1. SB US-31 closed in Muskegon County

    Southbound US-31 is closed at Sherman Boulevard Tuesday afternoon, according to the Michigan Department of Transporation. Norton Shores Police say there are several crashes along US-31 between Sherman and Airline Road. Police are asking people to avoid the area. “Road conditions are extremely slippery,” the police department said in a release. It’s unclear if anyone was injured in the crashe…Read More

  2. City of Muskegon Winter Parking Ban expires at midnight 2/29/2016

    The Winter Parking Ban which requires vehicles to not park on the street and allows terrace parking expires at midnight tonight.   Effect March 1, vehicles may once again park on the respective streets throughout the night and are not allowed to be parked on the terrace, front yard or side yard (in the absence of a driveway).…Read More

  3. Employment Opportunity – Fugitive Recovery (Bounty Hunter)

    Fugitive Recovery (Bounty Hunter) *Interested applicants please visit the 1stassuredbailbonds.com employment section - PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS OR WALK INS. 1st Assured Bail Bonds is looking for licensed Bail Agents, Fugitive Recovery Agents (Bounty Hunters), Private Investigators and Process Servers. Full and part time positions available Fugitive Recovery Agent (Bounty Hunter) qualifications: Skip…Read More

  4. Employment Opportunity – Bail Agent (Bondsman)

    Bail Agent (Bondsman) *Interested applicants please visit the 1stassuredbailbonds.com employment section - PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS OR WALK INS. 1st Assured Bail Bonds is looking for licensed Bail Agents, Fugitive Recovery Agents (Bounty Hunters), Private Investigators and Process Servers. Full and part time positions available Bail Agent (Bondsman) qualifications:High School diploma or GEDMust be a…Read More

  5. “1 YEAR/365 ANNIVERSARY CONTEST” *WIN A FREE $365 Gift Card!

    We are celebrating our 1 year anniversary in exactly 30 days, and to show our appreciation, we are holding our second and biggest Dick's Sporting Goods gift card contest to date. Just LIKE and SHARE the Facebook contest update to automatically be entered at a chance for a FREE $365 gift card to Dick's Sporting Goods.   ***Make sure you like our Facebook page to keep up to date for winners and fu…Read More

  6. NORTON SHORES CREDIT UNION MANAGER EMBEZZLES 1.9 MILLION

    MUSKEGON, MI The former manager of a Norton Shores credit union who embezzled more than $1.9 million, using the money on vehicles and cruises, had an "immense toll'' on her victims, the sentencing judge said Monday. "It was a very serious offense with apparently not much respect for the law,'' U.S. District Judge Robert Holmes Bell said. "What I get here are cruises, pickup trucks, boats – all …Read More

  7. Unemployment Drops in Muskegon County

    MUSKEGON, MI Muskegon County unemployment improved slightly for November 2015, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The Muskegon Metropolitan Statistical Area – which mostly follows the county line – recorded an 4.6 percent rate for unemployment for November. That's down slightly from 4.8 percent in October, and more than a percentage point lower than 12…Read More

  8. Norton Shores Hires Roosevelt Park City Manager

    NORTON SHORES, MI Roosevelt Park City Manager Anthony Chandler starts a new job in the new year. Chandler plans to wrap up work for Roosevelt Park Jan. 8 and start work Jan. 11 in neighboring city of Norton Shores, where he will be Director of Administrative Services/Assistant to the City Administrator. "I am grateful for this opportunity and looking forward to working for the city of Norton Shore…Read More

  9. Passenger of Minivan Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter

    MUSKEGON, MI Ishmail James Autman, the only person charged with homicide in the shooting death of a woman driving a minivan in Muskegon Heights last summer, has pleaded no contest to manslaughter and other charges. Autman, 24, was never accused of shooting Peggy Sue Everett. Everett was the 36-year-old Oakridge schoolbus driver who died after she was shot in the head just after 6 p.m. June 30 at t…Read More