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The Daily News Staff September 14, 2015Today Kenneth Luscher — 11 a.m., Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa.   Wednesday Lois M. Orr — noon, Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home, Riverdale.   Thursday David Ellis Mumby — 11 a.m., Brockway Wesleyan Church, Morley. (Brigham Funeral Chapel, Lakeview)   David Ellis Mumby, 71 LAKEVIEW — David Ellis Mumby, 71, of Lakeview, formerly of Howard City, died at Spectrum […]JUST IN: Child dies in Greenville accidentThe Daily News Staff September 14, 2015GREENVILLE — Just before noon on Monday, a four-year-old child was hit by a vehicle on Lafayette Street in Greenville The child did not survive. Allegedly, a pick-up truck was attempting a turn from West Washington Street onto Lafayette Street when the driver struck the child. More information will be available later in The Daily News.JUST IN: Montcalm County commissioners consider eliminating dog kennel ordinanceThe Daily News Staff September 14, 2015STANTON — Montcalm County Animal Control Director Angie Hollinshead was typing a new dog kennel ordinance draft on Friday, when the idea struck her. “Maybe we just don’t do kennels anymore,” she said. After more than a year of debating how to enforce indoor and outdoor kennels, Montcalm County commissioners seemed open to the idea at today’s Law Enforcement & […]Greenville Planning Commission concerned about appearancesThe Daily News Staff September 14, 2015GREENVILLE — When planning a city, it is all about appearance. During last Thursday’s Greenville Planning Commission meeting, commissioners revisited a discussion concerning a new gas station. During a previous meeting, commissioners held a work session where they meticulously discussed the idiosyncrasies of a gas station site plan submitted by Murphy Oil USA, Inc. The company is making plans to […]Former Howard City manager is new Kentwood deputy adminThe Daily News Staff September 14, 2015KENTWOOD— Mark Rambo just couldn’t stay away from local government. The former Howard City village manager recently accepted the jo...

Bonnie MattsonStaff WriterThe Lake Odessa community was stunned as word spread of a tractor rollover accident that took the life of 59-year-old Scott Livermore Saturday evening, Aug. 26. The Ionia County Sheriff's Office and the Lake Odessa Fire Department responded to a report of a fatal accident involving a tractor off of the roadway on private property. Livermore was found dead in an apparent accident in a drainage ditch near the 300 block of West Henderson Road in Odessa Township. Livermore was found by family members who called authorities to the scene. Livermore was a 1976 graduate of Lakewood High School. He worked at Twin City Foods for 38 years, retiring in 2015. After an outpouring of sympathy and support through social media, sibling Mary James said, ?Today our family is experiencing the best of Facebook. We have suffered a devastating loss. The outpouring of love and sympathy has been overwhelming. From my family to all of you, thank you, it is such a comfort.?Funeral arrangements have been made through Koops Funeral Chapel. First responders on scene were assisted by Life Ambulance, Reed & Hoppes Towing, and Lehman Funeral Home. The incident remains under investigation. Drugs and alcohol are not thought to be involved.