Fruitport News

A dog inside a Fruitport Township home Wednesday, March 12, wasn't going to stick around and see what happened next when smoke began to fill the residence.

For weeks this academic year, more than a dozen adolescents gathered regularly, planning a day-long event to empower their peers and uplift their community.

The musical: "Peter Pan" is a musical adaptation of the 1904 play by J.M. Barrie.

For years, local craft beer fans watched as microbreweries opened in West Michigan communities and across Michigan, longing for an outlet in Muskegon.

Kevin Lee Bastian , the father of a baby boy who nearly died of brain and spine injuries, is accused of hitting baby Oryn's head on a faucet, door frame and changing table.

According to the calendar, winter is almost over. But let's be honest - it doesn't feel close done.

The number of school buses in the Muskegon area that were slapped with "red tags" -- meaning repairs were needed before they could return to the road -- grew by more than 200 percent last year.

On Friday, the Michigan Department of Education released results from the state assessment, which tests students in grades 3-8 on what they learned the previous year.

Brianna Zehr of Fruitport Calvary Christian and Natalie Bertolone and Zhane Harris of Muskegon Catholic Central fight for possession of the ball in the third quarter of the Class D district championship game on February 28, 2014.

Thousands of Consumers Energy customers in the Fruitport area were without power early Friday morning, Feb. 28 for about three hours.

That was certainly the case in the past week with MLive readers as they reacted to a series of stories bringing the issue of a casino somewhere in Muskegon County back before the public.

More than 9,500 properties in Muskegon County will be without electricity during the early morning hours on Saturday, March 1. Consumers Energy said on Wednesday, Feb. 26 that it has scheduled three electric interruptions in Muskegon, Fruitport Township, Muskegon Heights, Norton Shores and Roosevelt Park.

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An effort to repair a county drain and re-draw the boundaries of the district it serves in Fruitport Township and Sullivan Township has been temporarily halted by a lawsuit.

As the concept of an Indian casino in downtown Muskegon on the Harbor 31 business park site resurfaced, Muskegon Mayor Steve Gawron reiterated the city's impatience with a lack of development on the waterfront site.

Spring Lake's boys and girls varsity basketball teams eacg clinched at least a share of the Lakes Eight Conference championship with wins over Fruitport on Friday night.

Quietly in the background for several years, the idea of a downtown Muskegon casino was given new life in a December letter from the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs.

An early afternoon water main break has prompted a street closure on Grand Haven Road between Porter and Hile streets in Norton Shores.

From the library and classrooms to the boiler room, community members got a firsthand look at Fruitport High School on Wednesday night.

Durrell Lynn Bell, 33, of Muskegon Heights, 100 days Muskegon County Jail, five years probation, $19,753.76 restitution/fees/costs for failure to pay child support, report to jail July 28, 2014, if $2,000 has not been paid on support, if paid 90-day balance is suspended.