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Photo Gallery: Winter is Finally Here!

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Friday, January 13th, 2012, 9:53am

Kathy Reed

Send your photos of the year's first big snow storm to mytown@wzzm13.com or post them to our Facebook page.

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KDL - Snow Day? Stay Home!

Submitted by KDL on Sunday, December 11th, 7:00 am

Temperatures are falling and winter is just around the corner. As we all prepare for poor driving conditions, snow shoveling and bundling up in coats, hats, and gloves, we thought we would fill you in on a policy you might not be aware of. There may be days this winter that driving conditions are so dangerous that we close our library branches. If this occurs, please don’t worry about returning items due that day. Stay safe! During snow closures, you will not accrue fines for returning your items a day late.

Emergency closings will be posted to our website. If the weather is frightful, check to see if we are open before venturing out!

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First Snowfall of 2011

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Thursday, November 10th, 2011, 2:45pm

Jessica Puchala of WZZM13

The calendar might say fall, but it certainly feels like winter here in West Michigan. Here are some viewer photos from Facebook of our first snowfall of the year.

Please send us your winter weather photos to mytown@wzzm13.com or post them to our Facebook page.

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North vs. South: Fall Weather Pics

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Monday, October 31st, 2011, 10:00am

Pete Mumbower

This fall, West Michigan has had the pleasure of witnessing some of nature's most interesting phenomenon including the northern lights, spectacular color, peculiar weather patterns and much more. And while we might not have girls in bikinis that the South is boasting, I don't think anything can compete with the color and beauty of West Michigan.

Here's our first installment of Fall 2011 in West Michigan. If you have some great...

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Icy conditions close area schools

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011, 9:12am

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Last night brought a wintry mix of rain, freezing rain, snow and ice to the area and with it came the closing of several area schools including Northview Public Schools.

Snow will continue north while freezing rain/sleet will change to snow from north to south along and south of I-96 during the afternoon. Temperatures will continue to fall into the mid to upper 20s.

Click Here to see a list of area closings and cancellations.

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... and when the winds came

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010, 2:46pm

By: Mike Paskewicz, Superintendent, Northview Public Schools
From: http://nvps.net/

Imagine for a minute 3,400 plus students and 500 staff members all sitting on the floors of their respective schools for over an hour. Our required tornado drills usually last about 5 minutes and then its back to the normal business of the day. Yesterday was not a "drill." The sirens blared the warning, TV and radio stations urged the community to take cover, and when the winds came we knew that things could get worse in a matter of minutes.

It would be natural to think that learning stopped for the duration of the warning and that all other support services shut down as well. Immediately after the warning was lifted I headed to the monthly senior citizen luncheon. Over 40 people were just finishing up the pre-meal prayer with a word of thanks for keeping everyone safe. On a normal day, student volunteers from the h

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