Isely is new Coastal Alliance head
By Scott SullivanEditorNew Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance executive director Elaine Sterrett Isely no stranger to nonprofit environmental leadership.Isely took over as the SDCA’s fulltime director Nov. 1 on heels of the group’s 17-year co-founder and board president David Swan’s announcing…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorBowl BingeThey said it was impossible — watch every holiday college bowl game — and dumb to boot, which meant somebody had to do it. Why not me?First things first: head to Tiny Giant to stock up on…
Otsego City Manager takes look back at year that was 2025
By Aaron MitchellOtsego City Manger The year 2025 was a great one for the City of Otsego!We started with a few plans and ideas that we planned on tackling throughout the year, but as you could imagine, there were a…
Otsego Library hosts ‘Reading is Snow Much Fun’ program
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For more than a decade, patrons of the Otsego District Library have been treated each winter to the annual early literacy fundraiser, which has transformed the library into immersive, storybook-inspired experiences featuring themes such as Charlotte’s…
Bicyclist killed on Christmas night in Gun Plain Twp.
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A day that many consider to be one of the most joyous of the year took a tragic turn in Gun Plain Township on Christmas night.On Thursday, Dec. 25, a 52-year-old Plainwell-area man was killed after…
Allegan swim alumni visit current Tigers at recent meet
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor It was a blast from the (not-so-distant) past for Allegan swim & dive coach Carol Gephart when the boys’ team hosted Sturgis on Dec. 16.Six former Allegan swimmers who are now competing at the collegiate level…
Life as Performance Art
In the 1950 movie “Harvey” Jimmy Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd, a certifiable eccentric befriended by 6-foot invisible rabbit named Harvey.It’s a light comedy, but at one point Dowd says something meaningful: that in order to be liked, one had…
Mike’s Musings: When Silence Walks Louder Than Shouting
In a world addicted to outrage, the most radical protest I’ve seen lately involved no slogans, no megaphones, and no demands shouted into the air. It was a line of Buddhist monks walking.I first noticed this on Facebook. The monks…
Hamilton / Allegan County mourn death of Chief Haverdink Struck by vehicle while assisting at accident scene
By Gari Voss The call began as a medical incident on M-40 near 136th Avenue in Heath Township in Allegan County at about 6pm on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, but in an instant, everything went wrong when the announcement came…
Michigan’s largest New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Allegan
By Parker Johnson Bundle up and count down to 2026 with the LARGEST New Year’s Eve ball drop in Michigan!Downtown Allegan doesn’t have much in common with New York City, but one thing this small West Michigan community mirrors each…
TR wrestling downs two conference foes; go 4-1 at Freeland invite
EDWARDSBURG — Three Rivers’ wrestling team opened the Wolverine Conference slate Wednesday, Dec. 17, defeating Niles 69-6 and Edwardsburg 77-3.Owen Moreland, Brayden Niemi, Kyle Snellenbarger, Brody Morrill, Gaven Babcock, Jak Monroe, Ethan Moreland, Carter Hensley, Braylon Faile, Louis Smith, Jaxon…
Boys’ Basketball Roundup TR drops road contest to Otsego
OTSEGO — Three Rivers’ boys’ basketball team ended their 2025 slate of games with a palindromic 64-46 loss to Otsego Thursday, Dec. 18.Gabe Young led the Wildcats with 15 points on the evening, while Zander Barth had nine points and…
Out and About: Morning breath, check-ups, and Christmas
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” -Thomas JeffersonFor you ladies, believe it or not, Sam Elliott does wake up with “Morning Breath”. For you guys, so does Nora O’Donnell. As a matter of fact, I don’t…
Local firefighters deliver Christmas cheer with Firefighters for Santa
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — In the days before Thanksgiving, a house fire displaced Tessa Pitcher of Three Rivers and her children, leaving them with practically nothing for the holiday season.However, when fire trucks from the Three Rivers…
Scenes from 2025- A pictorial year in review
A look-back at the year in Sturgis, through the lens of Sturgis Sentinel. By Dennis Volkert/Sentinel
Lighting up downtown Three Rivers
Downtown Three Rivers held its first-ever lighted parade down Main Street Friday evening, Dec. 19. Originally scheduled for Christmas Around Town on the weekend following Thanksgiving, weather conditions forced it to move to Dec. 19, and went off without a…
Clare wrestlers have busy month
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — Clare’s wrestling team was 0-2 at the Mount Pleasant Oiler Tournament conducted earlier this month.Clare lost to Charlotte 52-12.For the Pioneers, Kyle McGraw (120) decisioned Braylon Rodriguez 11-8, Chris Green (157) lost 14-5 to Tyler…
May I Walk with You? POTENTIAL HOLINESS
At one time I held the belief that God created each person good, holy, and sacred and that they were called to be natural, just be themselves. It seemed that whatever could be justified as natural was good, holy and…
Farwell welcomes new parks and rec coordinator
By Christopher Johnson This past Saturday. Farwell enjoyed it’s second Winter Market with a return of baked goods, knit crafts, maple syrup and more. However, this also came and went with a bittersweet gravity, as it marked Tonya Rowe’s final…
TR girls’ basketball avoids late comeback, defeats Vicksburg on road
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director VICKSBURG — Dominant first-quarter defense and tenacity down the stretch led to the Three Rivers girls’ basketball team getting their first win of the 2025-26 season against Vicksburg Friday night, defeating the host Bulldogs 43-35.The Wildcats…
