Hart farmer dies after being run over by tractor
By Local reports | The Muskegon Chronicle
November 03, 2008, 12:49PM
OCEANA COUNTY -- An elderly Hart-area farmer died late Saturday afternoon from injuries received the day before when he was run over by his tractor. Cecil Dennert, 85, of Jackson Road in Weare Township, was in a field on his property operating the tractor with a spreader on the back when the accident occurred about 5:25 p.m. Friday. Oceana County...Fullstory»
Election Day live chat
By Paula Holmes-Greeley | pholmes@mlive.com
November 03, 2008, 11:26AM
Join Chronicle staff 9 p.m. Tuesday to talk about the election. Do you have an opinion you want to share? Need election results as they come in? This will be the place. • Join the live chat 9 p.m. TuesdayFullstory»
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UPDATE: Family cherishes Halloween memories of child killed in crash
By John W. Stephenson | Muskegon Chronicle
November 03, 2008, 10:32AM
NEWAYGO COUNTY -- Just two days ago, Lena Ackley's great-grandchildren came to her door to show off their Halloween costumes a day after trick-or-treating. It's a memory the Hesperia woman will cherish after losing her son and 2-year-old great-grandson, Kyle, in a Sunday crash that killed three people at the border of Newaygo and Muskegon counties. Scott Ackley, 46, of...Fullstory»
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New names eyed for Coopersville schools
By MLive.com
November 03, 2008, 5:53AM
COOPERSVILLE — Renaming Coopersville school buildings isn't something the board of education is rushing. Except for Coopersville High School, all the buildings will be renamed. Administrators say the changes are necessary because grade levels will move to different schools when a new building is finished to house sixth- through eighth-graders. A committee came up with 11 names for the current...Fullstory»
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Fruitport schools get clean audit
By Teresa Taylor Williams | Muskegon Chronicle
November 03, 2008, 4:05AM
With the exception of a documentation error in the food service budget, Fruitport Community Schools received positive remarks from auditors Monday. The school board accepted the audit after a presentation by Brian McFarren with Brickley DeLong Certified Public Accountants. The 2007-08 fiscal year budget ended June 30 within 2 percent of what school officials projected. "It's very difficult to be...Fullstory»
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Damarreo Wyrick gets jail for arrest outside of nightclub
By Local reports | The Muskegon Chronicle
November 03, 2008, 3:37AM
An 18-year-old Muskegon Heights man arrested May 17 outside the Spotlight nightclub in downtown Muskegon has been sentenced to jail after convictions on weapon and resisting police charges. Muskegon County Circuit Judge James M. Graves Jr. on Monday sentenced Damarreo James Wyrick, 2345 Baker, to jail for 90 days. Wyrick pleaded guilty last month to carrying a concealed weapon and...Fullstory»
Cutback in state funds to affect snow removal
By Robert C. Burns | Muskegon Chronicle
November 03, 2008, 2:33AM
Cuts in revenue the state distributes to local communities could show up this winter in how well state trunk lines like U.S. 31 Business Route and M-46 are plowed. The Michigan Department of Transportation, which paid heavily battling last winter's heavy snowfall, is cutting road maintenance funds to local governmental units like Muskegon and telling it to lower their...Fullstory»
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Couple that thrived on discussion now down to 'bare bones'
By Susan Harrison Wolffis | Muskegon Chronicle
November 03, 2008, 12:44AM
He is a man of words who can hardly speak; a writer who can no longer hold a pen or sit at a computer keyboard. A college professor, delivering one last lecture before he dies. If there is an urgency to Tom Brownell's story, it is because he doesn't know how long he has left on this Earth. The...Fullstory»
Neighborhoods yard signs are civil battleground
By Brian McVicar | bmcvicar@mlive.com
November 02, 2008, 11:37PM
By Brian McVicar | With the presidential race in full swing, campaign signs have sprung up across Muskegon. And more than a few neighborhood rivalries have ensued. All in the name of fun, of course. (Chronicle photo/Cory Morse) Read the story • Election workers brace for long linesFullstory»
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Voters, experts say racial bias won't show up -- much -- in West Michigan
By Ted Roelofs | The Grand Rapids Press
November 02, 2008, 11:34PM
With most polls pointing toward victory for Barack Obama, one question looms over Tuesday's vote. Could race confound the predictions? Sitting in a deserted Cedar Springs bar for lunch, voters like John Steffes might be viewed as evidence for the theory that it will. Steffes, 39, a white Mecosta County roofer, said he usually votes Democratic. He voted for...Fullstory»
R-P marching bans make is a 'four-peat'
By Chad D. Lerch | Muskegon Chronicle
November 02, 2008, 10:29PM
The Reeths-Puffer High School marching band has won its fourth consecutive statewide championship -- giving the senior class a special place in the record books. What's next? A free community show will be performed 8 p.m. Monday at the football stadium. The band took top honors over the weekend at Detroit's Ford Field at the 29th annual Michigan Competing Band...Fullstory»
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3 killed in Maple Island Road crash
By Local reports | The Muskegon Chronicle
November 02, 2008, 10:11PM
Local reports | Three people are dead, including a 2-year-old boy, after a Sunday morning head-on crash involving two vehicles on Maple Island Road. • Read the storyFullstory»
Election workers brace for long lines
By Chad D. Lerch | Muskegon Chronicle
November 02, 2008, 9:31PM
Election officials across West Michigan agree: In a democracy, waiting in line to vote is a good thing. Voting help • The Michigan Secretary of State's Web site can tell you whether you're registered to vote and where you vote. It also offers sample ballots to study before going to the polls. Want to check it out? Go to https://webapps.sos.state.mi.us/mivote/...Fullstory»
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District dips into savings to make budget
By Lynn Moore | lmoore8@mlive.com
November 02, 2008, 8:40PM
MUSKEGON -- School officials often feel they're forced to look into a crystal ball when preparing school budgets -- especially since the budgets usually are approved before state funding is determined by the Legislature. It turns out that Muskegon Public Schools officials' "guesstimates" nearly hit the bull's-eye last year. Out of a $65 million general fund, they came remarkably close...Fullstory»
Three die in minivan-car crash near Fremont
By John W. Stephenson | Muskegon Chronicle
November 02, 2008, 7:27PM
NEWAYGO COUNTY -- Three people died, including a 2-year-old boy, from injuries in a head-on crash today southwest of Fremont at the border of Newaygo and Muskegon counties. The drivers of a car and minivan that collided on Maple Island Road near Ryserson Road at about 11:25 a.m. both died, as well as a young child riding in the minivan....Fullstory»
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