Community newspapers

Collection Description

Collection contains microfilmed issues of Advance Suburban Life from 1982 to 1987.

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Published to serve the African American community in West Michigan. Published as Take Pride! Community after 1995.

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Published monthly by Belarusian Digest to serve the Belarusian speaking community in West Michigan.

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Published since 1880, serving the Coopersville area.

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Collection contains microfilmed issues of the East Grand Rapids Cadence newspaper from November 1992 to May 1994.

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Published weekly in Spanish serving Michigan’s Hispanic communities.

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Published weekly in Spanish serving Michigan’s Hispanic communities. Collection contains microfilmed issues from 1993-2003 and paper issues from 1993 to the present day.

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Published monthly serving Fruitport and Sullivan Townships. Merged with Township News and Times in 2001 continuing to publish as Fruitport Area News. Collection contains microfilmed issues from 1983 to 1993, and paper issues from 2001 to the present day.

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Contains microfilmed issues of the German language newspaper, Germania, of Grand Rapids from October 1855 to March 1916.

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Published weekly since 1957 serving the black communities of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon and Battle Creek. Collection contains microfilmed issues from 1970 to 1992, and paper issues from 1994 to the present day.

Scope and Contents Published weekly between 1997 and 2002 serving the Grandville, Jenison, Hudsonville, Jamestown and Borculo areas. In 2002 divided into regional papers including Grand Valley Advance East, Grand Valley Advance West and Ottawa Advance. In 2007 area Advances merged again under the title Grand Valley Advance, serving Allendale, Borculo, Grandville, Georgetown Township, Hudsonville,...

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Published weekly serving the Grandville, Jenison and Georgetown Township areas. Merged in 2007 to Grand Valley Advance and then The Advance.

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Ravenna, Michigan's Grand Valley Journal was published by Clinton Beckwith beginning in 1974. It may have been continued by the Clipper in 1976. Collection contains microfilmed issues from 1974 to 1975.

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Published monthly as labor’s voice in Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa, Ionia, Barry, Allegan & Muskegon Counties. Founded July 28, 1955. Subsequently published as Work in Progress in 2011.

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Collection contains microfilmed issues of Grand Valley Ledger (Lowell) from 1975 to 1987.

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Published weekly serving the Hudsonville, Jamestown, Zeeland, Borculo, and Georgetown areas. Merged in 2007 to Grand Valley Advance and then The Advance.

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Contains microfilmed issues of Lowell Ledger from 1987.

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Lowell Ledger Suburban Life was continued by Grand Valley Ledger (Lowell) in 1975. Collection contains microfilmed issues of Lowell Ledger Suburban Life from 1974 to 1975.

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Serving the people of Maple Rapids and surrounding territory. Published under the title Maple Rapids Press after 1930.

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Serving the people of Maple Rapids and surrounding territory. Previously published as Maple Rapids American, 1926-1929.

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Collection contains microfilmed issues of the Michigan Times newspaper of Grand Rapids from January 1938 to December 1962.

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Published monthly serving the LGBT+ community network of Western Michigan.

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Collection contains microfilmed issues of North Kent Advance from September 1983 to October 1989.

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North Kent Photo Reporter was continued in 1980 by North Reporter. Collection contains microfilmed issues of North Kent Photo Reporter from October 1979 to December 1980.

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North Reporter continued the North Kent Photo Reporter in 1980. Collection contains microfilmed issues of North Reporter from December 1980 to February 1982.

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Published weekly serving the 49441 zip code.

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The arts & entertainment magazine of West Michigan. Also published online.

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Published weekly serving Allendale, Coopersville, Marne, Lamont, Ravenna and Conklin areas. Merged in 2007 to Grand Valley Advance and then The Advance.

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Collection contains microfilmed issues of the Rockford Register newspaper from July 1974 to March 1982.

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Collection contains microfilmed issues of the Rockford/Cedar Springs Advance newspaper from August 1988 to August 1994.