GRAND RAPIDS — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), along with Michigan Works! agencies statewide are celebrating Michigan’s leading rankings in helping job seekers get employed and connecting businesses with the talent they need to thrive in Michigan. Michigan is No. 1 in the region for helping adults who use workforce development […]
By: Gary Simmons MUSKEGON COUNTY – In honor of Polish-American Heritage Month, the Egelston Township branch of the Muskegon Area District Library (MADL) will teach area teens how to make their own Polish style flower crowns. This fun event will teach area youth about the different cultures of the world while also honoring the immigrant […]
A top Michigan clerk is quitting. She can’t take the voting lies anymore This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Ron French, Bridge Michigan October 8, 2026 Frustrations over election […]
Tribune News Wire Muskegon – Renowned neurosurgeon, author, and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, whose remarkable life story has inspired millions, will be the keynote speaker at the Muskegon County Right to Life annual banquet on Tuesday, October 27, at the Fricano Place Event Center, located at 1050 W […]
Fact check: What Jocelyn Benson really said about Trump’s tax bill This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Miles MacClure for Bridge Michigan, Bridge Michigan October 9, 2026 Pro-John James […]
Fact check: Gilchrist, Forlini spar over election denialism in SOS debate This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan October 8, 2026 Anthony Forlini and Garlin […]
Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debate Trump, tariffs, war, more This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan October 8, 2026 Republican Mike Rogers and […]
LANSING — Three decades ago, Kurt Richardson walked the halls of Fairview Elementary School as a third-grader from the crosstown Cranbrook Housing Projects. A self-described “naughty kid,” it was here that he met a teacher who taught him that his choices — not his neighborhood — controlled his destiny. Richardson returned Friday, Oct. 9, to […]
World Space Week, a global recognition of space science featuring “Rocket Revolution” as this year’s theme, is underway and Michiganders can celebrate the state’s ties to exploration in several ways. In 1999, The United Nations General Assembly created World Space Week, annually from Oct. 4-10, in part because Oct. 4 is when, in 1957, Sputnik […]
A Muskegon woman and several inmates are suspected of being part of a smuggling plot at the Baraga Correctional Facility in the western Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Corrections said this week. The MDOC launched the investigation in January after a woman, who said she was there for a visit, used the lobby restroom […]