Elementary School needs your support… a plea to the community
Elementary School needs your support… a plea to the community In this radio interview, Edgewood Elementary Principal Sonya Hernandez reaches
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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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Economy
200 Turkeys and Other Food Distributed By 103.7 The Beat and Community Partners
103.7 The Beat did the turkey giveaway with support or cooperation from several partners including Pepsico, Cole’s Quality Foods and Meijer stores. Project Homeless Connect provided supplies as well, a collaborative that involved Michigan Works!, 211, Goodwill, and Care Source.
Read MoreSummer Celebration Will Not Return in 2012
The Muskegon Summer Celebration Board of Trustees has decided not to bring the festival back in 2012. Citing the past few years as being tough financially, the Board felt it could not risk further financial set backs.
Read MoreHeights City Council, City Manager Discuss Shaking “Old Foundry Town” Reputation
Before Monday’s full council meeting, City Manager Natasha revisited the four focus areas the council defined in a planning workshop at the start of their 2011 fiscal year in January: fiscal responsibility, infrastructure, blight elimination and marketing. Tying into the marketing goal, Henderson spoke about economic development of the city and recommended the council assess their visions of the future of the city from an economic development perspective.
Read MoreCounty Sewer Rates To Rise 22 Percent To Avoid Debt Default
The system took a huge hit when one of its largest users, Sappi paper, shut down operations in the area several years ago.
Since then, the county has chosen not to make significant changes to the wastewater system’s rates, instead hoping that the county could attract new major private customers by keeping rates low. That gambit has not panned out, as the system’s flow has only decreased.
Read MoreCounty Board Gives Go-Ahead to Build New Bus Terminal Downtown
The county had previously looked at other places, including the downtown Fifth Third Bank site. The consulting firm hired by the county recommended earlier this year that the county build at the existing terminal location. The county will be looking to purchase land on the northeast and southwest corners of the terminal.
Read MoreEagle Alloy is hiring! Hear tips from The Human Resource Director.
“We are looking for people who wanna work and who wanna grow with Eagle Alloy” Lisa Velez
Read MoreUPDATE: Date Change for Open House for Neighborhood Stabilization Program Houses in Muskegon
While more houses are being refurbished and built in the coming months, this leaves only two completed locations on the CNS office’s for-sale list, located at 143 E. Isabella and 1204 Ransom Street.
Read MoreMuskegon’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program Sells More Homes, Open House Scheduled
As of now, a total of six of nine homes will have been sold to buyers in the community since sales started last December. One is currently in the closing process, and the two remaining houses are located at 134 East Isabella and 1201 Ransom.
Read MoreCounty Commission Discusses Ways To Make Solar, Wind Power at Home More Affordable
District 2 Commissioner Alan Jager stated that most panels and turbines have an average life expectancy of 25 years. However, at the cost and tax rates associated with owning and using them, owners can only regain the money on their investment after 15-20, leaving only a few years more to benefit off their purchase.
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