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Grand Rapids Reporter area weekly mass times

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 13, 2024

The following parishes in the Grand Rapids Reporter coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Kent County's women's football teams did not receive any funding in 2023

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 12, 2024

Women's football teams from Kent County received no funding during the 2023 season, unchanged from the previous year.

Kent County's men's football teams receive $2,210,577 in 2023

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 11, 2024

Men's football teams from Kent County received $2,210,577 during the 2023 season, up 13.9% from the previous year.

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Grand Rapids Reporter area weekly mass times

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 6, 2024

The following parishes in the Grand Rapids Reporter coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Katke Golf Course to hold special 50th anniversary celebration on Aug. 9

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 5, 2024

Ferris State University will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Katke Golf Course by holding a special Anniversary Celebration Golf Classic on Friday, Aug. 9. The event will take place at Katke Golf Course and begins with a breakfast registration at 9 a.m. (ET), followed by a shotgun start at 11 a.m. (ET). The day will conclude with happy hour and then a dinner featuring a brief program and prizes at 6 p.m. (ET).

Ferris State organizes joint golf outing to support women's sports programs

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 3, 2024

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's basketball and softball teams have organized their second annual joint golf outing, scheduled for Friday, Aug. 23, at Katke Golf Course on the FSU campus. Alumni, fans, friends, and community members are invited to participate in the event to support both programs.

Dominic Hennig named manager of team services for Minnesota Wild

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 2, 2024

Ferris State University alum Dominic Hennig, who formerly served as the voice of Bulldog Hockey, has achieved a significant career milestone by joining the National Hockey League (NHL). On Monday, it was officially announced that Hennig has been appointed as the new Manager of Team Services for the Minnesota Wild.

Ferris State hosts annual men's basketball golf outing fundraiser

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jul 2, 2024

Registration is underway for the 2024 Men's Basketball Alumni & Friends Outing, scheduled for July 24 at Ferris State University's Katke Golf Course. The event, known as The Stephen Scholler Wells Fargo Advisors Men's Basketball Golf Outing and presented by Conlan Tire, will feature a four-person scramble format. It serves as one of the primary fundraising events for the men's basketball program.

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Grand Rapids Reporter area weekly mass times

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 29, 2024

The following parishes in the Grand Rapids Reporter coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

2023: How much was spent on women’s basketball teams from Kent County?

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 29, 2024

Women’s basketball teams from Kent County received $1,747,167 during the 2023 season, up 9.1% from the previous year.

2023 sees Kent County investing $1,988,332 in men’s basketball teams

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 28, 2024

Men’s basketball teams from Kent County received $1,988,332 during the 2023 season, up 3.4% from the previous year.

Davenport students receive academic all-district honors

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 26, 2024

The 2024 Academic All-District® Women's At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions: NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.

CSC announces at-large female academic all-district honorees

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 26, 2024

The 2024 Academic All-District® Women's At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions: NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.

Man sentenced for tampering with Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 26, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced today that Andrew Blair Howard, 63, of Sparta and Frankfort, Michigan, was sentenced to 60 months’ probation and ordered to pay $22,472.22 in restitution to the National Park Service and U.S. Coast Guard. Additionally, he must cover $3,947.71 in court-related costs. U.S. Magistrate Judge Ray Kent also banned Mr. Howard from all National Park Service properties as a term of his probation.

Kent County cities: 3 companies received FDA inspections in Q1

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 25, 2024

There were three companies in cities associated with Kent County that received three FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.

Two dozen Panthers receive Academic All-GLVC honors

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 25, 2024

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Tuesday that 3,959 student-athletes have garnered Academic All-GLVC distinction for the 2023-24 season.

Ferris State's annual football golf outing sees continued success

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 25, 2024

Ferris State University's 42nd annual Football Golf Outing, held on June 22 at Clear Lake Golf Club near Big Rapids, was once again a major success, attracting a sellout crowd. The four-person shotgun scramble, sponsored by the FSU Gridiron Club in conjunction with the Bulldog Athletic Association (BAA), is one of the primary fundraising events for the Ferris State football program.

Final defendant sentenced in Grand Rapids-based drug trafficking conspiracy

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 24, 2024

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, announced today that Anthony Martell Sanders, 30, of Grand Rapids, has been sentenced to 300 months in prison. Sanders is the last of four defendants convicted in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout the Grand Rapids area.

Ferris State golfer McCoy Biagioli wins Michigan Amateur Championship

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Jun 23, 2024

Ferris State University men's golf standout McCoy Biagioli, from White Lake, secured one of Michigan's most prestigious golf honors on Friday, June 21. Biagioli won the 113th annual Michigan Amateur Championship presented by Carl's Golfland on The Heather Course at The Highlands at Harbor Springs. This victory grants him an automatic exemption into the 2024 U.S. Amateur, scheduled for August 12-18 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.