Flooded fields shift Otsego Rotary Easter event to drive-up format
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Not even heavy rain and flooded fields could stop the Otsego Rotary Club from spreading some Easter cheer.Faced with water-covered infields and walkways at Memorial Park, Rotary members shifted plans for their annual Easter Egg Hunt…
Saugatuck golf team hopes to build on historic season
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAfter a historic season a year ago, expectations remain high for the Saugatuck boys golf team.“Our goals this year look very similar to what they’ve been in years past,” coach Brian Ward said. “Our expectation for this…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorApril FoolsA white-haired, wild-eyed septuagenarian staggered up to the first Meijer clerk he saw and cried, “Need a belt.”“Don’t we all?” she said, slipping out a schnapps flask hidden in her waste pack. “You first.”“I mean the kind…
Rain drives Douglas Easter into school halls
By Scott SullivanEditorBummed? Beleaguered and now rained out? Roxanne Potter celebrated Easter with friends indoors instead.Easter Eve Saturday saw kids and families gather instead of a rain-logged Beery Field dryer Douglas Elementary halls.Pink, purple and pastel plastic eggs were scattered…
Will 40-home Enclave spur township growth?
By Scott SullivanEditorTangram Development Group LLC co-founder Johnny Walker wants to build an Enclave of 40 Scandinavian modern single-family homes and duplexes on 9.13 acres on the northeast corner of Blue Star Highway and Old Allegan Road in Saugatuck Township.The…
Mea culpa on Bagierek bag mistakes
By Scott SullivanEditorErrors in last week’s “Should city bag PC vice-chair” bear correcting in the same bottom of Page A1 space.First, and most embarrassing, the photo gleaned from a CJ Bagierek, Saugatuck page is not of CJ but Kevin King,…
Boys Track Season Preview:
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor FENNVILLECoach: Josh SliterReturning letter winners: Atticus Boeve, jr. (distance—800, 1,600, 3,200); Jaciel Ruiz, sr. (distance—800, 1,600, 3,200); Ashton Halcomb, sr. (sprints—100, 200, 400); Carter Thompson, sr. (sprints—100, 200, 400); Calvin Giles, jr. (throws); Uly Estrada, sr.…
Girls Soccer Season Preview:
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGANA new era begins for Allegan girls soccer.But the expectations remain the same.Following a run to the MHSAA Division 3 state semifinals last season, the Tigers enter the 2026 campaign under new leadership, as Stu McLean…
Life as Performance Art
I spent most of last Thursday afternoon March 27 listening to the radio, taking in the opening day of the baseball season. The Chicago Cubs were playing the Washington Nationals, and if you can’t remember the score, “Wait ‘til next…
Much ado about chickens
By Scott SullivanWriter Chickens Sunshine, Sugar, Cinnamon, Butter, Butter, Piper and Isabella still have Douglas homes thanks to owner Kathy Sarkisian’s lawsuit, then settlement with agreement from the city.The Douglas chicken movement took wing May 18, 2017 when 18 petitioners…
Cheshire supervisor, trustee follow clerk resignation from board
By Gari Voss The leadership of Cheshire Township in Allegan County has been extremely stable for years, but during the past year, the replacement of Donna Hetzel, an experienced clerk, brought a new clerk, Jodi Pinnell, and the expected uphill…
Mattawan splits Saturday games
By John RaffelCorrespondent MATTAWAN — Mattawan’s baseball team split with two teams on the road on April 4 in a doubleheader.Mattawan is 2-2.Novi won the first game 7-2 against Mattawan which won its second game against the Rochester Falcons 7-0.Mattawan’s…
Mike’s Musings: Rescues are an Easter weekend miracle
There are moments when a nation is reminded, in the clearest possible terms, who it is and who it chooses to be. The rescue of two American airmen from enemy territory is one of those moments. Not just because it…
South Haven Performance Series announces 2026 season
By James Windell The South Haven Performance Series is genuinely excited about the strength of this year’s concert schedule and the expansion to a six-concert series. Th 2026 season, the 16th for the South Haven Performance Series, ranges from award-winning pianist Elliot Wuu to the…
Rain, rain and more rain: Saturday, April 4, brings rain, rain, and more rain
Standing water is shown on Sunday, April 5, near LTW Ergonomic Solutions, Lawrence, located on South Paw Paw Street, following Saturday’s daylong rain. Nearby, a grassy area south of the Lawrence Post Office was underwater on Sunday as Saturday’s rainstorm…
Area students to display art
SOUTH HAVEN – Perspective: Middle and High School Art Exhibition will celebrate with an opening reception at the South Haven Center for the Arts on Friday, April 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. Artists, teachers, family, friends, and community members all invited…
Survivors of last May’s porch shooting testify in court
By Elizabeth Ferszt Contributing Writer Dion Jamel Flowers Jr., 29, Montez White, 27, and Tyrek Rice, 26, co-defendants in the murder case of Anthony Owens Jr., were in 12th District Court for a preliminary exam March 31 in front of…
Pulaski’s Pottawatomi? What the bones say of past and future
By KEN WYATT Contributing Writer As Jackson approaches its bicentennial in 2029, and the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, there is a history too often ignored — our pre-history. We all know it: The tribal presence on the…
Gov. Whitmer appoints Judges Bates and Hughes to Jackson County courts
By KATHRYN PALON Contributing Writer Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced the appointments of Judge Allison Bates to the 4th Circuit Court in Jackson County and Nicole Hughes to the 12th District Court in Jackson County. “I am proud to…
