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Recap: 10/24 Muskegon City Commission At-Large Candidate Debate

Read what the candidates said about every issue covered, and what they asked each other.

Recap: Muskegon’s 10/23 Mayoral Debate at Muskegon Community College

Read a summary of every question asked and each candidate’s stance, straight from Wednesday’s debate.

See Who Was Selected This Week for the Friends of the Muskegon County Parks Board

The committee provides input on the County’s Recreation Plan and recommends ways to spend money from a fund recently established at the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, designed to help the County’s parks.

With Federal Shutdown, Muskegon Public Schools Watching Funding

School food programs are a point of concern for school districts.

City of Muskegon Wants to Hold Elks Lodge Hearings, Keep Liquor License Suspended

City commissioners discussed the matter at their work session Monday.

New ABA Basketball Team to Play Part of Season in Muskegon

Team CEO Harold Whaley introduced the chief leadership of the organization at the County Commission meeting, which includes several local names.

Muskegon County to Buy Remaining Parcel of Northside Celery Fields For Cleanup

Similar contamination issues have been raised regarding celery fields in Muskegon Heights which drain into Black Creek and eventually Mona Lake.

Muskegon Heights Raises Sewer Rates in Reaction to County Rate Increases

While sewer rates changed, the city’s water rates did not change at Monday’s meeting.

Revised Juvenile and Adult Jail Plans Presented to County Commission

The architect’s design development will be completed within the next two weeks.

A Year Later, Melching Comes Back To Commission With New Demolition Plan

Melching plus Atlanta-based Trinity Industrial Services are asking to demolish the 10-story power plant on Sunday, October 27, and then move on to the two remaining smokestacks at a later undetermined date.

UPDATED: Muskegon County Begins Hiring For New Public Defender Office

Muskegon County will proceed with bringing its public defender system in-house after approving contracts for over a dozen attorneys and a department director.