Heated budget controversy jeopardizes fire department.

February 28, 2017

Heated budget controversy jeopardizes fire department. #OceanaCountyNews #WalkervilleFireAndRescue By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — A meeting of the Walkerville Area Joint Fire and Rescue Authority sparked by a budget controversy drew at least 70 people to the Elbridge Township Hall last Wednesday evening, Feb. 22. There were so many citizens in attendance, that the meeting took place in the…

Walkerville woman dies in trailer fire.

January 27, 2017

Walkerville woman dies in trailer fire. #Walkerville #Fatalfire By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LILLEY TOWNSHIP (Newaygo County) — Mari Sue Conkle, 36, of Walkerville died in a single-wide trailer fire Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, in the 9200 block of 13 Mile Road, approximately one mile from the Oceana County line. The fire was dispatched at approximately 10:30 a.m., said Walkerville Fire…