http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/The Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videos from Muskegon, MichiganenFri, 10 Jul 2009 06:38:05 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videos from Muskegon, Michiganmuskegon-chroniclehttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/P4HVuWdpgJ4/girl_drowns_in_backyard_pool_i.htmlBreaking NewsEgelston TownshipMuskegon Courts & CrimeHeather Lynn Peters | Muskegon ChronicleFri, 10 Jul 2009 06:38:05 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3204806 ]]>EGELSTON TOWNSHIP -- A young Egelston Township girl was discovered late Thursday drowned in a backyard swimming pool....http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/girl_drowns_in_backyard_pool_i.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/54kXgm4t2NQ/applicants_sought_for_oakridge.htmlMuskegon SchoolsTop HeadlinesLocal reports | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 10 Jul 2009 05:23:44 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3202344 ]]>OAKRIDGE -- The Oakridge school board is accepting applications for an open seat with one year remaining in its term. Outgoing board President Mark Hollenbeck resigned effective June 30. He resigned for reasons of a personal nature combined with increased...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/applicants_sought_for_oakridge.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/n6Js4EUaPGA/city_amends_wind_ordinance_mei.htmlNorton ShoresTop HeadlinesEric Gaertner | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 10 Jul 2009 04:47:44 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3200361 ]]>Chronicle file photo/Cory MorseA SWIFT Wind Turbine, made by Cascade Engineering in Grand Rapids, was installed on the roof of the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts. NORTON SHORES -- Norton Shores officials have finalized changes to the city's wind...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/city_amends_wind_ordinance_mei.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/8w8D_51RAnk/jolie_perezvanlente_new_muskeg.htmlMuskegon SchoolsTop HeadlinesLynn Moore | Muskegon ChronicleFri, 10 Jul 2009 03:31:18 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3190364 ]]>Jolie Perez-VanLente, who expressed a desire to represent the Hispanic community, has been appointed to the Muskegon school board. Muskegon school board picks new memberhttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/jolie_perezvanlente_new_muskeg.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/rEbZk94C4BQ/muskegon_chamber_of_commerce_e.htmlMuskegon CountyChad D. Lerch | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 10 Jul 2009 02:14:43 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3199482 ]]>MUSKEGON COUNTY -- The Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce is making a push to encourage government agencies to buy products and services from locally-owned businesses. From the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners to townships, area governments spend millions of dollars...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/muskegon_chamber_of_commerce_e.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/NuhkKLxNvAA/traffic_questions_with_mike_ho_4.htmlMike HoekerTop HeadlinesMike Hoeker | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 10 Jul 2009 00:51:44 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3200484 ]]> Q: If I am towing a trailer, do I have to have two chains on the hitch, or is one sufficient? If I have to have two, do they have to be criss-crossed? A: Yes, you must have two...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/traffic_questions_with_mike_ho_4.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/p6CIzYF5hY4/how_did_west_michigan_hospital.htmlTop HeadlinesWest MichiganTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 09 Jul 2009 23:56:54 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3198760 ]]>USA Today has posted the results of a hospital survey that ranked facilities in terms of deaths and readmissions for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia. The results are based on data collected from more than 5,000 hospitals between 2005...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/07/how_did_west_michigan_hospital.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/Gn7QrViIeg8/construction_begins_on_nine_mi.htmlNewaygo CountyTop HeadlinesThe Grand Rapids PressThu, 09 Jul 2009 23:05:07 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3200548 ]]>NEWAYGO COUNTY -- Construction began this week and is expected to last until mid-October on a nine-mile stretch of M-37 from the Muskegon River Bridge in Newaygo north to the south city limits of White Cloud....http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/07/construction_begins_on_nine_mi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/d9XLkHu9dW0/dnr_seeks_2nd_suspect_in_sturg.htmlGrand RapidsTop HeadlinesHoward Meyerson | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 09 Jul 2009 22:10:33 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3198599 ]]>Secilio Cantu, who pleaded guilty this morning to illegally taking a sturgeon, may have had help transporting the 5-foot fish.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/07/dnr_seeks_2nd_suspect_in_sturg.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/Xd_2dy_P_DY/norton_shores_city_council_mig.htmlNorton ShoresTop HeadlinesEric Gaertner | The Muskegon ChronicleThu, 09 Jul 2009 20:51:10 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3200198 ]]>A proposed city charter amendment, now in its early discussion phase among Norton Shores officials, would tweak the millage rates without increasing the total taxes being paid by property owners. The proposal would amend the charter to allow the city...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/norton_shores_city_council_mig.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/sB1vAa5-aQ0/no_place_to_go_but_up_for_gm_a.htmlBig ThreeRick HaglundState NewsTop HeadlinesRick Haglund | Detroit BureauFri, 10 Jul 2009 04:57:49 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/auto/index.ssf//4434.3201350 ]]>It will be a smaller, less debt-ridden automaker, analysts say.http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2009/07/no_place_to_go_but_up_for_gm_a.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/GZMUqPK_ALE/newaygo_county_jails_expansion.htmlNewaygo CountyThe Grand Rapids PressThu, 09 Jul 2009 21:05:39 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3202544 ]]>NEWAYGO COUNTY -- The Newaygo County Jail will be expanded, adding 68 beds to the existing 212-bed facility primarily to meet a request by the U.S. Marshals Service to house federal inmates....http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/07/newaygo_county_jails_expansion.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/c_whmGWqAC4/historical_homes_part_of_muskegons_deep_history.htmlMuskegonStuff You Should ReadTop StoryBrian McVicar | The Muskegon ChronicleThu, 09 Jul 2009 21:06:32 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3198277 ]]>Anne Dake and her husband, Allan, have become involved in restoring the Muskegon Heritage Association's museum in a quest to capture the story of the homes that long have been a source of pride in Muskegon.http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/historical_homes_part_of_muskegons_deep_history.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/LNLryZRTjcQ/woman_killed_two_young_childre.htmlOttawa CountyTop HeadlinesCassie Foss | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 09 Jul 2009 19:16:09 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3200824 ]]>The impact caused a 6-week-old girl to be ejected from the vehicle.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/07/woman_killed_two_young_childre.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/vQOwkvomu7Y/memorial_service_tonight_for_s.htmlMuskegon HeightsTop HeadlinesJeff Engel | The Muskegon ChronicleThu, 09 Jul 2009 18:47:39 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3200607 ]]>De'Antheo Lenox MUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- A memorial service will be held Friday night for De'Antheo Lenox, one year after the Muskegon Heights man was killed in a drive-by shooting. Lenox, 32, was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire caused...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/07/memorial_service_tonight_for_s.htmlnonadult