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Police seeking surveillance footage in Mendon break-ins

Robert TomlinsonApr 29, 20242 min read

MENDON — The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone for security camera footage to help catch a suspect in a recent rash of break-ins in the Mendon area over the weekend. There were three incidents reported between Sunday…

Fire engulfs, destroys barn at St. Joseph County fairgrounds

Fire engulfs, destroys barn at St. Joseph County fairgrounds

Robert TomlinsonApr 27, 20243 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A fire erupted at a barn on the St. Joseph County fairgrounds in Centreville Saturday afternoon, causing the barn to be destroyed. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, firefighters and police were…

Celebrity chef Jet Tila visits Constantine schools

Celebrity chef Jet Tila visits Constantine schools

Robert TomlinsonApr 26, 20247 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CONSTANTINE — Students at Constantine High School and Constantine Middle School got a special visit from a Food Network star the morning of April 17. Celebrity chef Jet Tila stopped by both schools last week, talking…

District: Online threat closed White Pigeon schools Friday

District: Online threat closed White Pigeon schools Friday

Robert TomlinsonApr 26, 20242 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director WHITE PIGEON — White Pigeon Community Schools was closed Friday, April 26 due to a threat levied against the district. According to a Facebook post from the school district, Thursday night the district announced that they…

Mexican national charged with home invasion, sexual assault in Sturgis incident

Mexican national charged with home invasion, sexual assault in Sturgis incident

Robert TomlinsonApr 26, 20243 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — A Mexican national who was in the country on an expired work visa was arraigned in court Friday on multiple charges stemming from a home invasion and sexual assault of minors in Sturgis. Miguel…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffApr 24, 20244 min read

Fifty years NBC television began broadcasting “Little House on the Prairie” based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s series of young reader novels of the same name.Some of us of a certain age practically grew up reading her stories of growing up in the…

Mike’s Musings: Nothing new about college students protesting

Mike’s Musings: Nothing new about college students protesting

Editorial StaffApr 24, 20243 min read

What goes around, always comes around again.I remember the early 1970’s when college students as well as others took to the streets of campuses and cities to protest what they thought was an unjust Viet Nam War. It was a…

PUBLIC NOTICE
2026 ALLEGAN COUNTY PROPOSED FINAL BUDGET

The Board of Commissioners of the County of Allegan will hold a budget hearing on Thursday, October 9, 2025, for all interested citizens to comment and discuss the proposed budget.

The hearing will take place at 7:00 PM in the Board Room, County Services Building, 3283–122nd Avenue, Allegan, Michigan, to discuss the proposed budget. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing. The public may also participate in the meeting/public hearing by calling 1-929-205-6099, Meeting ID: 891 6032 7098, and Meeting Password 471420. For other options connecting to the meeting, please visit the meeting calendar website at www.allegancounty.org or contact the County Administrator’s Office.

The proposed budget may be examined online at www.allegancounty.org under News Media Room or on weekdays at the Office of the Allegan County Administrator (address below), between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. All interested citizens will have the opportunity to give written and/or oral comments.

County will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at the public hearing upon one (1) week notice. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the following in writing or by telephone:

Robert J. Sarro,
County Administrator,
3283 – 122nd Avenue,
Allegan, Michigan, 49010
269-673-0239