North Muskegon
MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI — Voters rejected a new parks millage on the ballot for Muskegon County on Tuesday. The millage asked residents to pay a few dozen more dollars a year to boost county parks, add miles of trail system and benefit parks in various municipalities. The measure failed...
A leadership crisis was avoided at Muskegon Heights Public School Academy after five people stepped up to fill the five open Board of Education seats.
Along the lakeshore in Muskegon, Republican State Representative Greg VanWoerkom will continue serving the people of Michigan’s 88th House District. VanWoerkom defeated Democrat Kiel Reid. He says he’ll continue supporting economic development, high-quality education and making the cost of living more affordable. “But most importantly, I’m accessible, open,...
Grand Rapids and Grand Haven are two destinations in West Michigan that each offer their own unique flair. The city of Grand Rapids has that Midwest charm with mini-Chicago vibes. Meanwhile, Grand Haven is a beloved coastal town on Lake Michigan with a popular beach that's just a 40-minute drive from Grand Rapids. Between these two West Michigan hot spots, however, is an overlooked recreational area that has a hidden lake and scenic hiking trails.
Residents may hear sirens go off periodically through the day while testing is occurring
Voters in a state house district on the shores of Lake Michigan elected a Democrat to a seat typically held by Republicans.
HART — Ross Field won a write-in campaign for the Oceana Board of County Commissioners’ District 2 during the midterm election Tuesday, Nov. 3. Results for the write-in campaign were published by the Oceana County Clerk’s Office Wednesday. “I want to thank all of those who encouraged...
Hudsonville Republican Joe Moss defeated Allendale Democrat Meegan Zickus for state representative in Michigan’s 89th District. The 40-year-old Moss is currently an Ottawa County commissioner and cofounder of the conservative Ottawa Impact organization. He also owns multiple technology companies. Fifty-four-year-old Zickus is a bioethics professor at Grand Valley State...
Democrat Carol Glanville will beat out Republican incumbent candidate Sen. Mark Huizenga for Michigan's 30th Senate District seat, the Associated Press projects.
Federal work requirements for food assistance kicked back in this week for certain Michigan residents in eight counties and one city, meaning thousands of able-bodied adults now have to log work or training hours to keep receiving help buying groceries. The change took effect Nov. 1 in Alger, Arenac, Iosco, Iron, Luce, Montmorency, Oceana and Roscommon counties, plus Bay City.
Multiple jurisdictions have run out of ballots in Newaygo County on this Election Day, the clerk’s office confirms to Fox17.
A local distillery is releasing a navy-strength rum to commemorate the USS Silversides’ return.
WHITEHALL — From the highest point of Whitehall Sands, the Cat bulldozers and excavators shaping the golf course below looked like tiny yellow toys. Derrick Bushman pointed out the church steeples of Independence, six miles away. It’s difficult to adequately describe the majestic scale of the course, under construction...
One Michigan museum runs a glass Hot Shop where molten glass turns into art right in front of you. It’s basically a live cooking show, except nobody gets to taste anything. A different museum lives inside a pleated stainless steel and glass building designed by Zaha Hadid. Then there’s a collection with more than 2,000 works by a single sculptor, which is some serious dedication.
HOLLAND, MI (92 7 WHTC, Nov. 4, 2026) – The Lakeshore’s Congressional representation will be all blue following Tuesday’s General Election. While Democrat Hillary Scholten of Grand Rapids handily defeated Republican Terri DeBoer for a third two-year term in the 3rd District, the 4th District race narrowly went to challenger Sean McCann.
GEORGETOWN TWP. — West Michigan residents looking to hike from Maine to California without leaving Ottawa County have a narrow window before winter buries the geography under snow. Tucked into the south corner of Hager Park, off 28th Avenue, sits a concrete, gravel and stone relief map of the...
District Health Department #10 and Michigan EGLE announced Wednesday, Nov. 4, that they are lifting two harmful algae bloom advisories near Big Rapids. The first lifted advisory is at Brower Park in Mecosta County, which had been in effect since Friday, Sep. 4. The other is at Hardy Dam Pond in Newaygo County, which was initiated a month earlier on Friday, Aug. 7.
Republican Lynn Afendoulis returned to politics defeating Rockford small business owner and current Courtland Township Trustee, Democrat Rachel Crowther in Michigan’s 90th House District. Afendoulis had served one term as a State Representative from 2019 to 2020 and was Tax Policy chair. Returning to Lansing, she’ll focus on local...
MSA Lakeshore has completed a major expansion of its Holland facility, adding 54,150 square feet of indoor space and expanding the site from a 3-acre campus to 10 acres. The project creates more room for athletes to train, compete and connect while offering new opportunities for families and community members to use the facility.
