Ionia County appoints emergency management coordinator
Sgt. Jason Pattok of the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office was appointed as the county’s emergency management coordinator.
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Sgt. Jason Pattok of the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office was appointed as the county’s emergency management coordinator.
Former Ionia County Administrator Stephanie Fox and Finance Director Linda Pigue abruptly resigned March 2.
IONIA — Precia Garland, the next city manager of Ionia, begins the job March 1.Ionia Interim City Manager Gregg Guetschow announced Garland’s start date during the Ionia City Council’s virtual meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2.The council selected Garland as Ionia city manager Jan. 16 after interviews with her and four other candidates.Garland is the administrator of Missaukee County in northern Michigan. A graduate of Saranac High School, Garland worked for 18 years in the city of
IONIA — A historic building in downtown Ionia could become the new home of the community’s library — thanks to a generous donation from the bank that recently occupied it.Mercantile Bank of Michigan donated its downtown Ionia building at 302 W. Main St. to the Ionia Community Library. The bank announced the decision in a news release issued Wednesday, Jan. 13. Ownership is set to transfer to the ICL in March.Gale Yeomans, president of the ICL Board of Trustees, said the entire