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Judge orders Catholic Central football game to be played after MHSAA reverses player's eligibility
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Michigan university enrollment drops for first time in three years
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Mattawan students mourned, WMU fraternity suspended
The family of Aurora Ruckert, one of two Mattawan High School students killed in the early Sunday morning, Oct. 18 crash that injured three other Mattawan High School students, is now represented by attorneys Chris Yates and Ven Johnson, who are conducting their own investigation. The attorneys said the vehicle in the crash belonged to the Ruckerts, however, it is not clear whether Aurora was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
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GVSU launches $165M tech hub to drive West Michigan's digital workforce
The $165 million project redesigns the EV Eberhard Center on GVSU’s downtown City Campus as a space for tech education for all disciplines, including a three-story addition to house the College of Computing, WGVU Public Media studios, event space, labs and classrooms. Sharing digital renderings of the new space,...
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Forest Hills among first Michigan school districts to use panic buttons
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'Unusual odor' at Plainwell High School prompts evacuation, early release
PLAINWELL, Mich. — An "unusual odor" at Plainwell High School led to an evacuation and early release from school Monday morning. Shortly after classes began, district officials say the odor was detected in the science wing of the building. Out of an abundance of caution, Michigan Gas called for...
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High school sports top performers for the week, Oct. 19-24
The fall season is winding down for Holland-area high school sports. Here is a look at the top performers this week. Kinley Mares, West Ottawa volleyball The Panthers junior setter passed the 1,000 assist milestone for her career as she continues to grow into one of the top setters in West Michigan. Max Post, West Ottawa cross country The Panthers sophomore finished ninth at the OK Red Conference meet in a time of 16:10.5 on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Riverside Park to lead West Ottawa to third place as a team. Luke Rund-Scott, Holland soccer The Dutch senior scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Zeeland West in the Division 2 district semifinals on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Chava Carranza, Fennville soccer The Blackhawks forward scored the game-winner in a district championship game. Collette Wierks, West Ottawa cross country The Panthers senior raced to eighth place at the OK Red Conference championships in 19:00.2 on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Riverside Park, helping West Ottawa finish fourth. Alyssa Volkers, Hamilton swimming The senior became the first swimmer in school history to qualify for the state championship meet in all 11 swimming events - the 50 freestyle, 100 free, 100 backstroke, 100
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Zeeland West, Zeeland East, Saugatuck qualify for playoffs, check out their opponents
The matchups are set for the MHSAA football playoffs. Qualifying teams were set by the MHSAA playoff formula which gives points for wins, more points for wins over higher-division teams, and also factors in opponents records. There are eight divisions of 11-player football and 8-player football has two divisions. In Division 3, Zeeland West (7-2) will host Niles (4-5) in the first round of the playoffs. The Dux have made the playoffs in 20 of their 22 seasons as a program, including the past 17 seasons in a row. Zeeland West has won five state championships. The other side of that district is Battle Creek Harper Creek (6-3), hosting Battle Creek Central (5-4). Zeeland East (5-4) will play at St. Joseph (7-2) in the first round in another Division 3 district. It is the fourth consecutive playoff appearance for the Chix, who have made it 15 of the past 17 seasons. The other side of that bracket is Coldwater (6-3) at Middleville (6-3). In Division 8, Saugatuck (6-3) will play at Springport (8-1) in the first round. The other side of their district has Vermontville Maple Valley at Decatur. Saugatuck is making the playoff for the third time in four
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'Unusual odor' at Plainwell High School prompts evacuation, early release
PLAINWELL, Mich. — An "unusual odor" at Plainwell High School led to an evacuation and early release from school Monday morning. Shortly after classes began, district officials say the odor was detected in the science wing of the building. Out of an abundance of caution, Michigan Gas called for...
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GV board unveils five new computing programs at Detroit meeting
Grand Valley State University’s Board of Trustees (BOT) discussed the new Southeast Michigan Strategy and approved five new “Computing + X” programs during the meeting on Friday, Oct. 10. The meeting was held in Detroit. GVSU hosts BOT meetings in Detroit once every four to five years. The previous meeting in Detroit took place in November, 2022.