Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorKant Get EnoughI can’t “get” Kant. The German Immanuel Kant is considered one of the central figures of the Enlightenment. But I wish he’d enlighten me.In his 1781 “Critique of Pure Reason” Kant contends space and time are…
A parade of joy
Saugatuck’s annual Whootville Chrismas Parade bought out a large and fittingly festive crowd o marchers, including local Girl Scout Troop 80469, and spectators to downtown Saturday. See more photos by Scott Sullivan on Page .
Schools buy 50acres from church
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Saugatuck Public Schools district has bought 50 acres 50west of Community Church of Douglas on Wiley Road for $1.25 million and invites the community to take part in envisioning its uses.SPS superintendent Mark Neidlinger announced Monday the…
City eyes $1.5 million Elizabeth Street repairs
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck City Council Monday approved paying engineers Fleis & Vandenbrink $32,000 to assist with an estimated $1.5 million in Elizabeth Street improvement project over the next two years.Work, as shown in the city’s capital improvements plan, will include…
Creviston, Zupko join OHS band for holiday concert
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor As Otsego High School band director Mitch Piersma was eating breakfast in the early morning hours on Thursday, Dec. 4, his phone rang.He was hesitant to answer.“I immediately starting saying, ‘No, no, no,’ before I answered…
Plainwell High School Student Senate hosts PCS Holiday Night
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Want to have fun while making a positive impact on the community?If so, then the Plainwell High School Student Senate has just the thing for you.On Monday, Dec. 15, the PHS Student Senate will host PCS…
OMS robotics teams wrap up successful season
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor “How am I going to use this in real life?” or “When will I need this?”Those are questions many teachers have heard from students over the years.Members of the two Otsego Middle School robotics teams learned…
Otsego boys pick up hardwood win against Hopkins
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HOPKINS—It was a busy first week of the season for the Otsego boys basketball team, as the Bulldogs played three games in five days.And after dropping the first two of those contests, the Bulldogs collected their…
Allegan boys basketball drops pair of games
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor WYOMING—After opening the season with a win over Comstock on Monday, Dec. 1, the Allegan boys basketball team traveled to play Potter’s House the next evening.And while the game started well for the Tigers—the score was…
Life as Performance Art
When I was younger five or six deacades ago, Christmas did not seem to come so early. We followed a stately procession of months, holidays and family celebrations.All came in an orderly fashion. Christmas did not begin right after Labor…
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Wayland, dies at hospital
Wayland police identified Dwayne Goodman, 59, of Wayland, as the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Monday, Dec. 8.The crash happened around 7:20 a.m. in the 1100 block of West Superior Street, just east of U.S.…
Downtown Allegan kicks off Festive Friday celebrations
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Downtown Allegan welcomed the season of lights and cheer last Friday, December 5th, as it kicked off its annual Festive Fridays, a series of holiday-themed evenings designed to bring the community together through shopping, strolling, and…
Paw Paw boys beat Sturgis, Mattawan wins
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — It was Paw Paw 55, Sturgis 44 in boys basketball action.Paw Paw had quarter leads of 12-6, 27-25, and 40-25.For Paw Paw, Truman Brennan: 18 pts, 3 Reb, 7 Steals, 3 AssistsKaelin Tate: 14…
Wiley jet skis across Lake Michigan to Chicago
By James Windell You never know what someone of a certain age and a little bit of both time and money will think of next.Take Kirk Wiley for instance. He had a brainstorm. Which had to do with his jet…
Sgt. Pat Carlotto sues South Haven, claims discrimination
By James Windell Sgt. Pat Carlotto, who had served as interim police chief for the South Haven Police Department in both 2024 and 2025, has sued the City of South Haven because he was not selected for the position of…
Jazz Festival creator receives proclamation from South Haven
By James Windell Larry Brown, who created and ran the South Haven Jazz Festival for the past eight years, was honored by Mayor Annie Brown with a Proclamation.The proclamation was awarded to Brown at the South Haven City Council meeting…
Four friends create lighted trees for South Haven
By James Windell When four Indiana Avenue neighbors who are buddies get together, you never know what they will come up with.But Jeremy Buckingham, who goes by the nickname of Sparky – because, he thinks, he has a sparkling personality,…
Working smoke alarm is credited with saving Mattawan resident in structure fire
At approximately 8:50 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, Mattawan Fire, Mattawan Rescue, and Van Buren Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire.Upon arrival, crews found a single-wide trailer that was approximately 50 percent involved with heavy…
