Norton Shores – Over nearly three decades, the 78-year-old Norton Shores resident has cared for hundreds of cats each year from her no-kill facility Cat Tales Rescue on Farr Road, where Austin rehabilitates injured and neglected kittens before helping to find them new homes through a partnership with Pet Smart. It’s an often thankless service […]
By Victor Skinner Students at Baker College in Muskegon are scrambling to scrounge thousands in extra tuition mid school year after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed two scholarships that were baked into the state budget for decades. Whitmer eliminated the $2,400 per year Michigan Tuition Grant and reduced Michigan Competitive Scholarship from $2,400 to $1,000 for […]
Muskegon – High school students and their parents have the opportunity to visit with representatives from 50 colleges and universities located throughout Michigan at MACRAO College Night on Monday, Oct. 7, at Muskegon Community College. Free and open to the public, College Night takes place in MCC’s Collegiate Hall. The doors do not open until […]
Muskegon – Dr. Jennifer Cobbina, an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, will discuss “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Why Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter and How They Changed America” on Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Stevenson Center Room 1300. The talk, which begins at 7 p.m., is free and open to the […]
October 12 & 13, 2019 The Penguin Project utilizes a “peer mentor” system, linking each young artist with a disability with an age level peer who does not have a disability. The peer mentors work side-by-side with their partners, assisting them throughout the entire rehearsal process and on stage. They are on stage with their […]
Lansing – The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) released detailed, step-by-step instructions today for the application for adult-use marijuana licenses. The MRA will begin accepting adult-use marijuana applications on November 1, 2019. Prospective licensees can visit Michigan.gov/MRA and click on the Adult-Use Marijuana link to see all of the information available to them to assist in the preparation […]
The expanded Oral Fluid Roadside Analysis Pilot Program began, Tuesday, Oct. 1, and includes participation from drug recognition experts (DREs) in every Michigan county. Pursuant to Public Act 242 and 243 of 2016, the Michigan State Police (MSP) conducted a one-year Oral Fluid Roadside Analysis Pilot program, which concluded in November 2018, in five counties […]
MUSKEGON– Muskegon’s summer collegiate baseball team, the Muskegon Clippers, will be returning from the road for a Sizzling Summer –Six Game Home Stand at historic Marsh Field in Muskegon. The home stand runs from Tuesday, July 2 through Sunday, July 7, 2019. The home stand includes several special event games. Tuesday, July 2, 2019: Boys […]
MUSKEGON – The Victory I cruise ship will be arriving in Muskegon this Thursday, May 23 to kick off the year’s Great Lakes cruise ship season. The 300 ft. cruise ship will be docking at Heritage Landing, arriving in Muskegon around 7 a.m. and departing at 6 p.m. This will be the fourth year that […]
The following Muskegon Community College (MCC) students have earned academic recognition for their grade point averages during the recently completed Winter 2019 Semester. They are listed by alphabetically by hometown under each of the following three categories: President’s List Dean’s List Academic Honors List PRESIDENT’S LIST Muskegon Community College has named the following students to […]