Saugatuck city seeks to fill 3 posts
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck City Council has hired Frank Walsh Municipal Services to seek candidates for three city positions, two old ones combined plus a new one. A new combined zoning administrator and project manager, combining jobs recently vacated…
Hesse, Alexander are Mill Pond scholars
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR New Saugatuck High School and home school graduates Cai Hesse and Lucy Alexander respectively have been awarded $1,000 Mill Pond Realty “Follow Your Dreams” scholarships based on essays written. Hesse, daughter of Jeani and Doug Hesse…
MDOT open house held in Lawton for M-40 rebuild
LAWTON – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) held an open house Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Lawton Village Hall to discuss a planned three-year project to rebuild M-40 from 72nd Avenue to LaGrave Street through the Village of Lawton.Proposed…
Millage passage means new program for PP Township seniors
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – With the August passage of a millage request to develop a Paw Paw Township Senior Activity Center, Paw Paw Township officials are currently working on a program designed for Paw Paw seniors that…
Interim County Administrator’s back pay approved
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Van Buren County Commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 9, formally approved a request to increase the current salary of interim Van Buren County Administrator Ryan Post to the starting salary listed on the job…
Obituary: Ruth Ann Owsiany
Ruth Ann Owsiany, 76, of Lawton, passed away Aug. 9, 2022, at her home, following a short battle with cancer. She was born to the late Milton and Louise (Dillenbeck) Davis in 1945, in Paw Paw.Ruth had two siblings, Melvin…
Obituary: Jerry Lou Coder
Jerry Lou Coder passed away at the age of 79 on July 26, 2022, surround by the Love of his family. A Graduate of Paw Paw High School. He was living in Mayer Arizona. He is preceded in death by…
Times are hard for small businesses, families in county
By Jody StewartRising costs, supply shortages and staffing issues are making times difficult for local businesses. One local restaurant, Grand D’s has been closed for nearly a week due to staffing issues. Grand D’s said, “We are sorry for any…
Sen. Price, wife arrested for cow on the loose
State Sen. Randy Price and his wife, Lee County Revenue Commissioner Oline Price, were arrested on Monday and charged with three counts each of “large animals running at large,” a misdemeanor offense, according to a press release from the Opelika…
Chambers football preview: Part 2
By: Katie McElvy The second half of the Chambers Rebels’ season heats up quickly as it is littered with region games and 3A opponents. Additionally, the Rebels will only spend one Friday night playing at Torbert-Allen Field, and that is…
Obituary: Mrs. Susie M. Cosper
Mrs, Susie M. Cosper age 100 formerly of Milltown, Alabama passed away on August 7, 2022 at her residence in LaFayette, Alabamasurrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Cosper was born on February 19, 1922 in Chambers County to the late…
Obituary: Mrs. Thelma Vaughn
Mrs. Thelma Vaughn, 80, of Wadley died Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange, GA. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 15, 2022, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Rev.…
Obituary: Carol Bishop Lisenby
Carol Bishop Lisenby, 69 of Auburn, passed away August 12, 2022 at Bethany House after a brief illness. Mrs. Lisenby was born December 27, 1952 to Homer and Ellie Bishop. Funeral services will be held 11:00am cst, August 15, 2022…
Young Trailblazers hope to contend for division title
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGraduation took a serious toll on Saugatuck’s roster, with 12 members of the 2021 squad now done with high school.That, however, doesn’t mean the cupboard is bare for coach Bill Dunn, who is entering his 20th season…
Obituary: Phillip Wightman, 81
Phillip Lawrence Wightman, 81 of Fennville, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at his home.Born Feb. 1, 1941, in Douglas, he was the son of the late Chester and Hilda (Stein) Wightman and the husband of Fae Ann (Christensen)…
Mike’s Musings: Don’t be scam victim
By Mike WilcoxPublisherScammers are everywhere these days, often where you least expect them.I ran into a group a couple nights ago while trying to call Spectrum to fix my internet.Spectrum wants you to make all inquiries online, so they do…
Life as Performance Art
By G.C. Stoppel A recent TV insurance commercial shows an older man trying to help young people not turn into their parents. Good luck with that one. Why run from their attributes and quirks when it gives you instant status as…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorLife LessonsI like history straight up: good, bad, ugly … It is not mine to airbrush or condone but learn as best I can from what happened. Let’s discuss it.I love and support the Saugatuck-Douglas History Center (formerly…
Poets play on Salmon Docket
The once-annual, interrupted-by-Covid-Etc.-too-long Red Dock Poetry Reading will return to the eye-popping-now-more-more-like-a-Salmon Dock (shown with Chief Tony Amato vanishing through a portal) off the end of Douglas North Union Street Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 6 to 7 p.m. Live music…
Familiar faces, new places as township realigns
By Scott SullivanEditorIt wasn’t musical chairs but close Aug. 10 as the Saugatuck Township Board:• Accepted supervisor Cindy Osman’s resignation and appointed her full-time building official/assistant zoning administrator;• Named clerk Abby Bigford supervisor to replace Osman; and• Appointed planning commission…
