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Herbuck's Poultry Ranch lays off hundreds of employees due to avian flu
Major poultry retailer Herbuck's is laying off hundreds of its employees. According to a release from the company, the layoffs come as a result of its hen populations being impacted by the avian flu, which is deadly to chickens. The company is laying off an estimated 400 employees total. Aftermath:...
Don't get 'ticked' off on the trails this summer: Researchers seeing earlier tick activity
CASCADE, Mich. — It's the season to be outside enjoying the West Michigan weather. However, it also means it's time ticks are out and about, looking for the next person or pet to latch onto. "With the warmer spring, we're expecting earlier tick activity," said Will Miller, assistant professor...
AI-powered mobile medical carts take patient monitoring to the next level
The new products that a Grand Rapids-area mobile workstation manufacturer introduced in the last year typify health care’s direction in today’s technology-driven era. Mobile medical carts that Kentwood-based Altus Industries Inc. makes and brought to market in February are embedded with internet connectivity that allows staff to better track where they are located on a hospital floor, and to optimize their use and deployment. That also cuts down on the time that nurses and other staff spend locating a medical cart when needed, improving operating efficiency.
No injuries reported in early morning house fire in Wyoming
WYOMING, Mich. — No one was injured in an early morning house fire in Wyoming. The fire began around 4:15 a.m. Thursday at a home on Leestma Avenue SW near Chicago Drive, officials say. Everyone was able to make it out of the home safely and no injuries are being reported.
PHOTOS: Take a look inside plans for Ada Covered Bridge Park
ADA, Michigan — Ada community leaders announced their plans Wednesday for a new park and expanded trail system. It's a big project with a big price tag: $8.5 million. It would expand park space on both sides of the Thornapple River with the Ada Covered Bridge at the center.
Southeast Grand Rapids street designated Sekou Smith Way
“It’s a humbling kind of experience, especially when you grow up on a street and who would ever think that one day it could bear your late brother’s name.”. Misti Stanton is Sekou Smith’s sister. Smith and his siblings grew up on Grand Rapids’ Auburn Avenue. Smith became a beat reporter for the Atlanta Hawks basketball team before joining the NBA as a multimedia reporter and on-screen analyst for two decades. Smith passed away in January 2021 from Covid.
Try a bunch of food trucks this weekend
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – West Michigan’s largest food truck festival returns this Sunday with more than 30 mobile food businesses! Today, we have one of those food truck owners, Jon from Olly’s Donuts. Roll’N Out Food Truck Fest. Sunday from 11am-8pm Free & open to...
'Up and running': Rockford schools technology mostly restored following ransomware attack
ROCKFORD, Mich. — Things are mostly back to normal inside Rockford Public Schools following a ransomware attack that took out most technology on Wednesday. District Superintendent Dr. Steve Matthews tells FOX 17 that teachers are able to use most, if not all of their usual devices on Thursday. Classes...
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