The Arts Council of White Lake will be holding its first Christmas Home Tour from 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec.

The Muskegon/Oceana Consortium of Michigan Works has frozen enrollment for the No Worker Left Behind job-training program as county officials review whether they have enough funding to continue training for incumbent recipients.

The Secretary of State branch offices in Muskegon and Whitehall will be merged into one larger office at a yet-to-be-determined location.

A 33-year-old Muskegon Heights man had more than a sandwich concealed inside a soft, red lunchbox that officers searched during a traffic stop late Monday, police said.

Posted: 11-16-2009 Holiday home decorating contest Love to decorate your home or business for the holidays and want the community to enjoy work creation while also competing for a prize? Well, then enter the White Lake Beacon's Holiday Decorating Contest.

Posted: 11-16-2009 Save-A-Lot construction progresses The asphalt for the parking lot is down and parking space lines have been painted.

WHAT : A free workshop to help teach interested residents and business owners how to plant their own native landscapes.

A group of local business leaders is working to learn about issues affecting Muskegon County, and they're not just spending time in the classroom, so to speak.

The Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of an assistant superintendent.

Posted: 11-9-2009 Veteran's Tribute is Wednesday A National Executive Committeeman of the Sons of the American Legion will be the guest speaker at this year's Veteran's Day Tribute on Wednesday at the Algot Johnson American Legion Post #69 at 803 E. Colby, Whitehall.

Longtime resident Margaret Hunt tells at story at last year's Stories of White Lake event at Tellabration.

Mark Lewis believes everybody can do what he does. "My whole philosophy is that every human being is a storyteller," Lewis said, "because every human being has a story to tell." Contributed photo Actor Mark Lewis is making a return visit for "Tellebration." Whether many other people can tell a tale as well as Lewis is something yet to be heard.

White Lake-area residents, who certainly are experienced hosts when it comes to major parades, should mark their calendars for another festive event next year.

Eva Houseman, 49, was the first of her siblings to find out that she had the gene that predicts an 85 percent chance of getting breast cancer.

Blue Lake Township's millage proposal for a new fire station was soundly defeated while voters passed one of two bond proposals for upgrades to Reeths-Puffer School facilities in Tuesday's general election.

Posted: 11-2-2009 Swine flu here, vaccine trickling into county The red line on this graph shows the spike in flu-like illnesses in Muskegon County reported in Sept.

Cathy Hunsucker of Hesperia shops for food at the Christ the Rock World Harvest Church pantry.

This 8-foot-tall plywood figure, known as "Larry the Lumberjack," is being used as a fundraiser for the city of Whitehall's sesquicentennial celebration.

The committee members who are planning next year's sesquicentennial celebration for the city of Whitehall will highlight plans for the event at a public gathering Monday.

Posted: 10-26-2009 Governor meets with area school leaders Gov. Jennifer Granholm met with area school leaders Friday at the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District.