Centreville/Constantine police merger going ‘better than imagined’ early on
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CONSTANTINE — Five months after a historic merger between two local municipalities for policing, things appear to be going smoothly so far for the Centreville-Constantine Police Department.The department was merged on Sept. 1 of last year,…
Commission OK’s first review of zoning ordinance revision
By Dennis Volkert Sturgis City Commission on Wednesday approved a first review of zoning ordinance amendments. A second reading and pending approval is expected at the next board meeting, scheduled for Feb. 26.Staff members and the planning commission have been working on…
Roundup of happenings in the Sturgis area
RecurringChildren’s story time, 10 a.m. each Tuesday and Friday, Sturgis District Library. Additional events at library available at www.sturgis-library.org/events.Sturgis Area Model Railroaders winter hours at Sturgis Historical Museum, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Online: sturgismuseum.org. Feb. 15Water Street Dance,…
Obituary: Mariah Jean Eichhorn
Mariah Jean Eichhorn age 49 of Harrison, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Mariah was born May 10, 1975 in Cadillac, Michigan the daughter of Charlotte Ann (Dickinson) Eichhorn and…
Obituary: Margaret Ann Bastian
Praise God from whom all blessings flow – and what a blessing she was!Margaret Ann Bastian was born October 17, 1932, the third of four daughters to Lester John and Bernice Barbara (Wallis) Menk at their farm on Maplewood Road, Victor Township…
Obituary: Michael E. Mussell
Michael E. Mussell, age 46 of Lake, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, February 6, 2025. On September 6, 1978, Michael was born the youngest of three children to Donald and Mary (Zimmerman) Mussell in Mt. Pleasant, MI.…
Obituary: Jerry Cavalieri
With hearts full of gratitude, we celebrate the life of Jerry Cavalieri, a loving husband, father, friend and educator who passed away peacefully at home on February 10, 2025. Born at home on February 4, 1946, in the close-knit Italian immigrant…
Obituary: Catherine Ann Wilson
Catherine Ann Wilson, age 88, of Clare Michigan (formerly East Jordan, MI), passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025 at North Woods Nursing Center in Farwell, MI. Catherine was born to Lawrence and Cecilia (Hesse) Schumaker on December 11, 1936…
Obituary: Dorothy (Jean) Williams
Dorothy (Jean) Williams, age 87 of Farwell passed away at Northwoods Nursing Center surrounded by her family on Friday, February 7, 2025.Funeral services for Dorothy will be held at Clark Campbell Funeral Chapel on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 1:00…
Obituary: Carrie A. Forfinski
Carrie A. Forfinski, age 48 of Farwell, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Carrie was born May 14, 1976 in Saginaw to David and Janet (Pickens) Jerome. She was united in marriage…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Road Trip part two … We are here
Woke up this morning (Tuesday) to birds singing and temperatures soaring.Seriously, it is actually 80 degrees outside with just a sprinkle of rain possible. (More was predicted) I don’t mind though, we are actually here in the “sunshine” state finally,…
May I Walk with You? PRESENCE IN ADORATION
One of the activities that many Catholic Christians participate in is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. This is a time of prayer where the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altar in a monstrance and people present themselves to pray.…
Witbeck’s still thrives amidst the concerns of price of eggs
By Christopher Johnson In the wake of natural disasters, strange weather patterns and a new president, many American small-towners are wondering what’s next for their pocketbook and the economy in 2025. Clare is no different, as its shoppers are looking…
Frostbite events draw crowds to Harrison
By Genine Hopkins Frostbite Winter Festival 2025 is now on the books AND had snow this year, with more piling on as the festivities began to wrap up, with nearly six inches falling from the afternoon on Saturday, February 9,…
Harrison girls bow to St. Louis
By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON — Harrison’s girls basketball team fell to St. Louis on Feb. 7 by a 42-31 verdict.A scheduled home game on Feb. 12 with Farewell was canceled because of the weather.Harrison is slated to be at Standish-Sterling…
Saugatuck boys drop three games
It was a busy stretch for the Saugatuck boys basketball team, with the Trailblazers playing three games in four days.Unfortunately for the Trailblazers, they dropped all three of those contests, falling to Muskego Catholic Central (67-22 on Tuesday, Feb. 5),…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorHotspotsWho knew Grand Rapids’ Gerald R. Ford International Airport is one of America’s Dating Hotspots?The website DatingAdvice advises GRX ranks tops in the state among most likely places to meet a prospective partner. So I headed there right…
Post-election audit shows counts were clean
Allegan County officials are praising the work of local clerks and election inspectors following the results of state-mandated post-election audits that ended Feb. 6.The audits included hand counts of votes on paper ballots to measure the accuracy of the totals…
Otsego Hall of Fame welcomes three newest members
The Otsego Athletic Boosters welcomed the three newest members into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb., between the girls and boys varsity basketball games.The Class of 2025 included Jesse Blanchard, Charity (Knight) Newby and Jessica (Sheen) Strickler.A ceremony…
Plainwell MS Honors Choir performs at state conference
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GRAND RAPIDS—When Plainwell Middle School choir director Rachel Quillian applied to have her Honors Choir perform at the Michigan Music Conference, she wasn’t sure what to expect.“It’s usually high school choirs that perform at the conference,…
