On April 5th, 2025, at the remarkable age of 101, one of Lowell’s brightest stars left us. We lost a woman whose life was a testament to the enduring power of education, the quiet strength […]
Dave Jones spent a lifetime creating music. While he passed away from cancer last year, his family is working to make sure his legacy lives on in the next generation of local musical talent. “He […]
While we are currently cheering on our country’s Olympic athletes, Lowell can soon take pride in our own hometown hero when the 2024 Paralympic games kick off Aug. 28 in Paris. Former Lowell resident Kate […]
It was all hands on deck for the Scharphorn Family earlier this month as they loaded up three vehicles full of toys and drove them from Lowell to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. […]
For 24 years, Lori Gerard was a familiar face at City Hall. She was hired as a part-time worker with the City of Lowell in January 1999 and eventually became deputy treasurer for the community. […]
Veterans hold a special place in Melissa Spino’s heart. The licensed professional counselor says she is passionate about serving those who have served our country. “They do something I could never do,” she explains. But […]
Kate Brim has called Lowell her home since being adopted from Ukraine in 2003. The 2016 Lowell High School graduate recently placed first and took gold at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, which took […]
As a 7th grader in the Forest Hills Public School District, Cameron Weatherford gets to experience life in a unique way. Like many of his classmates, he’s enrolled in choir and robotics and has spent […]
Each year, the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce selects a person of the year. Previous honorees have included some prominent names in the community. However, the 2019 Person of the Year would rather work quietly […]
Megan Haagsma and her family of Byron Center, adopted Cloud Nine, the OTTB from CANTER, a non-profit organization which works to relocate off the track thoroughbreds, which is where the OTTB comes from in Cloud […]
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