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Beer and Brat Street Festival kicks off in Sparta
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Sparta Town & Country Days returns in northern Kent County
The festival, which is now in its 83rd year, kicked off Thursday night with a full weekend of activities planned.
Sparta
Sparta festival moved to May for one special reason
"I keep picturing the last day of school in 'Grease' the movie, where the students run out of the school and head to the carnival!" an organizer said.
Military Appreciation
Sparta High School honors three 1968 graduates killed in Vietnam with memorial
The story behind the memorial and the men it represents was told before Sparta's varsity boys basketball game on Friday night.
Sparta
Sparta Police: man who fled traffic stop found hiding inside porta-potty
While Kent County Sheriff's Deputies and Sparta Police were tracking the suspect, Sparta Area Schools went on a soft lockdown. That has since been lifted.
One Good Thing
'Don't cross us off as old ladies' | Kent County women hoping to win Ms. Senior Michigan
The pageant will be held on July 19 on the East Side of the state, giving two Grand Rapids area women a chance to do something they haven't done in quite awhile.
Sparta
Lockdown lifted at Sparta Senior High School after person who entered building removed
The whole ordeal lasted a little over 15 minutes, the school said.
Local News
Sparta family of six needs help getting new transportation to travel together
Both Roslyn and Maddox require a lot of medical equipment, which takes up space of it's own, so their family of six isn't able to travel together.
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West Michigan athletes bring holiday cheer, hope others will follow suit
Baseball season is still months away, but Sparta High School's baseball players are already hard at work, trying to address a rising need in their community.
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Meet the Sparta-Rock Girls Rugby Team dominating the sport
The club has been around for 10 years and has won state championship titles and victories at various tournaments.
Sparta
Meet the Sparta-Rock Girls Rugby Team dominating the sport
The club has been around for 10 years and has won state championship titles and victories at various tournaments.
Sparta
One killed, multiple injured in Sparta Twp. crash
The Kent County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Sparta Avenue and Ball Creek Road NW.
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