PENTWATER — The Pentwater Board of Education has offered the superintendent/principal position to Scott Karaptian. Karaptian has been the principal of Parchment High School, near Kalamazoo, since 2004. He was chosen from 43 applicants, five of whom were interviewed as finalists. Karaptian has verbally accepted the position and the board expects to finalize a contract over the next few weeks,…
Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Gabriella Rae Martinez, the daughter of Tyra and Raymond Martinez Jr. of Shelby, was born April 21, 2016. Emerly Juliette Flores, the daughter of Valeria Barrios and Christopher Flores of Hart, was born April 22, 2016. If you…
The Financial Minute is sponsored by SSB Financial Services located at Shelby State Bank, with offices in Shelby, Hart, Pentwater, Ludington, Manistee, Hesperia, North Muskegon and Fruitport. www.ssbfinancialservices.com Thanks to healthier lifestyles and advances in modern medicine, there are more Americans over the age of 65 than there have ever been. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by 2030, more…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. WALKERVILLE — Walkerville Schools was placed on lockdown today after an individual was seen near the school with a firearm. Superintendent Michael Sweet said he approached the individual and determined the firearm to be a BB gun. “The playground was cleared and the school was immediately put on lockdown,” Sweet said in an all-school alert message.…
LUDINGTON — Students from the West Shore Educational Service District recently visited Safe Harbor Credit Union to learn how a financial institution works. The tour was part of the Financial Literacy program offered by Safe Harbor in observation of Youth Credit Union Month. The students were from classes taught by Niki Boerema and Kay Ketz. “April is Youth Month here…
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