MCC to Host Job Fair

MCC to Host Job Fair

More than 30 different employers will be at the Job Fair being hosted by Muskegon Community College on Monday, October 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Collegiate Hall. The event, which is coordinated by the MCC Student Life Office, is free and open to the public. Participants are asked to bring resumes and […]

GVSU partners with lakeshore community on oral history project

GVSU partners with lakeshore community on oral history project

HOLLAND — Celebrating the Lakeshore’s diverse Hispanic population will continue through an oral history collection scheduled at Grand Valley State University’s Meijer Campus in Holland. “Nuestra Comunidad Hispana” is set for Tuesday, October 18, from 3:45-6:45 p.m. in the lobby of the Meijer Campus, 515 S. Waverly Road. Holland area residents are invited to drop in during that […]

Shooter drill prepares current and future first responders

Shooter drill prepares current and future first responders

Muskegon – “It was scarier than I anticipated,” shared Katarina Christiansen (Muskegon), after participating in the active shooter exercise that took place at Muskegon Community College (MCC) Friday, October 14, 2016. Over 50 Criminal Justice students from the Muskegon Area Career Tech Center (MACTC) and many MCC students assisted members of the Muskegon Police and […]

Wind and Jazz Ensembles to Perform in Overbrook Theater

Wind and Jazz Ensembles to Perform in Overbrook Theater

Muskegon – The Muskegon Community College Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble will perform on Wednesday, October 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Overbrook Theater. The event is free and open to the public. The Wind Ensemble, directed by Daniel M. Meyers, will perform four selections. Following a brief intermission, the Jazz Ensemble, directed by Tim Froncek, […]

GVSU named Best College Buy for 21 consecutive years

GVSU named Best College Buy for 21 consecutive years

ALLENDALE — For the 21st year in a row, Grand Valley State University has been named one of America’s 100 Best College Buys by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. in Georgia. Each year, Institutional Research and Evaluation identifies the 100 American colleges and universities providing students the very highest quality education at the lowest cost. […]

AhFest bringing Dennis Lehane to Muskegon

AhFest bringing Dennis Lehane to Muskegon

Muskegon – On Wednesday evenings throughout October, the 2016 Muskegon Area Arts and Humanities Festival (AhFest) will show and discuss four films based on Dennis Lehane’s novels before concluding the series on Oct. 27 with Lehane speaking in Muskegon at the Frauenthal Theater. A Boston native, Lehane won the Shamus Award for his first novel, A […]

Nutritional products good for health and business

Nutritional products good for health and business

By John R. Hall Muskegon – Regular exercise and a healthy diet are keys to a healthy lifestyle. Bob Dingman found out that there is another ingredient to the healthy equation: high-quality nutritional supplements. So he made a business decision to become a representative/distributor of Reliv supplements. The decision was actually pretty easy. “I heard […]

Local Radio Station showcases best in Irish Music

Local Radio Station showcases best in Irish Music

By John R. Hall Muskegon – There are some interesting melodies being heard during Muskegon’s 100.9 radio drive time show on Thursday nights from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. If you think you are hearing different music genre’s with an Irish influence, you aren’t hearing things – it is Irish music. And it’s finding a niche […]

GVSU named a top Midwest university

GVSU named a top Midwest university

ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University has been named a top university in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. In the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, Grand Valley ranked 3rd for “Top Public Regional Universities in the Midwest.” Grand Valley also ranked 27th for “Best Regional University” in the Midwest and 55th for “Best […]

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