Grand Rapids
- Relative held in death of Grand Rapids woman, 80 - Chicago Tribune
- AP GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A 22-year-old man is jailed without bond after being charged in the November beating death of his 80-year-old great-great-grandmother. Grand Rapids Police Capt. Jeffrey Hertel says Ryan Ward, 22, was arrested Friday night after...
- Eric J. Verhaar is name of motorcyclist who died in Grand Rapids crash - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
- by The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS -- Police identified the victim of this morning's fatal motorcycle crash as Eric James Verhaar, 22, of Grand Rapids. The 1:13 am crash, witnessed by his friends, happened at Pleasant Street SE and Union Avenue,...
- Grand Rapids Speedway gearing up for 2009 season - Herald Review
- By Jason Groth The Grand Rapids Speedway is gearing up for an exciting 2009 racing season with several new changes to the schedule. The Speedway has announced changes to its lineup for the 2009 season and one of the biggest changes at the Speedway is...
- Woman charged with running house of prostitution in Grand Rapids - WZZM
- GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - A Caledonia woman is charged with keeping a house of prostitution at a 28th Street and Eastern Avenue massage parlor. Jennifer Ly, 43, was arrested last month after Grand Rapids Police vice officers acted on a complaint and...
- Unleashed: Grand Rapids Kennel Club plans chills and thrills for ... - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
- by Mary Ullmer | The Grand Rapids Press Kevin Nieboer of Grand Rapids spotted my post on the Bulldog Bash last week and wanted to make sure I was aware of the Grand Rapids Kennel Club's "Dog Day in the Park." I wasn't, so I'm glad he sent me an e-mail....
- Dematic may move Grand Rapids manufacturing facility to Tennessee - WZZM
- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) Dematic has informed employees it might move it's Grand Rapids manufacturing operations to Memphis, Tennessee. Dematic says that possibility is part of the company's overall efforts to reduce operating costs....
- Grand Rapids' Christian Reformed Church pastors support Cuban missions - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
- by Matt Vande Bunte | The Grand Rapids Press Courtesy PhotoOsdani Cardentey, leader of the Alazan Mission just north of Herradura, Cuba, holds a service in a tobacco hut to keep his congregation out of the sun. HOLLAND -- Just back from a trip to Cuba,...
- Wickman twins lead East Grand Rapids to Division 3 regional tennis ... - MLive.com
- EAST GRAND RAPIDS -- There seems to be a slight disagreement over exactly who is the better player, but that only serves as incentive to East Grand Rapids sisters Amanda and Molly Wickman. Because if there is anything the Wickmans have in common,...
- Grand Rapids Symphony does Vegas tunes justice - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
- by Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk | The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS -- Flying to Las Vegas for the weekend, in today's tough economy, is easier said than done. So the Grand Rapids Symphony, instead, brought "Sin City" to the Furniture City for the weekend....
- Police say arson suspects videotaped themselves - Chicago Tribune
- The Allegan County Sheriff's Department says a deputy pulled over a suspicious vehicle he had seen leaving the house early Saturday in Monterey Township, 35 miles southwest of Grand Rapids. The deputy confiscated the video allegedly made by one of the...
Grand Rapids Rockets
The Grand Rapids Rockets are a defunct International Hockey League team. They were members of the IHL from the 1950–1951 season to 1955–1956 season. They were based in Grand Rapids, Michigan and played their home games in Stadium Arena. The team had previously been a member of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1949–1950 season, before moving to the IHL. Their team colors were blue and gold.
After the 1955–1956 season, the team moved to Huntington, West Virginia and became the Huntington Hornets. They played one season in the IHL before folding.
Grand Rapids Hoops
The Grand Rapids Hoops was a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their first season was in 1989, and their final season was in 2003. Now defunct, professional basketball has been replaced in Grand Rapids by the Grand Rapids Flight.
The team started and played in the Continental Basketball Association until the league folded in 2001. They joined the International Basketball League for one season before returning to a resurrected CBA the following year where they stayed until their demise.
The team first played in 1989 as the Grand Rapids Hoops. When the team was sold in 1995 to the people who ran the Gus Macker 3-on-3, the nickname changed to the Grand Rapids Mackers. The team was sold again a year later and the name reverted to the Grand Rapids Hoops.
The Grand Rapids Hoops began their play in Welsh Auditorium in 1989. When the Van Andel Arena opened in the mid 1996, the Hoops moved there joining the Grand Rapids Griffins as tenants. As attendance fell, the team moved to the DeltaPlex, a smaller arena located out of the downtown area. The team disbanded in 2003. The franchise was purchased and moved to nearby Muskegon's LC Walker Arena and renamed the Michigan Mayhem in 2004, which has now been disbanded as well.
Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio
Grand Rapids Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,631 people in the township, 629 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
It is the only Grand Rapids Township statewide.
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township clerk, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
The Grand Rapids Township House is located in Grand Rapids on Front Street, halfway between West Street and Beaver Street.
Grand Rapids Griffins
The Grand Rapids Griffins are a hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA at the Van Andel Arena. They are a minor league affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. The franchise began in the now-defunct International Hockey League in 1996, and merged into the AHL in 2001. Notable players in the team's history include Jiri Hudler, Niklas Kronwall and Darren McCarty. The only player to have his number retired in team history is Travis Richards. In the summer of 2008, Griffins team management announced that Mike Stothers will not be returning as coach for the 2008-2009 season.
