VAN BUREN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 80 students attend Young Authors Conference (videos)

06/02/11 Scores of students from the Van Buren Public Schools recently attended the Young Authors Conference at Wayne County Community College.

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BELLEVILLE: The 'Thunder Rolls' once again to honor veterans

06/02/11 To many Americans, Memorial Day is nothing more than a three-day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer.

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BELLEVILLE: School board discusses MEAP testing results

06/02/11 Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education members on May 23 discussed results from the 2010 Michigan Educational Assessment Program tests and ACT EXPLORE exam, which was administered to VBPS eighth-graders for the first time ever, this May.

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Two cop cars collide, officers hurt in high-speed chase

06/02/11 Two Chicago police cars crashed into each other in a high-speed chase that began when a suspect's vehicle ran into another police car. Several officers were injured but none seriously.

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Bakers Drive Thru right at home in Inland region

05/31/11 Carol Baker and her husband, Neal, opened the first Baker's Drive Thru restaurant in 1952 and, almost 60 years later, the restaurants are an Inland staple with 38 locations across Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Video:

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Multi-agency effort ends with 43 suspects arrested

05/27/11 Several law enforcement agencies in the 13th Judicial District joined forces in White County, on May 5, to round up approximately 80 alleged suspects of mostly drug-related crimes from White, Putnam, Cumberland and Van Buren counties.

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Communities plan parades, events for Memorial Day holiday

05/27/11 Toledo's Memorial Day parade will be Saturday in the downtown area, stepping off at 10 a.m. at the corner of Summit and Monroe streets. It will begin forming at 8:30 a.m.

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Jeanne Phillips: Californian finds drawling relatives grate on nerves

05/27/11 Dear Abby: While I am not from the South, many of my relatives are. They all were raised in medium to large cities, not rural areas. I'm embarrassed when they use crude terms and call their parents "Ma" and "Pa" in public. These are well-educated people, but they come across sounding like hicks and buffoons.

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SLO County prepares for large-scale evacuation

05/26/11 Top law-enforcement officials assured the San Luis Obispo County supervisors on Tuesday that enough resources exist to implement a full-scale evacuation if a major disaster hits.

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Prison says it needs a firm rein on land

05/26/11 With a new jail in the planning, Reno County is a prospective land buyer.With sagging finances, the ...

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Blue Demon kickers near another state berth

05/26/11 The 10th-ranked Albia boys soccer team is getting closer to another huge achievement for the school located in Monroe County.

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Casino, cable trailblazer Don Barden rose from humble roots

05/20/11 Don Barden's decades-long business career in cable, casinos, real estate development and entertainment is a classic rags-to-riches tale. Barden, who died Thursday, May 19, 2011, after a battle with lung cancer, was born to humble Inkster beginnings, but ascended to become one of the prominent African-American moguls in the nation.

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Casino, cable entrepreneur Don Barden dies

05/19/11 Loading Photo Galleries ... Detroit entrepreneur Don Barden, former owner of Barden Cablevision and the Majestic Star Casino in Gary, Indiana, has died. He is shown in 1999 at his casino.

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Cox Leads Walmart FLW Tour on Red River Presented by OFF!

05/19/11 John Cox of Debary, Fla., crossed the stage Thursday with a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 10 ounces to lead day one of the Walmart FLW Tour on the Red River presented by OFF! Cox now holds an 11-ounce lead over Mike Reynolds of Modesto, Calif., who caught five bass weighing 13-15 in a tournament featuring 280 anglers from all across the country.

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Friends, colleagues remember trailblazer Don Barden's legacy

05/19/11 Don Barden, who is regarded as one of the foremost African-American entrepreneurs in the country, has died.

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Top black entrepreneur, casino magnate Don Barden dies

05/19/11 Barden, 67, died today at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute after a battle with lung cancer. With a career spanning more than 40 years in casinos, real estate development and the entertainment industry, he was regarded as one of the top African-American entrepreneurs in the nation.

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Restrictions set inside Nappanee Parking Center lot

05/17/11 Members of the Nappanee Board of Public Works and Safety voted May 9 to restrict parking inside the lot located west of the Nappanee Center, 302 W. Market St.

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Rain slows Lady Cats

05/05/11 The North Little Rock Lady Charging Wildcats have done very little for the past two weeks.

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Cats set to resume league chase

05/05/11 They have done all they can do. After an unexpected two-week break in the schedule because of the weather, the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats are ready to get back on the field.

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At the Watercooler in Kalamazoo ... people are talking

04/30/11 At the Watercooler is a weekly listing of announcements from Southwest Michigan businesses and organizations.

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