PHOTO: Kneeling (Left to Right): Faculty Advisor Steven Vincent; Faculty Advisor Matthew Hansel; Team Captain Samantha Canode Standing (Left to Right): Dylan Johnston; Brandon Webster; Nathan Hall; Tallon Komar; Dillon Viar; Anna Engel. Not pictured: Shaylynne Simons OWOSSO – An eight-person Baker College Cyber Defense Club undergraduate student team recently earned the top spot at […]
In response to data provided by the Muskegon County Public Health Department, which continues to show a decrease in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the community, the Muskegon County Courts are increasing access to court operations in a way that improves in-person access and continues to protect the public. Starting Monday, March 1, […]
Muskegon – From a Baker Street basement to an 8,400 square foot building, West Michigan Community Help Network 501©3 has come a very long way. As we celebrate our 19 year anniversary in the community much has changed since the inception in 2002 when we were given the green light to operate a new urban, […]
by Brianna Blackshire Contributing Reporter Muskegon, Michigan- The daily counts of COVID-19 cases and deaths reported by the Muskegon County health department tell the physical side of the coronavirus outbreak. Mentally, the effects of the pandemic aren’t as clear. The fear, uncertainty, loss, and social isolation caused by the pandemic have affected people of all […]
The Orchard View School Board of Education is seeking applications from Orchard View residents who would like to serve on the Orchard View Board of Education. This vacancy comes as the result of Trustee Angela Brown’s recent resignation. Angela has been an excellent board member and ambassador to the community. Angela has served on the […]
Muskegon – A case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 has been detected in Muskegon County. The individual has completed their isolation and close contacts were quarantined after the initial COVID-19 diagnosis. Variant identification is learned after the initial COVID -19 diagnosis when further testing of the specimen has been performed. The COVID-19 virus, as expected […]
By Nicole McKinney The debate to return students to school in-person full-time continues to heat up, and not just school staff and students are struggling, public school board members are caught in the middle, experiencing a great deal of stress, trying to balance what’s best for everyone involved. As elected officials, most school board members […]
By Ron French Low-income students in six Michigan counties will be guaranteed free tuition at Grand Valley State University under a program announced Monday. The Grand Valley Pledge offers four years of tuition-free college for students in families earning under $50,000 a year who reside in Kent, Ottawa, Calhoun, Muskegon, Grand Traverse and Wayne counties. […]
As this sacred narrative we know as Black History unfolds and opens our celebrations of Black History Month, it is ever more important that we know our history and honor it in rightful and righteous ways by the way we live, struggle, and weave and work our way forward in the world. This Black History […]
By Madeline Halpert Municipal leaders from Battle Creek to Lansing are welcoming a budget plan from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that would allocate $70 million to bail out 24 cities hit hard by decreasing income taxes from the pandemic. In Michigan, 24 cities rely on income taxes to comprise 25 to 33 percent of their […]