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Mayor Sims State of the City Address

By: Emily Guiles Recently Mayor Sims delivered her first State of the City Address. During the address Sims made many points, the first of which was that despite the preconceived notions that surround the Muskegon Heights area, there are many things to celebrate in Muskegon Heights. Sims says that one of her priorities as Mayor is to unify the community, that she believes has drifted from each other, in order to change those perceptions. Sims thinks that together the community […]

todayJanuary 31, 2016 2

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The Wait For City Manager Contract Continues

At the December 21st Muskegon Heights council meeting there was a recommendation from the interim city manager to approve the proposed fiscal year, 2016 budget and milage rate. Also to approve the amendments to the budget. This recommendation was unanimously passed. There was also a motion by Mayor Sims for the council to acquire King's school and begin renovations, this motion was also passed. The council is also still in negotiations for the new city manager's contract. Richard Marsh Jr., […]

todayDecember 30, 2015 2

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Update on the Candidacy For the 92ns District

By: Emily Guiles New developments in the race for the 92nd district election, two of the previous candidates have dropped out. Marcia Hovey-Wright currently serves as the 92nd district representative which includes, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Township, North Muskegon, Fruitland Township, Laketon Township, and Whitehall. Hovey-Wright will not be eligible to run for office in 2016 because of term limits. Currently in the running is Terry Sabo who announced his candidacy earlier in December. One of the first people to […]

todayDecember 22, 2015 1

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Terry Sabo Announces His Candidacy For The 92nd District

By: Emily Guiles On the steps of the Muskegon County Justice building on Dec 12th 2015, Terry Sabo, Muskegon’s Chairman of Commissioners announced his candidacy for the 92nd district on the State level. Sabo hopes to work tirelessly in order to bring more importance back to Muskegon regarding the State. In his announcement speech Sabo stated that he felt that, “this position has sought me, I have not sought it,”. After working in the Muskegon and Muskegon Heights city governments […]

todayDecember 12, 2015 1

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The Roads In Muskegon Heights

By: Emily Guiles It is no secret that the roads in Muskegon Heights are not the greatest, and heven’t been for a long time. Muskegon Heights is on a tight budget, but the citizens have been pushing for roads to be repaired for years and are hopeful that 2015 can be the start of that transformation. The latest road work done in Muskegon Heights was in May of 2015, there was a project to fix patchwork that had been done […]

todayNovember 30, 2015

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Swearing In Kim Sims as the New Mayor

On November 9th Muskegon Heights City Council Meeting, the new Mayor, Kimberly Sims, was sworn in along with the three elected councilmembers. There was a huge turn out from the Muskegon Heights Area, prior Mayor Darrell Paige was also present. Mayor Sims was emotional upon being sworn in and thanked everyone who attended. Sims also stated that she believes it is, “time for something different,” in Muskegon Heights, and the community needs to work together to bring about sustainable change […]

todayNovember 21, 2015

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Election Results and What To Expect From Your New Mayor

By: Emily Guiles It has been decided in the November 3rd election that Kimberly Sims will be the next Mayor of Muskegon Heights, Sims gathered 37 percent of the votes, the runner up was former councilwoman, Dorothy Scott, followed by Bonnie McGlothin and Eddie Jenkins. The first order of business Sims says she will undertake is to make sure that everyone on the council is on the same page and that they are a unified front. Sims has already served […]

todayNovember 5, 2015 1

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A New Council

By: Emily Guiles Along with getting a new Mayor the city of Muskegon Heights can also look forward to receiving new members to their Council. These candidates for Muskegon Heights City Council are; Dave Alves, former fire chief in Muskegon Heights who feels that he has unique qualifications as he already has experience as a department leader. Kelly Kitchen, longtime resident of Muskegon Heights with no prior experience in the government of Muskegon Heights, feels as though she can bring […]

todayOctober 29, 2015 1

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Local businesses invest $400,000 in Muskegon Area Promise

Local businesses invest $400,000 in Muskegon Area Promise MUSKEGON, MI: This morning, four local business leaders announced their $400,000 collective investment in the Muskegon Area Promise. Hines Corporation, Nichols, ADAC Automotive, and the Alcoa Foundation are the first significant corporate investors in the program designed to deliver free two-year college scholarships to Muskegon Area students earning a 3.5 GPA or higher. “This is a game-changer for the Muskegon Area,” said Muskegon Area Intermediate School District (MAISD) Superintendent John Severson. “From […]

todayOctober 23, 2015