County wins lawsuit over death by own action
After a three week federal trial in Kalamazoo Ottawa County deputies were exonerated in a suit brought by Vanessa Meirs over inmate Scott Meirs death by hanging in a single cell. The 12 day jury deliberation ended after just over an hour.
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Former tenant jailed for 2007 Grand Rapids murder
Kent County Judge Joe Rossi sentenced Robin Root to 25 to 50 years in prison for the December 2007 killing of Janna Kelly, a Grand Rapids businesswoman. Kelly disappeared December 4, 2007. her burned body was found in an Ottawa County blueberry field in March 2008.
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Hope honors 1953 MIAA football champs at celebration
On a fall afternoon at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium Hope College honored six players from the 1953 squad as the school’s first outright MIAA football champion. The six, Ron Roeve, Ron DeGraw, Warren DeWitt, Tom Keizer, Don Van Hoeven, and Harry Voss, stood on the sideline as the crowd of 1,800 paid tribute after a 70-6 win in the current game.
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Huizenga mocks opponents as Deadheads in debate clash
In Holland at CityFlats, U S Rep Bill Huizenga compared Rob Davidson supporters to Deadheads and third graders after a Newaygo High School debate. The remark, captured at Reagan Day dinner, was posted by the Michigan Democratic Party.
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