exposures to indoor and outdoor heat-related hazards in the workplace. “Our goal is to remind employers of their responsibility to provide workplaces free of known heat-related safety and health hazards and equip them with a plan to establish their own heat illness prevention procedures,” said MIOSHA Director Bart Pickelman. “Hot and humid conditions continue to pose serious risks to workers’ health, but these heat-related illnes...

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be investing $229,000 to patch and epoxy seal the deck of the US-131 bridges over 50 Mile Road in Wexford County. The anticipated start date of the project is Monday, July 31, and will last likely for a full month until Thursday, August 31. Drivers should expect lane closures and traffic shifts. One lane will remain open in each direction. This work will improve the driving surface of the bridges and extend their service life.