Riverfront to lose zipline; moved to Events Center
By Gari Voss Allegan Event announced that it would be removing the Zip Line from the Allegan Riverfront for use in an outdoor expansion to their Event Center on River Street in Allegan.In 2017, Allegan Event entered into a partner…
Weekend events plentiful as summer comes to close
The last weekend of August 2022 found the Rollin’ On the River and Good Times at the Gazebo presenting their final Summer 2022 concerts. The Fire Department offered breakfast to hundreds while musicians offered music to shoppers at Village Market.…
Passenger train – Ann Arbor to Traverse City thru Clare
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A passenger train between Ann Arbor and Traverse City is now one step closer to reality, a press release from the project’s development group said last month.In the next few years passengers from southeast Michigan, or Northwest…
Harrison Street Fair begins today!
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent When the Old US-27 Motor Tour stops at Harrison, this afternoon, August 26th, they will be just a small part of Harrison’s annual Street Fair which is scheduled all day both today and tomorrow, (Saturday) with loads…
Keith sentencedJoshua Alan Keith, of Lake, Michigan, was sentenced on August 16, 2022, to serve a prison term of 13 months to 20 years, with credit for 3 days already served. Keith plead guilty on May 17, to Delivery/Manufacture (Cocaine,…
NMC soccer hoping for another big season
by Ben MurphySports Writer Last fall was quite the memorable one for the McBain Northern Michigan Christian boys soccer team. The Comets went 19-2-1 on the year, winning the Northern Michigan Soccer League and claiming a district championship along the…
Clare soccer loaded with 15 returnees
by Ben MurphySports Writer The Clare soccer team will have plenty of familiar faces this fall. Fourth year head coach Jim Bond has 15 players back from last year’s team that went 6-10-2.“Last year’s roster was young and inexperienced, but…
Obituary: Kirkey, Jaclyn Hilliard
Kirkey, Jaclyn “Jackie” Hilliard, age 71, of Johnson City, TN, formerly of Mt. Pleasant passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022.A Celebration of Jackie’s Life will be held in the Reflections Reception Center at Clark Family Funeral Chapel on Saturday, September…
Obituary: Linda A. Dawson
Linda A. Dawson, age 73 of Farwell, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Linda was born the daughter of Anthony and Mildred (Fitzpatrick) Brannigan on April 5, 1949 in Clare. She was united in marriage to Lewis “Jerry”…
Obituary: John L. Swarts
John L. Swarts, age 76 of Clare, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 15, 2022 at his home in Clare. On June 12, 1946, John was born one of two sons to John and Elva (Wilson) Swarts at their family home…
Obituary: Kenneth Leo Lyons
Kenneth Leo Lyons, age 75, of Harrison passed away peacefully Friday, July 15, 2022, at his home under the care of Compassus Hospice.Per Ken’s wishes, cremation will take place and a Celebration of Life will take place at a later…
Postcard from the Pines: Put these on your to-do list
We’re going to talk turkey this week, and I don’t mean the tasty birds. We’re going to talk shingles, and here I do not mean the kind on your roof. I mean the “shingles doesn’t care” kind of shingles. Almost…
Faces in the Crowd: Mark and Deb Hammer
Stay busy, stay positive, and enjoy all of life’s blessings. That’s more or less how Winterfield Township residents Mark and Deb Hammer live life these days.After spending much of their careers working for Michigan Gas Storage, the couple has spent…
County’s unemployment at 4.7 percent
By John RaffelCorrespondent The unemployment figure in June for Osceola County, was at 4.7 percent,according to data released recently by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB).Figures for July are expected to be announced soon.Of the state’s 83…
Osceola County working on budget
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Osceola County commissioner Tim Michell said the board is continuing to work on the county’s 2023 calendar year budget.“Our fiscal year is January 1 to December 31,” Michell said. “We try to get it voted…
Gas prices continue downward trend
By John RaffelCorrespondent Gas prices have come down below $4 a gallon in Osceola and other neighboring counties with speculation it may or may not continue to decline.Triple A reported the national average was at $3.878 a gallon as of…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorRenaissance“Janice Bleil made a pile right in the middle of Belle Isle,” kids teased my mom growing up in 1940s Detroit, last name from a father she never saw.I saw 982-acre Belle Isle in 1984 crewing for Mitchell…
Pickleball pop
Pickleball’s popularity, per Sports and Fitness Industry Association spokesperson Laur Futterman, makes it the fastest-growing sport in America, as witness players such as the forehand-whacking aficianado pictured here on the eight courts at Douglas’s Schultz Park. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
Developers complain, Douglas ZA out
By Scott SullivanEditorNick Wikar has been fired as Douglas planner and zoning administrator, leaving both the city and neighbor Saugatuck seeking new help at that position.Wikar, who replaced Lisa Imus as planner/ZA in March 2020, left after an Aug. 15…
Packed pup
There are worse things than a dog’s life packed by a pet person to peruse Saugatuck’s Water Street. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
