CN funder May 4 honors Frederick legacy
By Scott Sullivan Editor The late Arthur Frederick’s spring benefits for Christian Neighbors, held in his art filled home and gardens, were a must on many calendars. For more than 20 years they raised upwards of $20,000 for the nonprofit…
Wiley to close April 14 for water work
By Scott Sullivan Editor Douglas will close Wiley Road 450 feet east of Blue Star Highway starting the week of April 14 and lasting 5 to 10 business days to install a fire-suppression line to its soon-to-be city hall/police station…
Douglas unveils new public marina plans
By Scott Sullivan Editor Douglas City Council Monday eyeballed plans to add a picnic pavilion, restroom with showers, firepit and handicap accessible sidewalks at Douglas Marina, thanks to a $100,000 Consumer Energy Foundation grant and help from ex-owners Bud Baty…
Bird’s eye view shows Ferry progress
By Scott Sullivan Editor If it looks like fitting together puzzle pieces from the sky, you’re not wrong. The Ferry Street culvert project continued advancing last week, as shown nearby, towards completion by Memorial Day weekend. Douglas closed Ferry —…
Dunn earns spot on Cincinnati’s opening-day roster
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorCINCINNATI—After getting his first taste of Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds last season, Saugatuck High School graduate Blake Dunn entered spring training battling for a spot on the Reds’ opening day roster.Mission accomplished.Dunn won a…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorBug AcreYum, yum … maggots? A Washington Post story stops shy of saying maggo-roni and cheese will soon be a diet staple for humans. But it already is for pets.Grubs are beetle, not fly, larvae, but no doubt…
Interurban grows routes to meet rising needs
By Scott SullivanEditorIn Saugatuck-Douglas the blue buses are ubiquitous. Starting soon the Interurban Transit Authority’s fleet will be venturing further into Fennville, Laketown Township and Glenn reaching to South Haven from expanded offices.The low-cost — 50 cents for children under…
Bird’s eye view shows Ferry progress
By Scott SullivanEditorIf it looks like fitting together puzzle pieces from the sky, you’re not wrong. The Ferry Street culvert project continued advancing last week, as shown below, towards completion by Memorial Day weekend.Douglas closed Ferry — a key north-south…
Easter egg hunts scheduled in Plainwell, Otsego
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Easter is fast approaching.That, among other things, means it’s time once again for the local Easter egg hunts in Plainwell and Otsego.The egg hunt in Plainwell is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, at Hicks Park. Registration…
PHS orders shelter in place due to photo of gun
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A shelter-in-place order was issued for Plainwell High School on Wednesday, April 2.The order followed the discovery of photographs depicting a PHS students with what appeared to be a handgun and was issued “out of an…
Dunn earns spot on Cincinnati’s opening-day roster
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor CINCINNATI—After getting his first taste of Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds last season, Saugatuck High School graduate Blake Dunn entered spring training battling for a spot on the Reds’ opening day roster.Mission accomplished.Dunn won…
Otsego softball takes two from Plainwell
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—The cold never bothered me anyway.That’s a line from the hit song “Let It Go,” which was featured in the Disney hit movie “Frozen.And that could also be the motto for the Otsego softball team from…
Beacon Health to acquire Allegan, Plainwell hospitals
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher For the second time in six years, Allegan’s hospital will be under new ownership. Beacon Health System is a South Bend-based, non-profit healthcare provider with more than 8,100 associates, 1,000 physicians, half a dozen hospitals in Northern…
Hopkins Tech Vikes face stiff state competition,head to internationals
By Gari Voss Thursday, April 3, 2025, Hopkins High School Tech Vikes began the preliminaries for the FIRST in Michigan State Robotics Competition. After intense competition all season, Tech Vikes 2054 entered the competition ranked 25th in Michigan. They would…
Mike’s Musings: Measles comeback? Stop the hysteria
I keep receiving emails from public health officials about the threat of measles. Just like a week ago, I read a release that announced two cases of measles had been diagnosed in Michigan. I had thought measles were a thing…
Life as Performance Art
I keep hearing rumors about the Administration selling off the U.S. Post Of-fice as another cost-cutting measure. Maybe it is true; maybe not; maybe the idea is being floated to see what our reaction will be.I think it is goofy…
Mattawan baseball team splits
By John RaffelCorrespondent MATTAWAN —- Mattawan’s varsity baseball team played this past Saturday at Novi vs Walled Lake Central and Novi. Mattawan tied WLC 7-7 and lost to Novi 2-0.In Game 1 vs WLC:Jake Vrba led the offense with two…
Nationwide “Hands Off” protest held April 5 in Paw Paw
PAW PAW – More than 250 people joined in the nationwide mass mobilization protest Saturday morning at the Maple Lake Amphitheatre, Paw Paw. The event included speakers, music, food, and a protest march through the downtown.The guest speaker was Justin…
Illinois man drowns in Paw Paw River, Lawrence
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com LAWRENCE – A 48-year-old Illinois man drowned Thursday afternoon, April 3, in the Paw Paw River, in the Village of Lawrence, according to a press release from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.Van Buren County Sheriff…
Mattawan Lions Club and Mattawan MBA to host Easter events
MATTAWAN – The Mattawan Lions Club and Mattawan Business Association will host a Community Carnival and Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday April 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Antwerp Activity Center, 24821 Front Ave., Mattawan.The all-ages community carnival…
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