Montague News

Muskegon County's sheriff is crediting an "alert citizen" and "fantastic" police work by road-patrol deputies for busting two men suspected in a string of nighttime home invasions in northern Muskegon County.

The fourth commitment for the Class of 2010, Andy Phillips of Waverly has chosen Central Michigan.

Posted: 6-29-2009 July 4th celebrations planned The annual White Lake Area Fourth of July fun starts off with the community parade at 10 a.m. The parade will again begin near Whitehall City Hall and will follow a route across the White River Bridge into downtown Montague.

Posted: 6-29-2009 Businessman, former mayor serves as parade grand marshall Wallace Weesies will be the White Lake Area July 4th Parade grand marshall.

Mr. Cross, age 66, died Thursday, June 25, 2009. He was born July 21, 1942, in Muskegon, to William Sr.

The fire department that covers the Montague area will be opening up its new fire station to the public who are paying for the new structure.

Posted: 6-22-2009 Martins celebrate rare achievement 70 years of marriage Alma and Bob Martin 'She's a good cook,' C. Robert Martin, quipped when asked the success of his 70-year marriage to A. Alma Martin as they sat at a table in their rural Montague home.

Posted: 6-15-2009 Whie Lake WINDS hosts forum on solar energy An open forum on the benefits of solar power will be held Thursday, June 25 at White Lake Congregational Church in Whitehall.

'November 19 was the worst day of my life,' says Joyce Twiss, sitting outside without a jacket on a cold June day and drinking a coffee.

After serving as interim principal since December, Curt Babcock was been named principal at Whitehall High School.

A Reeths-Puffer administrator stood out among 35 applicants for the job of Montague's middle school principal, and was officially hired by the school board at Monday's meeting.

A crew from Northern A-1 services worked Wednesday afternoon to contain and clean up the spill.

The former husband of murder victim Joyce Lynn Douglas-Coulier was arrested Monday in Hesperia nearly nine years after her body was discovered in a wooded lot in the City of Hart.

Marian Louise TenBrink, 89, of Muskegon, passed away May 30, 2009. She was born Jan.

A Rothbury man has been sentenced to jail in connection with an August break-in at a White River Township golf course.

The former husband of a woman found dead in Hart nine years ago is charged in connection with her death.

Authorities in Hart arrested a Hesperia man Monday on charges of open murder in connection with an August 2000 murder in Oceana County.

Residents of the city of Montague were the target of nearly a dozen vehicle break-ins over the weekend, just weeks after the Muskegon County sheriff urged citizens to lock their vehicles and garage doors to prevent such crimes.

Members of both the VFW and American Legion met at Covell Park for a wreath-laying ceremony.

COUNTIES: Muskegon and Kent HIGHWAY: US-31 and M-57 CLOSEST CITIES: Montague, Whitehall and Algoma townships ESTIMATED STARTING DATE: Monday, June 1, 2009 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Friday, June 26, 2009 TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS: The Michigan Department of Transportation will resurface three carpool lots starting with US-131/M-57 in Algoma, followed by ...