Design and budget approved for Sturgis Electric Center
Sturgis City Commission on Dec. 10 approved final design for Sturgis Electric Center, at a cost of just over $499,000, along with a contingency budget of $50,000. In April, a bid for the design for the electric utilities building in Sturgis…
Order approved to restrict truck traffic on some streets
Sturgis city commissioners on Nov. 24 approved control orders for large-truck traffic in some areas.The city’s engineering department received requests from a resident on Jean Avenue and a business owner on Prospect Avenue to restrict truck traffic on Jean Avenue,…
Local kids ‘Shop with a Cop’
On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Three Rivers Walmart store hosted a “Shop with a Cop” event, with local kids being able to shop for holiday gifts with officers from the Three Rivers Police Department, the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office,…
May I Walk with You? CAREGIVER’S PRAYER
Recently, I have been focusing on being a caregiver. It seems that at some time in everyone’s life they get to have the role of being a caregiver for someone they love. While we think of caregivers as saints, the…
Christmas in Clare County: Making Whoville Proud
By Christopher Johnson Christmas is nearly here, and Clare County has been beyond busy with holiday cheer.That rhymed, and why shouldn’t it? Because the Clare Area Chamber of Commerce decided to celebrate this year’s season with a Whoville theme, inspired…
Carncross named Farwell interim superintendent
By Genine Hopkins At a Special Meeting of the Farwell Area Schools BOE held on Tuesday, December 16, the board, after careful consideration, offered Elementary School Principal Carrie Carncross the position of Interim Superintendent for the district. Tom House, the…
Stover a key athlete for Farwell
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — It was a memorable sports season for Clayton Stover and his Farwell sports teams.Especially for Stover, it was a fun football season with the Farwell Eagles displaying immense improvement.Stover was a junior with his first…
Laskowski, Simpson lead Trailblazers past Clippers
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorSenior Natalia Laskowski and junior Mylah Simpson were expected to lead the offense for the Saugatuck girls basketball team this season.That was definitely the case when the Trailblazers hosted Martin on Friday, Dec. 12.Laskowski scored a game-topping…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorCall of the WildThere’s a monotony to monogamy but things could be worse. Say you’re Sherrone Moore, fired as Michigan football coach last week for having a years-long affair with a staffer, then breaking into her apartment and…
What boy
… small or alledgedly grown up, can resist watching electric trains and meeting friendly sled dogs at Christmas time? The Saugatuck-Douglas District Library offered both at its Tracks & Tails event Saturday. Lakeshore Model Railroaders (the big boys) set up…
Township wins $2.46 grant to build new park
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board has recommended Saugatuck Township receive a $2.46-million grant to establish a new 119-acre Riverside Park and nature preserve on the Kalamazoo River.The property sits adjacent to 145 acres of state-owned marshland…
DeVries reflects on time as assistant director at ODL
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Wednesday, Dec. 3, marked the end of an era at the Otsego District Library.That’s when the library hosted Santa Storytime, which was the final program for Diane DeVries after a decade of service as the ODL…
OHS National Honor Society hosts annual toy drive
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Each year, members of the Otsego High School chapter of the National Honor Society conduct an annual toy drive to support the efforts of the Otsego Christmas Ministries.This year’s drive raised approximately $9,000, which was used…
City of Plainwell looks at fire gear
By John RaffelCorrespondent At its meeting earlier this month, the Plainwell City Council was to consider purchase of Fire Gear according to NFPA Standards, which provide guidance on the lifespan and replacement criteria for turnout gear.It calls for mandatory retirement…
Allegan girls come up just short in season opener
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor It was a game of two halves for the Allegan girls basketball team in its season-opening contest against visiting Watervliet on Friday, Dec. 12.The Tigers started strong, taking a 20-12 lead into halftime.But foul trouble plagued…
Plainwell swim & dive takes second place
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GRAND RAPIDS—Plainwell boys swim & dive coach Andrea Murphy said the Grand Rapids City Sprint is one of the more fun meets her team has all season.And the Trojans had every reason to enjoy themselves at…
Life as Performance Art
Since the Great Covid Shut Down, Christmas has become very “the past.” I don’t blame it on the virus nor closures used to slow its progress.Some has come from our penchant for online shopping, ordering food and delivery services, plus…
Educators’ legacy lives on with$2.2 million gift to Fennville Public Schools
A generous planned gift from the estate of longtime educators James and Grace Walz will benefit Fennville Public Schools’ students and educators for generations to come. James and Grace dedicated decades to Fennville Public Schools. Grace taught U.S. History, World History, Michigan History, and Government for…
Oakwood Cemetery remembers veterans during Wreaths Across America
By Gari Voss The temperature was below nippy, but the crowd that gathered reached about 100. Some came in uniform, others had worn uniforms, and most had been associated with someone who had served. Wreaths Across America was observed for…
Rossman Park neighborhood, some downtown areas on tap for 2026 improvements
By Gari Voss As of mid-December 2026, about 90% of the engineering plans for the 2026 Phase of the Allegan Street Project are complete, but by listening to residents and their questions, the Abonmarche engineers and Allegan City Hall can…
