Whitehall News

The price of regular, unleaded fuel in the Muskegon region continues to inch toward the $4 mark this week, according to the latest figures from the Dearborn-based auto club, AAA.

Not everyone is pleased with the results of a lane configuration change in downtown Whitehall the past couple of years, but it is likely to become permanent.

Buying ice cream treats from Kool Penguin at Goodrich Park in Whitehall recently were Randy Hill of Grant and his nephew, Ayton Bouvier, who were fishing in White Lake that afternoon.

Marlee Anderson smiles for a camera while Brennen Henderson checks his hat during their Prom King and Queen dance at the Whitehall Prom at Fruitport Country Club on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

The volunteer-run museum at 561 W. Western Ave. will open for the first time this season from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11.

Amanda Raye Tovar, 31, of 511 S. Mears St., Whitehall, was convicted of impaired driving and was sentenced to 93 days in jail to be served at the court's discretion with credit given for time served.

Members of a group opposed to a planned Wal-Mart in Whitehall Township want to let everyone in the White Lake area know what all of the fuss is about.

'We pulled off the surprise of the season. It was the margin that was the big surprise,' said Ludington tennis coach Tom Kudwa Monday after his Orioles took an 8-0 Coastal Conference win over the Whitehall Vikings.

Cub Scout Pack 4048 is having a pop can drive on Saturday, May 11, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Cub Scouts will be going door to door in the Whitehall area collecting pop cans to raise money for the pack.

In March, Neal pleaded no contest to to assault with intent to rob retired Muskegon County Probate Judge Tom Linck while armed, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possessing a firearm while committing a felony.

The fate of a street conversion project in Whitehall's downtown district enacted nearly two years ago by the Michigan Department of Transportation will be determined later this year, officials said.

A 21-year-old Muskegon Heights man was shot in the genitalia while sitting in a wheelchair Thursday night during an exchange of gunfire, police said.

Ludington's girls soccer team scored its second nonconference victory in as many nights, hammering Whitehall, 6-1, Thursday afternoon.

North Muskegon won the invitational with a score of 334, followed by Spring Lake and Manistee Catholic .

A 32-year-old Montague-area man has been charged with two felony assault charges for reportedly stabbing another man with gardening shears on Sunday.

An online "virtual school" program will be operated by a private firm for Muskegon schools, one of the most recent districts to offer the education alternative.

A Montague man who allegedly stabbed and seriously wounded another man and then assaulted his own son later tried to disarm a sheriff's deputy at a local hospital, police say.

While the first step for girls is to buy a dress, the second step is almost just as important: getting your hair done.

The retail giant is planning on building a 126,000 square foot super-center at U.S. 31 and Holton-Whitehall Road.

Who are Muskegon County's best teachers? The Michigan Education Association has chosen seven, along with three other school employees, to receive its EPICS awards.