After 142 years as a village, Sparta is considering a change in governmental status. A committee has recommended that the West Michigan community transition from village to city status.

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A medical event is to blame for a crash in Sparta Saturday that left one hospitalized and two children injured.

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Sparta Police are asking for help locating Courtney Fredrick Dixon, accused of firing a gun near Heritage Manor Apartments on July 12. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Sparta famously had no defensive walls (‘Our men are the walls’ they were known to say) and were far less concerned with aesthetics than the Athenians.

He said the tax increase will be 2.5% representing an increase of $82.26 for the average assessed home valued at $372,200.

The Sparta Police Department responded to a crash at the intersection of South Court Street and West Oak Street on Saturday, July 12.