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Bonding narrowly approved for county courthouse renovation project

Bonding narrowly approved for county courthouse renovation project

ByRobert TomlinsonMar 21, 202510 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Despite opposition from numerous citizen attendees and some commissioners, the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners Tuesday narrowly approved bonding up to $6 million to cover a portion of the cost of a renovation…

Railcar Graffiti’s St. Patrick’s Day fun, traditional food fills house at Albion Malleable Brewing Company

Railcar Graffiti’s St. Patrick’s Day fun, traditional food fills house at Albion Malleable Brewing Company

ByEditorial StaffMar 21, 20255 min read

by Sylvia Benavidez Keeping Irish American traditions alive on St. Patrick’s Day, Albion Malleable Brewing Company located on S. Superior St. served corned beef and cabbage, Baileys Irish Crème Brule for dessert, and from 6-8:00 p.m. traditional Irish and Welch…

Two women embody the spirit of Women’s History Month on St. Patrick’s Day and beyond

Two women embody the spirit of Women’s History Month on St. Patrick’s Day and beyond

ByEditorial StaffMar 21, 20255 min read

by Sylvia Benavidez March celebrates Women’s History Month as well as St. Patrick’s Day and in Marshall two women support each other’s businesses and live the spirit of the month with their partnership. Pansy Goheen, Tekonsha, celebrated St. Patrick’s Day…

Sturgis school board approves science curriculum request, gets update on steering committee, Eastwood driveway project

Sturgis school board approves science curriculum request, gets update on steering committee, Eastwood driveway project

ByEditorial StaffMar 21, 20253 min read

By Dennis Volkert Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education on March 17 approved adoption of science curriculum upgrades for K-2 and high school.In February, the board received a list of requests from educators to fund educational materials, equipment improvement and…

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Sports

Two Howardsville basketball stars earn All-BCS honors

Two Howardsville basketball stars earn All-BCS honors

ByEditorial StaffMar 21, 20251 min read

HOWARDSVILLE — Two Howardsville Christian boys’ basketball players received First-Team All-Conference Honors from the BCS Conference earlier this month.Seniors Kaden Sparks and John Paul Rose received the honor, while Sparks was runner-up for the conference’s Player of the Year award.For…

Glen Oaks AD offers plans for games, practices while construction occurs Offers general updates on athletic department

Glen Oaks AD offers plans for games, practices while construction occurs Offers general updates on athletic department

ByEditorial StaffMar 21, 20254 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Glen Oaks Community College’s athletic director says there are plans in progress for athletic contests while a renovation to the gym area is completed next academic year.In a presentation to the GOCC Board of…

Harrison competes at CMU

Harrison competes at CMU

ByEditorial StaffMar 21, 20251 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON —Harrison’s track and field teams competed at the Central Michigan University High School Invitational on Friday.Placing for the Harrison boys were:Daniel Stewart 33rd in the 60-meter dash (7.78 seconds) and 23rd in the 200-meter dash (25.12),…

Blazers fall to P-W in regional semis

Blazers fall to P-W in regional semis

ByEditorial StaffMar 19, 20252 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGRANDVILLE—All things, no matter how good, must eventually come to an end.For the Saugatuck girls basketball team, the end came in a Division 3 regional semifinal on Monday, March 10.Taking on top-ranked and unbeaten Pewamo-Westphalia, the Trailblazers…

Otsego’s Smith capture two more state championships

Otsego’s Smith capture two more state championships

ByEditorial StaffMar 19, 20254 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor YPSILANTI—People collect all sorts of things, like baseball cards, stamps, coins and rocks.Otsego junior Liam Smith? He collects state championships.In the Division 3 Boys Swim & Dive State Finals on Saturday, March 15, Smith won both…

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Columns

Out and About: Useless info, armed forces wisdom, and oxymorons

Out and About: Useless info, armed forces wisdom, and oxymorons

ByEditorial StaffMar 21, 20253 min read

My wife has suggested that I clean up my office. It seems she came in there yesterday and couldn’t find her way out. This prompted me to clear out a couple file folders filled with useless information. I thought you…

May I Walk wit You? PRAYER OF SURRENDER

May I Walk wit You? PRAYER OF SURRENDER

ByEditorial StaffMar 21, 20252 min read

In our adult formation program, The Rescue Project, we have come to a point where we have heard the Good News of Jesus Christ, again, and once more have the opportunity to respond. In a recent gathering we prayed this…

Blue Star

Blue Star

ByEditorial StaffMar 19, 20254 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorDadDon’t you hate columns that start “Don’t you hate …”? Pick your poison. We all hate, say, robocalls. So how come there are so many?I call folks who lean on tropes like these faux curmudgeons. A real one…

Mike’s Musings: Let’s not spoil special relationship with Canada

Mike’s Musings: Let’s not spoil special relationship with Canada

ByEditorial StaffMar 19, 20253 min read

President Trump likes to say his favorite word is “tariff.” He hopes to use the word to force corporations to locate in the United States, instead of other countries where they have tax and trade advantages. More corporations mean more…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

ByEditorial StaffMar 19, 20256 min read

BY G.C. STOPPELFew hold party politics and politicians in high esteem. Campaigns grow longer and more expensive and polarization fiercer. Consensus and compromise are no longer goals; they are dirty words.The last presidential election was packed with negative ads and…

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Obituaries

Obituary: Yvonne Joyce Koppenaal

Obituary: Yvonne Joyce Koppenaal

ByEditorial StaffMar 5, 20252 min read

Yvonne Joyce Koppenaal, age 91, passed away surrounded by family on Feb. 21, 2025.Growing up, Yvonne entered the workforce at age 15, working as a “pinky” at Holland Hospital. She eventually began a long retail career in Saugatuck, where she…

Obituary: Mary Ellen Stofer

Obituary: Mary Ellen Stofer

ByEditorial StaffFeb 28, 20252 min read

Mary Ellen Stofer, age 75, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2025 at Rose Arbor Hospice House in Kalamazoo. She was born on April 22, 1949 in South Bend, Indiana the daughter of the late Irwin Warkentien…

Obituary: Yvonne Joyce Koppenaal

Obituary: Yvonne Joyce Koppenaal

ByEditorial StaffFeb 26, 20252 min read

Yvonne Joyce Koppenaal, age 91, passed away surrounded by family on Feb. 21, 2025.Growing up, Yvonne entered the workforce at age 15, working as a “pinky” at Holland Hospital. She eventually began a long retail career in Saugatuck, where she…

Obituary: Linda L. Wilson (Meade)

Obituary: Linda L. Wilson (Meade)

ByEditorial StaffFeb 26, 20251 min read

Linda L. Wilson (Meade), 79, of Allegan, Michigan, passed away peacefully Monday, February 17, 2025, with family by her side. Born December 28, 1945, in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Lynn and Lillian (Waanders) Meade.Linda was…

Obituary: Gerald Franklin Nye

Obituary: Gerald Franklin Nye

ByEditorial StaffFeb 26, 20252 min read

Gerald Franklin Nye 85 yrs of age passed through the gates of heaven on Feb 11, 2025 in Traverse city at Munson Medical Center.Born in Douglas community hospital and raised on the farm in Ganges the son of Roy A.…

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