Whitehall News Archives

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.

Posted: 10-12-2009 '350' climate change rally planned, Oct. 24 Art Plewka Two years ago a group of area residents joined the largest day of citizen action focusing on global warming in the U.S. with a rally called 'Step It Up' at the White River Fishing Bridge.

Posted: 10-12-2009 Depot to Depot tour this Saturday Travel on one of Michigan's most beautiful scenic drives during the fifth annual Depot to Depot Muskegon County Fall Color Tour on Saturday, Oct.

Posted: 10-12-2009 Whitehall Post Office operations move to Montague All area Post Office deliveries are now based out of the Montague office at 8761 Ferry St.

Posted: 10-12-2009 Beacon columnist, author to appear at Community Library this Tuesday David Walks-As-Bear, columnist for the White Lake Beacon newspaper and author of several novels, will speak as a visiting author at the White Lake Community Library this Tuesday , 6:30-8:00 p.m. Davis, who lives in Hart, Michigan and writes under a combination ...

Nearly 100 members of the leadership team from Alcoa's Whitehall operations will be working on a variety of beautification and improvement projects in downtown Muskegon Friday.

Q: Can you mention the abuse of the stop sign at Whitehall Road at Riley-Thompson Road for safety reasons? The people going west on Riley-Thompson, and making left turns onto southbound on Whitehall, believe they have the right-of-way over the traffic going south on Whitehall and turning left onto Riley-Thompson. I have seen this many times and ...

Posted: 10-5-2009 Districts see decline in enrollment Area schools had the first of two count days for the school year last Wednesday, and the numbers are down.

Two sights that are common in the White Lake area - sailboats and trees - will be brought together in one piece of public artwork.

Posted: 10-5-2009 Fire Prevention open houses set Both the Montague Fire District and the White Lake Fire Authority will kick off Fire Prevention week with a combined parade through Whitehall and Montague on Tuesday, Oct.

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