Two parks hit improvement jackpot after Muskegon beach plans fall through
Updated 1:50 PM;
MUSKEGON, MI – Two Muskegon parks unexpectedly won the jackpot recently when plans for more parking and a wider sidewalk at Muskegon’s beach fell apart.
C.J. Reese Playfield and Beukema Park are expected to get an estimated $900,000 in improvements within the next year that will be paid with money originally intended for improvements at the beach.
After the city ran into timing snags and citizen opposition to the beach plans, commissioners recently agreed to invest in parks that serve children and families where they live.
Neither Reese nor Beukema were at the top of a priority list for improvements that was prepared in 2019. But they were chosen because they are on the east side of the city and improvements there can be achieved rather quickly.
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Former Danville softball league treasurer allegedly used funds for personal expenses
Timothy Ireland, 43, admitted to using more than $4,500 for personal expenses, including a fee he owed on his home and his energy bill. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 7:59 PM EST March 11, 2021
DANVILLE, Ind. An Indianapolis man has been charged after using more than $4,000 in funds from a girls softball league for personal expenses.
In February, board members of the Danville Girls Softball League discovered $4,526.38 was missing from the league s account.
After an investigation by the Danville Metropolitan Police Department, 43-year-old Timothy Ireland, the former treasurer of the league, admitted to misusing the funds to pay for personal expenses, including a fee he owed on his home, his energy bill and additional items for his home.
COVID-19 vaccine clinic is a ‘breath of fresh air’ for Muskegon Heights community
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Mar 03, 2021
Gertha Burse, 64, received her COVID-19 vaccination at a clinic at the Muskegon Heights Academy High School on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Photo by Rose White | MLive)
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MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI – The Muskegon Heights Academy High School is a special place for Gertha Burse.
It’s where she and her children went to school, where her brothers won basketball trophies, where she worked for 21 years and where the 64-year-old got her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I’m blessed to be here,” Burse said.