Mid Michigan Community Action Agency (Mid Michigan CAA), is expanding to serve low-income individuals and families in Muskegon and Oceana Counties with programs aimed at giving households a hand up toward self-sufficiency. Mid Michigan CAA is a non-profit that has been serving central Michigan communities since 1966. The organization’s mission is to guide local residents […]
Muskegon, MI – It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of Lakeshore Art Festival 2020 due to health concerns over COVID-19. The event was slated to take place July 3 and 4 in Downtown, Muskegon. While a great deal of time was taken to consider alternative ways to host the show this year, […]
Statement: “Based on the current COVID/quarantine situation and the restrictions on events, we are very sad to announce the Unity Christian Music Festival/20th Anniversary Celebration will not be taking place this summer, but will be rescheduled for August 11, 12, 13 and 14, 2021”, said Festival Director Kevin Newton. “While we know this news is a […]
Muskegon, MI –Thanks to expanding testing criteria, federal resources and new partnerships, Muskegon County residents now have improved access to COVID-19 testing. While current testing criteria still prioritizes high risk groups, it also allows for any Michigander displaying mild symptoms or any essential worker still reporting to work in person, whether symptomatic or not, to […]
Tribune News Wire Muskegon Community College will permanently close its Lakeshore Fitness Center, which had halted operations on March 19 in conjunction with the campus response to the coronavirus, effective immediately. The Board of Trustees voted 5-2 for closing operations during a special meeting held on May 1. The Board conducted the meeting online in […]
LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed executive order 2020-59, extending her “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order through May 15. The new order will require people to wear homemade face coverings when they enter enclosed public spaces. It will also lift some restrictions on outdoor activities and allow some workers who perform previously suspended activities to […]
Tribune News Wire LANSING – Fifty-eight high school and four college students across Michigan, who overcame obstacles and stereotypes to succeed in career and technical education (CTE) programs, have received 2020 Breaking Traditions Awards, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced. Three of those students are from the Muskegon Area Career Tech Center. “Building talent […]
The biggest surprise in the upcoming 2020 Presidential election will be the increased number of votes President Trump receives from African American voters. He’s not going to receive Obama-like numbers by no stretch, but he doesn’t have to. In 2016, Trump won 8% of the African American vote. I am predicting that number to almost […]
By Pastor Conrad Tillard To all my friends who support Biden, I just want you to consider a number of things. 1. Biden is now our only candidate left. Thus he is, baring any unforeseen circumstances, our (Democrat) Standard Bearer. I get that, in all likelihood I will vote for him and encourage others to. […]
By Teresa Taylor-Williams Muskegon – Tyrone Rule has been in a number of roles in his life. He was a cook and a military police officer while serving in the U.S. Navy. He is a supervisor at a local shop. He is a devoted husband and father. But when Rule talks about his life, it […]