• Winter off to unpredictable start
FROM LOCAL AND NEWS SERVICE REPORTS

• BLP security lapse prompts review
THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS

• Communities honor gridiron heroes
Across Michigan, sports pundits are scratching their heads about Muskegon County.

• Teens seek education but express concerns about Muskegon model
When faced with the realities of the "new economy" in Muskegon, some teens of working-class families say they are "out of here."

• Finishing touch: Oakridge caps perfect season, weekend for Muskegon County team
DETROIT -- No team -- especially Ovid-Elsie -- was going to spoil Oakridge's dream football season.

• Oakridge adds finishing touch
DETROIT -- Muskegon County has less than 2 percent of the state's population.

• Planners aim to strengthen every byway to community highway
When the Grand Rapids-based Progressive AE opened its first satellite office in the AMG Business Center in Norton Shores six months ago, it continued its company philosophy of community involvement.

• Muskegon teams 3-for-3 in first day of playoffs
DETROIT -- It will go down as the greatest day in Muskegon-area football history.

• Black Friday busier than ever
FROM LOCAL AND NEWS SERVICE REPORTS

• Mercy Health Partners again wins high rating for heart care
MUSKEGON -- The hits keep coming for Mercy Health Partners.

• Longtime Muskegon teacher dies; taught geometry 40 years
FROM LOCAL REPORTS

• Drive continues to expand shelter
FROM LOCAL REPORTS