Good turnout, great music highlights successful Harmony Fest in TR

Editorial Staff Sep 5, 2025 5 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Main Street was alive with the sound of music in downtown Three Rivers Sunday, as the city celebrated the 32nd HarmonyFest music festival.Several musical artists, a dance crew, and more took to the…

Weekend thread count: Yoder’s Quilt Auction and Flea Market

Weekend thread count: Yoder’s Quilt Auction and Flea Market

Editorial Staff Sep 5, 2025 3 min read

By Christopher Johnson The Amish community once again lived up to its reputation for craftsmanship and hospitality. This past weekend, Yoder’s Quilt Auction and Flea Market returned ahead of Labor Day for one last event before the onset of much…

Farwell parade honors community

Farwell parade honors community

Editorial Staff Sep 5, 2025 1 min read

Farwell marked Labor Day this past Monday with a full slate of small-town traditions. The day began with a car show at Clark-Campbell Funeral Chapel, where visitors browsed classic and vintage cars over morning coffee.At 10 a.m., the annual parade…

City of Clare holds powerful airport wildlife discussion

Editorial Staff Sep 5, 2025 3 min read

By: Lindsey Ashley In recent years, the deer and other wildlife have become a significant problem for the airport. This has posed a direct issue to safety, as the deer have a tendency to migrate onto the runways, thus making…

May I Walk with You? Satisfaction

May I Walk with You? Satisfaction

Editorial Staff Sep 5, 2025 3 min read

Remember the song, “I can’t get no satisfaction. I can’t get no satisfaction. I tried and I tried, and I tried.“ It is sad, but not uncommon that in our world of abundance that many people have everything they want…

City parking task force Named

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 2 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck City Council Aug. 25 appointed members to an advisory parking improvements task force asked to explore remedies to congested downtown parking during summer months. They are: • City council representative and chair Gregory Muncey, • Planning commission…

Help Saugatuck update its master plan

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 2 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck citizens are invited to be part of creating a new city master plan, a long-range document meant to guide the city’s future growth, preservation, investment and land-use decisions. A community open house is planned towards…

Saugatuck council forum set Sept. 25

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 1 min read

The Holland League of Women Voters will host a forum for Saugatuck City Council candidates Thursday, Sept. 25 in the Saugatuck High School media center. The session will start at 6:30 p.m. but doors will open at 6 and guests…

Ganges campground ask nixed 3-2

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 4 min read

BY GARI VOSS The Ganges Township Planning Commission Aug. 27 turned down a controversial campground’s special land use request by a 3-2 vote. The road has been bumpy since May when Bobbi Jo Beyersdorf of Central Florida Resort Management, L.L.C.…

Local audiologist voted ATA chair

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 3 min read

Audiologist Stelios Dokianakis of Saugatuck Township has been elected chair of the American Tinnitus Association. Dokianakis, the founder of Holland Doctors of Audiology, has specialized in tinnitus care for more than 20 years. The ATA, founded in 1971, is the…

25 th Mt. Baldhead Challenge set Saturday

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 3 min read

Saturday’s 25th annual Mt. Baldhead Challenge Saturday, Sept. 6 will bring close to 750 runners to tackle wooded dunes, coastal pathways and the 302 steps to Mt. Baldhead’s summit, plus a finishing after-party to which the community is invited. The…

Park potty replacement Planned

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 1 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Mt. Baldhead Park is ready to get new restrooms. The City of Saugatuck has hired Midwest Construction to perform the $298,000 replacement of the old facilities starting after the Mt. Baldhead Challenge starting Monday, Sept. 8.…

Holley leads Saugatuck soccer to two wins

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 1 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorDante Holley continued his strong start to the season for the Saugatuck boys soccer team when the Trailblazers hosted Schoolcraft on Wednesday, Aug. 27.Holley scored three goals and assisted on another to lead Saugatuck to the 5-0…

Blue Star

Blue Star

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 4 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorIn the NavyPolice seek a suspect who smashed a car with a baseball bat last week near the Wyandotte Big Boy. The restaurant sculpture was too busy hoisting a burger to give a positive ID on him.FOX 2…

Bridge Walk returns

Bridge Walk returns

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 1 min read
Wild ride ahead

Wild ride ahead

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 1 min read

She’s shopping in downtown Douglas. 106 miles from Chicago She’s got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes. It’s bright and she’s wearing sunglasses. Hit it! (Photo by Scott Sullivan)

Schools Art a Loan opener set. Sept. 10 at SCA

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 2 min read

The Saugatuck Public Schools’ Art à Loan program will open Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Saugatuck Center for the Arts from 6:30 to 8 p.m.Gallery doors will open at 6:45 with leasing beginning promptly thereafter. The Art à Loan pieces, comprised of work by students grades kindergarten through 12th…

Otsego Creative Arts Festival scheduled for Sept. 27

Otsego Creative Arts Festival scheduled for Sept. 27

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 3 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Since its inception nearly four decades ago, the Creative Art Festival has become an autumn tradition in downtown Otsego.That tradition will continue on Saturday, Sept. 27, as the festival celebrates its 38th year of existence from…

Volleyball Results:

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 4 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Hamilton 0 Catholic Central 2Hamilton 2 Cedar Springs 0Hamilton 2 NorthPointe C 0Hamilton 2 Petoskey 0A slow start gave way to a strong finish for Hamilton at the Cedar Springs Mini Invitational on Wednesday, Aug. 27.After…

Michigan Flywheelers to hold antique engine and tractor show

Michigan Flywheelers to hold antique engine and tractor show

Editorial Staff Sep 3, 2025 3 min read

By James Windell It’s a show that is in part a living history museum, part community festival, and part flea market. But the Michigan Flywheelers Antique Engine and Tractor Show will be a place to relive the past with hundreds…

By Mike Wilcox
Owner/Publisher

Every year, as the Christmas season draws near, I’m reminded just how generous our communities can be. For nearly two decades, Wilcox Newspapers has hosted what’s become one of my favorite traditions: our Annual Christmas Wish Program.

It started simply enough. We asked readers who were struggling to write in and tell us what would make their Christmas a little brighter. The idea was to connect local families in need with local people who wanted to help. Over the years, it’s grown into something truly special—and this year, we’re doing it again.