Area spring sports teams close out May
by Ben MurphySports Writer Lawton track and field takes seventh at D3 team finals The Lawton girls track and field team competed in the MITCA Division 3 track and field team state finals on Saturday, in Clare. The Lady Blue…
LaFayette leaders make presentation to Mainstreet
A small group from Vision LaFayette went to Birmingham last Wednesday to do a presentation before the Mainstreet Selection Committee. It was the second step necessary to obtain a Mainstreet designation. Mainstreet is a popular downtown revitalization program which will…
Hunter resigns from LaFayette City Council
A city of LaFayette council seat has become open after a surprising announcement from city councilman Shannon Hunter announcing his decision to step down from city council last Friday. It was in an email sent to the mayor, council and…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorIn AirI knew when I saw kids plant a redwood at River Bluff Park in just centuries salamanders would skydive from it. How? From a story in The Smithsonian.Like flying squirrels, Aneides vagrans or wandering salamanders stretch their…
Community Pride Week in full gear
By Scott SullivanEditorCommunity Pride Week is underway celebrating not just the local LGBTQ population but all people with educational and fun gatherings.Community Pride Committee-sponsored events Thursday June 2, include drag bowling at Alley’s Classic American Diner, 229 Center St., Douglas.The…
Would LHD single out owner’s land?
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Saugatuck Township Planning Commission, wary of history repeating, May 23 declined activists’ urging to establish a Local Historic District at and around the Kalamazoo River mouth by a 2-2 vote.Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance members and other neighbors…
Stop talking and provide meaningful action to curb school violence
Here’s a sobering statistic. There have been 2032 school shootings in the U.S. since 1970 and the number of shootings is increasing in frequency. Yet very little is being done to help our vulnerable school children.We can talk. We can…
Saugatuck boys secure eighth consecutive SAC title
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor CONSTANTINE—Three days after winning a Division 3 regional championship, the Saugatuck boys track team was in search of another title at the SAC Championship Meet on Tuesday, May 24.Securing the league crown would be no easy…
Life as Performance Art
We know the well-established choreography after every mass shooting: Politicians, police officers, and other head to the microphone and trot out the well-known, safe and approved line, “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims….” Immediately afterwards…
Obituary: Florence “Flo” Fluty
Florence “Flo” Fluty, 84, of Gobles, MI and Punta Gorda, FL, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, May 29, 2022, at her home on Baseline Lake surrounded by her family. She was born August 26, 1937, in…
Obituary: Harry “Butch” Eugene Winslow
Harry “Butch” Eugene Winslow, 74, of New Carlisle, IN, died Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Memorial Hospital after a valiant fight against bladder cancer from Agent Orange. After his older sister, Linda Lou Winslow, passed away at just 9 months…
Plainwell High School names top graduating seniors
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor As a junior, Elijah Veen established himself as one of the top cross country runners in Division 2, finishing 18th at the state finals to earn All-State honors.Veen brought that same passion and desire for excellence…
Plainwell celebrates graduation for Class of ‘22
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Plainwell High School Class of 2022 went from the ranks of active students to that of alumni as the school held is commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 26.Despite a threat of rain, the weather cooperated…
Alamo Elementary DI team places second at Global Finals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KANSAS CITY—Team members, coaches and parents from the Bubble Buddies—a Destination Imagination team from Alamo Elementary School in Otsego—were starting to get nervous.The team had finished competing in the Global Finals in Kansas City and were…
Concert, 10k race headline 2022 Bridgefest
Bridgefest Returns in 2022 Celebrate the historic Second Street Bridge, now the centerpiece of the award-winning Riverfront Park, on the second Saturday of June in Downtown Allegan!The fun begins on Friday night with the kickoff to the free summer concert…
Allegan pays tribute to soldiers who died fighting for us
Led by members of the Gen. Benjamin Pritchard Camp 20 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the Allegan Memorial Day Parade 2022 stepped off from the Allegan…
Deputies investigate fatal accident
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to reports of a single motor vehicle crash in the area of 108th avenue just west of 34th street in Trowbridge township.The crash wound up being a fatality.Deputies located a minivan…
Pullman Pride Day features many events
By Gari Voss All are welcome to gather in Pullman, MI for a fun-filled weekend. From Friday, June 3rd to Sunday, June 5th, the Pullman community will celebrate with numerous activities for individuals of all ages while earning money for…
Farwell softball takes broom to Vestaburg
by Ben MurphySports Writer The Farwell softball team was able to pick up two non-league wins at Vestaburg on Tuesday. The Lady Eagles won the opener 12-0 and claimed an 11-1 win in game two.Maddy Travis had the win in…
