County Commission Debates Use of Lansing-Based Medical Examiner
The reappointment of Joyce DeJong, DO will last through February of 2014.
The reappointment of Joyce DeJong, DO will last through February of 2014.
The contests that received the greatest candidate attendance and debate were 14th circuit court judge, county clerk and the county commission seat for district 6. Sheriff and prosecutor contests each had a pair of candidates in attendance.
With the county's recent budget crunch, solicitations for funding the patrol unit were publicly extended to keep it running. Three groups stepped forward: The Holton chapter of the American Legion, American Bikers Aiming Toward Education (ABATE), and the Indiana-based company Family Events, who operates Muskegon Bike Time and the Hot Rod Power Tour.
Montague, Muskegon, Norton Shores and Roosevelt Park Police Departments plus the County Sheriff's office are involved. Fruitport, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Township, North Muskegon and Whitehall are expected to join the program in the coming months.
Andrew Trzaska | November 9, 2011 The Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office will be able to purchase two bulletproof vests from a grant offered by the federal government. Muskegon’s County Commission gave unanimous approval to pay $592.81 into the Bullet Proof Vest Partnership program of the United States Department of Justice. The DOJ will pay in $592.81 as well, bringing the total cost of the vests to $1,185.62. This essentially gets the county a buy-one-get-one-free deal on the expensive pieces of […]
Andrew Trzaska | February 8, 2011 Voices were heard at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting decrying the new postcard-only policy at the Muskegon County jail. Starting this past Monday, all written communication to or from inmates housed at the jail must be written on regular-sized postcards. Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler has said that security is the main reason for the implementation of the policy, and the Sheriff’s Office had spent multiple years reviewing the Muskegon County Jail’s mail process came […]
Over 17 years have passed since Fruitport Township's Bobby Joe Thompson was found dead, wrapped in a sleeping halfway across the state. Although investigators have two strong suspects, they still need more information to conclude their investigation.