Improvements expected to boost use of Winter Sports Complex
Chronicle/Cory MorseRick Scheerer, left, and Mark Walker, both from Muskegon Quality Builders Inc., work on building a deck at the Muskegon State Park's Winter Sports Complex Tuesday. If summer...
View ArticleHealing Racism sessions this week
MUSKEGON — The Institute for Healing Racism-Muskegon will hold a series of two-day sessions in November and December for leaders in business and the community at large. The sessions will be...
View ArticleMan, woman jailed in investigation of Wyoming homicide
Mashonda Griffin WYOMING -- Two people were in custody Saturday in connection with the death of Mashonda Griffin, who was found dead in her home Wednesday. Police issued a homicide warrant for Andrew...
View ArticleGood Samaritan Ministries welcomes new leader
HOLLAND — After receiving 80 resumes and interviewing six candidates, Good Samaritan Ministries found the best candidate for its executive director position under its own roof. Linda Jacobs...
View ArticleVoters advised to be patient on Election Day
LANSING — Yes, the lines probably will be long on Tuesday, and you'll have to leave your campaign buttons in the car. • Compare candidates • Review ballot proposals...
View ArticleThree die in minivan-car crash near Fremont
NEWAYGO COUNTY -- Three people died, including a 2-year-old boy, from injuries in a head-on crash today southwest of Fremont at the border of Newaygo and Muskegon counties. The drivers of a car and...
View ArticleDistrict dips into savings to make budget
MUSKEGON -- School officials often feel they're forced to look into a crystal ball when preparing school budgets -- especially since the budgets usually are approved before state funding is determined...
View ArticleElection workers brace for long lines
Election officials across West Michigan agree: In a democracy, waiting in line to vote is a good thing. Voting help • The Michigan Secretary of State's Web site can tell you whether you're...
View Article3 killed in Maple Island Road crash
Local reports | Three people are dead, including a 2-year-old boy, after a Sunday morning head-on crash involving two vehicles on Maple Island Road. • Read the story
View ArticleR-P marching bans make is a 'four-peat'
The Reeths-Puffer High School marching band has won its fourth consecutive statewide championship -- giving the senior class a special place in the record books. What's next? A free community show...
View ArticleVoters, experts say racial bias won't show up -- much -- in West Michigan
AP Photo/Amy SancettaDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at an outdoor rally in Cleveland, Ohio Sunday. With most polls pointing toward victory for Barack Obama, one...
View ArticleNeighborhoods yard signs are civil battleground
By Brian McVicar | With the presidential race in full swing, campaign signs have sprung up across Muskegon. And more than a few neighborhood rivalries have ensued. All in the name of fun, of course....
View ArticleCouple that thrived on discussion now down to 'bare bones'
Chronicle/Ken StevensTom Brownell wears a patch with the quote: "A wonderous work in one volume but whose mysteries not even himself could read." Brownell has multiple systems atrophy and cerebellar...
View ArticleCutback in state funds to affect snow removal
Chronicle file photo Cuts in revenue the state distributes to local communities could show up this winter in how well state trunk lines like U.S. 31 Business Route and M-46 are plowed. The Michigan...
View ArticleDamarreo Wyrick gets jail for arrest outside of nightclub
An 18-year-old Muskegon Heights man arrested May 17 outside the Spotlight nightclub Damarreo J. Wyrick in downtown Muskegon has been sentenced to jail after convictions on weapon and resisting police...
View ArticleFruitport schools get clean audit
With the exception of a documentation error in the food service budget, Fruitport Community Schools received positive remarks from auditors Monday. The school board accepted the audit after a...
View ArticleNew names eyed for Coopersville schools
COOPERSVILLE — Renaming Coopersville school buildings isn't something the board of education is rushing. Except for Coopersville High School, all the buildings will be renamed....
View ArticleUPDATE: Family cherishes Halloween memories of child killed in crash
NEWAYGO COUNTY -- Just two days ago, Lena Ackley's great-grandchildren came to her door to show off their Halloween costumes a day after trick-or-treating. It's a memory the Hesperia woman will...
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Election Day live chat
Join Chronicle staff 9 p.m. Tuesday to talk about the election. Do you have an opinion you want to share? Need election results as they come in? This will be the place. • Join the live chat 9 p.m. Tuesday
View ArticleHart farmer dies after being run over by tractor
OCEANA COUNTY -- An elderly Hart-area farmer died late Saturday afternoon from injuries received the day before when he was run over by his tractor. Cecil Dennert, 85, of Jackson Road in Weare...
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