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Saugatuck girls soccer enters season with high hopes
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe good times continued to roll for Saugatuck girls soccer in 2022, as the Trailblazers claimed a district championship for the second straight season and finished with…
Douglas Police No Groundhog month rerun, please
By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas police might as soon not live Groundhog’s Day month over. Chief Steve Kent told city council Monday the department in 28 days handled 157 total cases, all…
Township brewery review on tap
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Saugatuck Township Planning Commission Tuesday revisited site plans for a proposed new brewery at 6525 Blue Star Hwy. The meeting fell after this week’s deadline.Saugatuck resident David…
Life as Performance Art
I knew there had been a radical shift in the universe the day I was walking down the street and three women were coming in my direction. They were not…
Should city pause short-term rentals?
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Should Saugatuck pause acting on short-term rental applications while the city studies reforming current standards? The planning commission will consider doing so at its Thursday, March…
Saugatuck keeps county cops Busy
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Since assuming Saugatuck city policing from a department formerly shared with Douglas July 1, 2018, Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies have been busy here. At a March…
Trailblazers’ season ends
Senior captain Erin Moerler scored seven points in Saugatuck’s season-ending loss to Kent City. (Photo by Scott Sullivan) By Jason WesseldykSports EditorSHELBY—For the record, the Saugatuck girls basketball team dropped…
Obituary: Molly Baker, 93
Molly Angela Baker, 92, of Saugatuck and Key Largo, Fla. passed away on March 5, 2023.Molly was born on May 6, 1930 to Marion and Angela Buttles in Zeeland. She…
Obituary: Mary Lyons, 89
Mary Lyons, nee Devine, age 89, died on March 3, 2023, in Geneva, Ill.Mary was born on July 27, 1933, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the second child of Joseph and Mary…
Saugatuck city keeps county cops busy
By Scott SullivanEditorSince assuming Saugatuck city policing from a department formerly shared with Douglas July 1, 2018, Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies have been busy here.At a March 6 open house…
Erin Go Bark to go Douglas Saturday
By Scott SullivanEditorThe area’s traditional Erin Go Bark St. Patrick’s Day People and Pet Parade will continue this year in Douglas.Lakeshore Boutique owner and city council member Randy Walker won…
Life as Performance Art
We received a Christmas card and letter from longtime friends, and in it they wrote about returning to Orchestra Hall for the first performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in nearly…
Mike’s Musings: Banning Djokovic makes no sense
I play a lot of tennis, and Novak Djokovic, the best in the game, and maybe the G.O.A.T, is a hero of mine. Like Jordan in basketball or Brady in…
‘Is it real?’ classics investors asks
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR What is real? Say you’re 17, early ‘60s, Beatlemania breaking. With three high school Chicago friends, you form a band, pay Chess Records to make a…
Fed OKs $895K to dredge channel here
By Scott SullivanEditorThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to appropriate $895,000 to this spring dredge the Kalamazoo River federal channel from Saugatuck’s Coral Gables north and west to…
Saugatuck grants manager 10-percent raise, praise
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck City Council Feb. 27 unanimously approved a $10,500 pay increase for City Manager Ryan Heise, bringing him to $110,500 yearly.The 10-percent hike following council’s review of third-year…
Saugatuck boys fall, Fennville prevails in district play
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor FENNVILLE—The season has come to a close for Saugatuck boys basketball team.Taking on Wyoming Potter’s House in the opening round of the Division 3 district hosted…