Hope College hires Husch Blackwell for external review
Hope College has hired Kansas City firm Husch Blackwell to conduct an external review of its handling of faculty staffing decisions in the music department amid turmoil in 2018. The college will not disclose the reviewer’s name publicly. Interim President Dennis Voskuil and Trustee Nancy DeWitt announced the engagement as protests and resignations followed the suspensions.
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Saugatuck proposes $39 million bond for aging schools
Saugatuck Public Schools backs a May 7 bond to repair Douglas Elementary and Saugatuck High School citing 62 and 45 year old buildings with original ventilation, water damage, and ADA compliance gaps. A high school room for typing with fixed desks hurts modern learning, leaks persist over storage areas, and a new roof is sought. The bond is a scaled down version of a $50.7 million proposal rejected last May, refined after a district survey of voter feedback.
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Woman jailed for running over boyfriend in Grand Haven
Aurora Terpstra, 28, was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading no contest to leaving the scene where a man was struck by a vehicle outside a Grand Haven McDonalds during the Coast Guard Festival. Brent Doyle, 35, of Muskegon, survived with a closed head injury after the Aug. 4, 2018 incident.
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Jury trials set for April in West Michigan courts
Several Ottawa and Allegan County cases head to April court calls. On April 1 Heriberto Cruz will be sentenced for crimes tied to a Dunham's Sports rampage at Christmas. On April 9 Davian Weston faces a jury trial for allegedly bringing a gun to West Ottawa High School. Weston also faces a bench trial on April 24 for pepper spray theft. On April 12 retired Judge Stephen Sheridan sues a Saugatuck newspaper editor for refused source identities.
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