Well-traveled, 'functionally obsolete' bridge being replaced; detour set
A three-month project designed to improve 77-year-old bridge along a well-traveled Muskegon County road is set to begin today, June 28. The River Road bridge over Cedar Creek will be removed and...
View ArticleInvestors set to announce big plans for Sappi site on Muskegon Lake
A group of Muskegon investors announced their plans for a large mixed-use destination called Winward Pointe at "one of the most appealing lakefront sites in the Midwest" - otherwise known to local...
View ArticleWhat $100 million of parks spending has bought in this Lake Michigan county
Ottawa County voters on Tuesday, Aug. 2, gave strong support to another 10 years of a property tax designated for parks. More than 72 percent of ballots were in favor of paying 0.33-mill - which...
View ArticleNunica Woman Hurt in Spring Lake Crash
SPRING LAKE TWP., MI A 61-year-old Nunica woman was hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash west of Spring Lake on Tuesday morning. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Brian Buter,...
View ArticleThree Vehicle Crash Injures Woman Grand Haven TWP, Mi (WHTC) - a...
Ottawa County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to US-31 and Comstock at around 5:41 p.m.Thursday evening, October 13 after Jasmine Robertson, 28, was southbound on US-31 and was not able to stop in...
View ArticleMI Dept. Uses Former DNR Rig as New Water Tanker
Oct. 24--NUNICA -- Renovating an old semi-tractor from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is helping the Crockery Township Fire Department save a lot of money on a new truck. The DNR has a...
View ArticleDriver Killed in I-96 Crash; ID Unknown
POLKTON TWP., MI Authorities are looking for the public's help in identifying a man who died during the Wednesday morning commute between Coopersville and Nunica. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's...
View ArticleCrash closes eastbound I-96 between Nunica and Coopersville
A freeway crash reported just before 1 p.m. Thursday has closed eastbound I-96 between Nunica and Coopersville, according to Ottawa County Central Dispatch. Motorists are advised to find a different...
View ArticleThree Vehicle Injury Crash Closes I-96POLKTON TWP, MI (WHTC) - A...
A three-vehicle injury crash closed Eastbound I-96 at 12th Avenue in Nunica just before 1 p.m on Thursday, Nov. 17. Sgt. Dennis Luce of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says Craig Tober, 57, of...
View ArticleI-96 in Ottawa County reopens after crashes caused shutdown
A section of I-96 in Ottawa County in the Coopersville area has reopened after several crashes shut down the highway. The first crash involving multiple vehicles occurred on eastbound I-96 near the...
View ArticlePile-up shuts eastbound I-96 for two hours, 3 hurt
Three people were injured, one seriously, in a pile-up Thursday, Dec. 15, that closed eastbound I-96 near Nunica for two hours. Seven cars and five semi-trucks were damaged, while drivers of 15 other...
View ArticleConfederate Gold in Muskegon? Vote in this poll about the theory
A package of stories explaining how two men believe Confederate Gold allegedly ended up in the hands of Muskegon's most influential philanthropist was posted on MLive on Wednesday, March 1. We want to...
View ArticleDrivers beware: more turkeys crashing into windshields
Spring is in the air, which means a lot of animals are in the mood for mating and may not be watching where they're going. And while deer may be the first to come to mind when it comes to animals being...
View ArticleLakeshore Parade of Homes returns with a twist
The Parade of Homes starts Thursday and runs through June 17. From June 15-17, new landscape entries will be included on the tour. Ticketholders will get a chance to check out the house of homes to see...
View ArticleCorey Burt sentenced to up to 34 years in Charles Cuti murder
Cuti, 23, of Nunica, died from a gunshot wound to the torso on Saturday, April 2, 2016, in what has been described as a robbery-gone-wrong at Sam's Drink All liquor store on Getty Street. Corey Burt,...
View ArticlePowerboat racer dies after crash during Michigan race
Authorities say a powerboat racer has died following a crash during a Michigan boat racing event on a river that runs between the U.S. and Canada. The St. Clair County sheriff's department says two...
View ArticleMichigan piano factory comes down
An old piano factory is being demolished in Muskegon, Michigan, despite attempts to keep it standing from preservationists, a report by mlive.com says . The 127-year-old Chase Hackley piano factory is...
View ArticleMan, 82, dies in two-vehicle crash near Nunica
An 82-year-old man died when his vehicle was struck as he exited a driveway onto 112th Avenue, police said.
View ArticleMissing Nunica Woman Sought
Family members haven't seen Sheila Bonge since Christmas Eve in the vicinity of her 104th Avenue home; they did talk to her over the phone on Christmas afternoon. The 5-3, 115-pound woman has...
View ArticleMissing woman found murdered
As family and friends grieve the apparent murder of a 59-year-old Nunica woman, apparently the neighbors didn't care much for 59-year-old Sheila Bonge, and one of them is now being held for her death....
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