COOPERSVILLE, Mich.— The housing market is picking up, which means  buying a home is even more competitive.

Potential home buyers are invited to visit Mark Douglas Real Estate in Coopersville this Thursday, April 3 for a home buyer’s seminar.  The workshop will run from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the office, located at 256 Main Street.  Visitors can enjoy refreshments and snacks as realtors answer their home buying questions.

For more information, visit the Mark Douglas Real Estate website.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich.—Grand Haven residents looking for a place to safely dispose of unwanted medication will have to travel a little farther.

Because of space limitations at its new office on South Beechtree Street in Grand Haven, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health no longer offers medication disposal services at that office.  Residents are encouraged to visit any of the alternative locations in Holland, Hudsonville, Zeeland, West Olive, Grand Haven Township, Coopersville, Allendale and Georgetown Township.  For exact locations, visit the Ottawa County Health Department website here.

According to the Partnership at Drugfree.org, each year, more than 71,000 children in the U.S. are taken to emergency rooms for accidental overdoses of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

COOPERSVILLE, Mich.—This winter is nearing another record for snowfall; so where does all that snow go?

In Coopersville, just look to Vets Park.  City Manager Steven Patrick says the city has given local businesses the green light to bring their snow to the park, where it will be stored until the warm weather returns and makes it melt.  Hauling snow to the open area helps eliminate potentially dangerous snowbanks on the edges of roadways, which can block drivers’ sight.  It also provides more space on roads and parking lots, which have shrunk as the piles have grown.

Patrick says dropping off snow at the park has been the practice of the city for years, so if residents see vehicles hauling snow into the park, rest assured that the city has given its approval.