http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/The Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videos from Muskegon, MichiganenFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:22:38 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance 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/~3/636bnA2MNZk/city_of_muskegon_wants_private.htmlMuskegonStuff You Should ReadTop HeadlinesTop StoryDave Alexander | Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:01:58 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959022 ]]>Marsh Field, where Jesse Owens once dusted his toes and Satchel Paige trotted the bases, is about to get a facelift.http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/city_of_muskegon_wants_private.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/90xTxdYk658/muskegon_residents_can_save_on.htmlMuskegonTop HeadlinesLocal reports | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:22:38 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959536 ]]>MUSKEGON — The city of Muskegon’s new monthly utility billing system could bring users a slight savings if they join online billing programs.With sewer rates scheduled to jump 25 percent in 2010, the city has decided to institute a monthly...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/muskegon_residents_can_save_on.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/SvI8JqveTro/thanksgiving_basket_giveaway_p.htmlMuskegonWest MichiganHeidi Fenton | Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:52 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959196 ]]>MUSKEGON COUNTY — The Rev. Gregory Kirksey, late pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, started Project Agape in 1995 as a way to provide for those in need around the holidays.Lisa KirkseyEvery year until Kirksey’s death in 2004, several people...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/thanksgiving_basket_giveaway_p.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/pcg3XkNyij4/van_andel_research_institute_r.htmlEditors' choiceMonica Scott The Grand Rapids PressSat, 21 Nov 2009 06:26:27 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3960309 ]]>A Van Andel Research Institute scientist has received a $1.3 million federal grant to study how tumors develop resistance to chemotherapy in colon cancer, and his findings could help those suffering from other cancers.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/van_andel_research_institute_r.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/k-n84fBhAr0/construction_of_nature_educati.htmlNorth Ottawa WeeklyOttawa CountyTop HeadlinesTerry Judd | North Ottawa WeeklyFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:14 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959257 ]]>North Ottawa Weekly/Jeffrey CunninghamThe new Ottawa County Nature Center isn't done yet but the structure is ready for the inside work to be done so that it can be opened next fall. By Jeffrey Cunningham 11-21-09l After eights months of...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/construction_of_nature_educati.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/zLKMy63qZeE/entertainment_calendar_nov_21.htmlMuskegon - EntertainmentMuskegon CalendarsLoretta Robinson | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:41 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3958262 ]]>Saturday, Nov 21 THE MIX The Book Nook and Java Shop, 894-5333, 8726 Ferry, Montague: Richard Ballard, 9 a.m.-noon and Earl Hyde, 6-8 p.m. SOS Brunch, with scrambled eggs, sausage, gravy, toast, orange juice, milk and coffee, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/entertainment_calendar_nov_21.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/WItCkU0TNos/holland_man_38_headed_for_tria.htmlMuskegon CountyMuskegon Courts & CrimeTop HeadlinesJohn S. Hausman | Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:15 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3958556 ]]>MUSKEGON COUNTY — The Walgreens cashier said she laughed when a man walked up and demanded all the money in the cash drawer.Tyrell Wallace “I thought he was joking,” said Rhonda Follett. He wasn’t.“He said he was serious, to open...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/holland_man_38_headed_for_tria.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/agwJ_v4UfCM/variables_impact_long-range_ro_1.htmlNorth Ottawa WeeklyOttawa CountyTop HeadlinesCathy Runyon | North Ottawa WeeklyFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:11 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959284 ]]>The Ottawa County Road Commission's 2010-2015 Strategic Improvement Plan, approved by the commission in September, is the second to be compiled under the commission’s new approach to evaluating and budgeting for road improvements. From 1981 to 2006, the Road Commission...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/variables_impact_long-range_ro_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/gBXeHh74LaI/post_18.htmlFruitport TownshipNorth Ottawa WeeklyTop HeadlinesDianne Christensen-Hermance | North Ottawa WeeklyFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:30 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959265 ]]>North Ottawa Weekly/Johnny QuirinJudith Burke purchased her childhood home 6344 East Pontaluna Road after Muskegon County obtained the home through a tax foreclosure.It's a case of déjà vu for one area woman as a unique opportunity allowed her to purchase...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/post_18.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/ivXc8C9F4P4/west_olive_woman_injured_in_tw.htmlLakeshoreTraffic and accidentsBrian McVicar The Grand Rapids PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:03 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3960253 ]]>A 53-year-old West Olive woman was hospitalized in fair condition at a Grand Rapids hospital after suffering multiple injuries in a two-vehicle Grand Haven Township collision Friday morning.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/west_olive_woman_injured_in_tw.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/dM4UScqw0SI/update_sewer_line_switch_raise.htmlMuskegon CountyTop HeadlinesLynn Moore | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959250 ]]>MUSKEGON COUNTY — Sewage is flowing through Muskegon County’s new force main and the same is about to be said for traffic on Marquette Avenue.The county is in the finishing stages of its eight-month project to replace 11 miles of...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/update_sewer_line_switch_raise.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/NmQTsYu5vFw/woman_70_survives_being_trappe.htmlStuff You Should ReadTop HeadlinesWhitehall MontagueLee Lupo | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:55 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959746 ]]>MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP — A 70-year-old Montague Township woman escaped serious injury after spending approximately 24 hours trapped in her Whitbeck Road barn, according to a fire official.Montague Fire District Chief Dennis Roesler said there were hundreds of round hay bales...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/woman_70_survives_being_trappe.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/7dGcl9eBx1U/beware_the_asian_carp_which_mi.htmlMLive - EnvironmentMLive - NewsState NewsStuff You Should ReadWest MichiganDave Alexander | Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:10:58 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959116 ]]>Associated Press file photoFederal officials say the dreaded Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes and threatening a $7 billion sport fishery.Officials with the Army Corps of Engineer say Friday...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/beware_the_asian_carp_which_mi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/MQakdM29K9o/gunman_robs_muskegon_patternma.htmlMuskegonMuskegon Courts & CrimeTop HeadlinesLisa Medendorp | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:04:27 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959519 ]]>MUSKEGON HEIGHTS — Muskegon Heights police are looking for a  gunman who robbed the Muskegon Patternmakers Federal Credit Union, 513 W. Broadway, just after closing Friday evening.An employee was confronted by a man with a handgun as she was leaving...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/gunman_robs_muskegon_patternma.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/9z-1hjwvOW0/johnson_brothers_and_sang_spor.htmlMuskegon CountyMuskegon Courts & CrimeTop HeadlinesJohn S. Hausman | Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:23 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3958534 ]]>The Korean-born woman, speaking through an interpreter, testified DeMario and Lashaun Johnson did not scare her and used no force, violence or threats when they stole coats and other merchandise from Sang Sportswear while her husband struggled on the floor...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/johnson_brothers_and_sang_spor.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/7XLDwwRQ5J4/muskegon_heights_north_muskego_2.htmlMuskegon HeightsNorth MuskegonTop HeadlinesDave Alexander | Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:08 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3959245 ]]>Chronicle file photoThe Muskegon Heights and North Muskegon post offices have been removed from the list of post offices scheduled for closing. MUSKEGON COUNTY — The U.S. Postal Service has taken North Muskegon and Muskegon Heights off the list of post...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/muskegon_heights_north_muskego_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/fQcsx-OHpuc/us_to_drop_manslaughter_weapon.htmlThe Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:55 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/us-world/index.ssf//4918.3959203 ]]>The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2009/11/us_to_drop_manslaughter_weapon.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/uGy21RjatFo/lenders_agree_to_restructure_d.htmlGrand RapidsRegion - Grand RapidsThe Associated PressFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:36 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3959130 ]]>General Growth Properties Inc., which operates West Michigan's largest mall in RiverTown Crossings in Grandville, said its lenders have agreed to restructure some $8.9 billion in shopping mall mortgage loans.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/lenders_agree_to_restructure_d.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/Xc15dESRCG4/entertainment_calendar_nov_20.htmlMuskegon - EntertainmentMuskegon CalendarsLoretta Robinson | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:42 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3958256 ]]>FRIDAY, NOV. 20 THE MIX Community Sale, craft Items, baked goods and various vendors, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Oceana County Medical Care Facility, 701 E. Main, Hart. Potato soup servings will start at 11 a.m. 873-6619. The Book Nook and Java...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/entertainment_calendar_nov_20.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/Pmia2gq7Ah0/muskegon_heights_north_muskego_1.htmlMuskegon CountyTop HeadlinesWest MichiganMuskegon Chronicle staffFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:54:08 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3958186 ]]>MUSKEGON COUNTY — The U.S. Postal Service has taken North Muskegon and Muskegon Heights off the list of post offices slated to close.The postal announcement came through the office of U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, Friday afternoon.“After months of letters and...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/muskegon_heights_north_muskego_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muskegon-chronicle/~3/ikTF2V5DO_I/seasonal_flu_vaccine_clinics_s.htmlTop HeadlinesMuskegon Chronicle staffFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:51:42 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.3958153 ]]>Two seasonal flu vaccine clinics have been scheduled, the first to be held in the Muskegon area since a shortage forced several clinics to be canceled.On Saturday, the Meijer store at 700 W. Norton will host a vaccine clinic for...http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/11/seasonal_flu_vaccine_clinics_s.htmlnonadult