Village Market Food Centers to be acquired by Harding’s Friendly Markets
All four will soon be sold to Harding’s Friendly Markets. Photos from Google Maps. By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher In late June, major news broke when SpartanNash announced their sale to a New Hampshire grocery conglomerate. As a Byron Center-based wholesaler…
Fowl Play! Illegal cockfighting ring discovered
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Anyone who’s ever been to Hopkins knows that the sounds of barnyard animals are not an auditory anomaly. Due to the area’s strong dairy farming industry, cows can be heard all day long.However, on Saturday, July…
Family Fare owner, Witbecks, Carrows supplier sold to East Coast wholesaler
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Our Family and Spartan – two brands so prevalent in the Michigan grocery scene that it’s almost impossible not to purchase at least one of their products during a visit to any local grocery store.SpartanNash is the…
Allegan, Van Buren firefighters battle two similar fires on the same day
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher At about 4:45 pm on Sunday, June 1st, emergency services were dispatched to an ablaze residence on the south (Van Buren County) side of Baseline Road near 51 ½ in Columbia Township.Deputies from the Van Buren…
Cops & Doughnuts merges with Halo Burger
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher The 113-year-old Historic Clare City Bakery entered a new era in 2009, when the nine full-time officers of the Clare City Police Department pooled together $13,500 to save it from the brink of closure. After their acquisition,…
Former Clare Chamber Director, County Republican Party Chair charged with defrauding the State
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Former Clare Area Chamber Director, Clare County Republican Party Chair, and Michigan Legislative Aide, 51-year-old David Wayne Coker Jr. of Clare, has been charged with multiple counts of embezzlement and running a criminal enterprise. The state alleges…
Baseline Road crash ends with truck in lake, one dead, several injured
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Around 7:30pm on Saturday, April 26th, Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a tragic vehicle crash on Baseline Road, near Hillside Drive and Baseline Lake, in-between Allegan and Gobles.According to the Sheriff’s…
Police chase ends in Jars parking lot
By Jordan Wilcox Assistant Publisher Police Monday arrested a Northern Michigan man who fled briefly in the Jars Cannabis parking lot off Blue Star Highway south of Douglas. Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies and Michigan State Police answered a 2:27 p.m.…
Beacon Health to acquire Allegan, Plainwell hospitals
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher For the second time in six years, Allegan’s hospital will be under new ownership. Beacon Health System is a South Bend-based, non-profit healthcare provider with more than 8,100 associates, 1,000 physicians, half a dozen hospitals in Northern…
Rain and high windstorm pounds area
Paul Garrod, Staff WriterJordan Wilcox, Assistant Publisher On Sunday night, March 30, a fast-moving storm brought high winds and heavy rain to southwestern Michigan.In Paw Paw, a portion of the St. Julian Winery roof was blown off, causing damage. The…
Former secretary who embezzled nearly 30K from Clark Logic, charged with embezzling again from Paw Paw Public Schools
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher In March 2024, 33-year-old Danielle Taylor was convicted of embezzling nearly $30,000 from Clark Logic, a multi-faceted company with a significant presence and origins in Three Rivers.Taylor would take in customers’ credit cards and instead of paying…
Former owner and longtime Review correspondent passes away
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher It’s hard to put a face to inanimate objects, but almost everyone could agree that Patricia “Pat” Maurer was the face of the Clare County Review.Hired on as a staff writer by Review founder, J.L. Grim, Pat…
County residents dissatisfied with local propane company after buyout
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher If there’s one thing rural residents rely on this time of year, it’s propane.Hopkins Propane is the area’s largest propane supplier. Founded in 1958, Hopkins served as the Grand Rapids Area’s premier independent propane supplier for…
Five area churches donate disaster relief supplies
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Members of the Hopkins, Martin, Shelbyville, Allegan, and Wayland United Methodist Churches gathered together on Sunday, February 23rd to assemble buckets of supplies for the UMCOR disaster relief program.The UMCOR program aims to enable those affected…
Proposed Dollar General in Monterey Twp threatens local party store
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher After several years of fabricating raw steel into products and a few painful surgeries, Todd Bursma decided he needed a career change.He and his family sold their home, farm, and twenty acres of land, and moved…
Watson Twp fire devastates family
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher On Friday, January 31st, an unfortunate tragedy befell the Mace Family, when their Watson Township home was burnt to the ground.The insurance adjuster has not claimed their house on M-222 as a total loss yet, but…
Cancer vs Wayland coaches raises $22k for research
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Wayland Union High School held their annual Coaches vs. Cancer games this past Friday, January 31st.Coaches vs. Cancer (CvC) is a nationwide fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, led by the National Association of Basketball Coaches…
Fennville Schools’ mechanic achieves third perfect bus inspection
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher For the third time in five years, Fennville Public Schools lead mechanic, Dave Johnson, has achieved a perfect school bus inspection score.Perfect inspections are rare and very hard to achieve. Less than 5% of Michigan school…
Brrrrrrr…now that’s cold!
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Allegan turned into a winter wonderland overnight as snow blanketed the city and temperatures slipped into the negatives.On Sunday, Allegan saw its warmest temperature of the month, 40 degrees. However, overnight, temperatures sharply dropped down by…
Festive Friday ushers Downtown Allegan into the Christmas season
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Last Friday, December 6th, was the first of Downtown Allegan’s Festive Fridays, and the Christmas Spirit was in full swing.Local businesses were decorated with lights, garlands, ornaments, and trees. Free hot chocolate was available, courtesy of…
