Muskegon County News

When Ravenna resident Sue Cunningham discovered she was chosen as the Michigan Farm Bureau's Volunteer of the Month for May, she didn't believe it.

Joseph Anthony Means, 40, of Muskegon Heights has been charged with felonious assault and three gun counts in the April 26 nonfatal shooting of a woman in the 3000 block of Sixth Street in Muskegon Heights.

Class President D.J. Collins of Muskegon Heights addresses his classmates and audience before passing the senior key during commencement May 22, 2012.

Four consulting firms in the running to provide pre-design services during Muskegon County's search to replace the jail are set to be interviewed Thursday afternoon.

The Muskegon County wastewater site in the White Lake area is at the north east corner of Silver Creek Road and Holton-Whitehall Road.

The school board has voted to enter contract negotiations with Kennedy, who said he's excited about the opportunity and planning to make a long-term commitment to the Holton community.

Joshua Scott Mueller, 28, of Roosevelt Park, faces a relatively unusual charge of unlawful imprisonment, a 15-year felony, for allegedly holding his girlfriend and her 3-year-old son captive overnight in their apartment.

Joseph Michael Krypel II has been declared mentally competent to stand trial for allegedly shaking or otherwise injuring his 2-month-old son almost to death.

Dante Jerard Ivey of Idlewild, charged with murdering Allan Saber Wicks of Muskegon in a drug-deal dispute, has two weeks to decide whether to accept a plea agreement that would put him in prison for a minimum of 25 years.

Two vehicles were involved in an accident on M-37 north of Casnovia, which left three people with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is making preparations to file a complaint concerning the tribe's growing concern about petitions being circulated locally for other casino projects.

The accident was reported around 4:10 p.m. at M-37 and Moon Road in Casnovia Township.

The incident occurred around 1 a.m. Saturday at Walgreens, 840 W. Sherman in the city of Muskegon, police said.

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The Community Foundation for Muskegon County will celebrate Love Muskegon Week with the return of national urban promoters Peter Kageyama and Michelle Royal for a week-long series of meetings and workshops.

The sights, the sounds and the rush to grab a few pieces of candy have been part of an annual event for Jeff Hartley and family.

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Mike Biland of Manistee edges Scott McCormick of Coopersville in the 4th annual Muskegon Soap Box championship, the first run on the one of kind three-lane track at Derby Hill in Muskegon's Beachwood Park.