The six-month course is a partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency, along with local farming organizations like the South East Market in Grand Rapids.

Weekly we celebrate the work of area individuals and organizations advancing equity in our community.

Authorities issued an advisory message after a body was found on the 700 block of Bridge Street last week. The victim was identified as 46-year-old Santino “Taco” Ysasi. The case has been ruled a homicide.

Weekly we celebrate the work of area individuals and organizations advancing equity in our community.

In late September, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force gave a first-of-its-kind recommendation, saying physicians should screen all adults under the age of 65 for anxiety.

Michigan’s current Weatherization Assistance Program benefits around 1,500 low-income families and reduces on average $283 in household energy costs per year.

The library will host a community resource fair on Friday, October 21. The drop-in event runs from 9am-5pm, and will feature information on affordable housing, mobile food pantries, mental health and more.

GERI stands for Grow, Engage, Read and Imagine. The initiative, in coordination with Michigan State University’s School of Social Work, is designed as violence prevention for children and young adults

The devices are for people with mild to moderate hearing loss that are 18 years of age and older. Customers will self-fit their hearing aids, which will be available at local stores, pharmacies and big-box retailers by October 17.

In observance of Indigenous Peoples Day, Grand Valley State University welcomed senior student and citizen of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of the Pottawatomi Indians, Elliot Fair, to lead a discussion on issues impacting our natural resources