Whitehall News

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.

Posted: 10-26-2009 Schools hit twice by state aid cuts Area schools are already operating with deficit budgets.

Posted: 10-26-2009 Five in race for Whitehall Council Election is Nov. 3 Candidates for Whitehall city council are pictured clockwise from upper left, James Bartholomew, Steve Sikkenga, Jordan Conrad, Tanya Cabala, Jeff Holmstrom.

Posted: 10-26-2009 Whitehall hearing bond feedback Whitehall District Schools Superintendent Darlene Dongvillo isn't sure voters would pass a bond issue next spring if the district decides to place an issue on the ballot, but she is confident this time that the district will have listened to the opinions of residents before an election.

A rear-end collision involving a car and a pickup truck traveling southbound on U.S. 31 just south of the Colby Street entrance ramp injured two people around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday.

School leaders in West Michigan told Governor Jennifer Granholm today what new cuts in per pupil funds would mean to their districts.

The four incumbents, all with four to eight years of council experience, and likely the youngest challenger ever to run, are vying for four spots in the upcoming Whitehall City Council election.

Posted: 10-19-2009 Renewable energy ordinance needs tweaking The Whitehall Planning Commission is going back to the drawing board in preparing an ordinance to regulate development of renewable energy sources within the city.

Posted: 10-19-2009 Whitehall police upgrade video Digital units speed investigations GREG MEANS/White Lake Beacon Lieutenant Mahoney points to one of the department's new video system.

Andrea Flynn, 18, a freshman from Fremont, works in Muskegon Community College's computer lab Tuesday.

Despite a poor summer tourist season caused by bad weather and an even worse economy, Muskegon County's hotels have survived the past year.