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Fall Festival brings autumnal fun to downtown Three Rivers

Fall Festival brings autumnal fun to downtown Three Rivers

Editorial StaffOct 17, 20254 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Downtown Three Rivers was bustling with activity last weekend, as a new festival brought the autumn season to Main Street and Portage Avenue.Saturday, Oct. 11 was the first-ever Fall Festival in downtown Three…

Deep Blue Something embraces a return to recording, touring, with new LP: Texas-based alt-rock group to open Sturges-Young season series

Deep Blue Something embraces a return to recording, touring, with new LP: Texas-based alt-rock group to open Sturges-Young season series

Editorial StaffOct 17, 20256 min read

By Dennis Volkert Deep Blue Something opens the 2025-26 performance series at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts.The show is at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Ticket price starts at $35. Season tickets are available through that date as well.Deep Blue Something…

Sturgis commissioners OK property transfer, facility upgrades

Editorial StaffOct 17, 20253 min read

Sturgis City Commission approved several measures or requests at its Oct. 8 meeting. Commissioners adopted a resolution of property transfer from Sturgis Township into the city, at the request of Metalloid Corporation. According to city engineer Barry Cox, on Aug. 4, 2000, the…

Roundup of happenings in the Sturgis area

Editorial StaffOct 17, 20254 min read

OCTOBERThroughout OctoberSturgis Historical Museum hours: 10 am..-2 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment, sturgismueseum@gmail.com, 269-503-7440.Oct. 18“Boo Bash 5K,” 9 a.m., fundraiser for Thurston Woods Village benevolent fund; registration fee $25.Oct. 20Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education meeting, 5:30 p.m., Sturgis Central…

Police arrest wanted suspect day after hours-long police presence in Three Rivers

Police arrest wanted suspect day after hours-long police presence in Three Rivers

Editorial StaffOct 17, 20253 min read

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers police on Wednesday arrested a suspect that was wanted on a felony warrant following an hours-long police presence in Three Rivers Tuesday.According to Three Rivers police, officers from the Three Rivers…

Clare Equestrian Team Crowned State Champions

Clare Equestrian Team Crowned State Champions

Editorial StaffOct 17, 20251 min read

The Clare equestrian team competed last week in Midland for 4 days against the best teams in the state of Michigan. The team consisted of Natalie Malson, Kerrigan Koch, Brooklyn Zemko, Grace Russell, and Heidy Schunk dug deep and came…

Food pantry closed, searching for new home

Editorial StaffOct 17, 20252 min read

By Genine Hopkins The Gathering Church will no longer be in Hayes Township and the Food Pantry associated with the Gathering Church is searching for a new home. Both are results of the land owner of the current location, next…

Clare’s Art Alley is set to unveil a new mural this weekend

Clare’s Art Alley is set to unveil a new mural this weekend

Editorial StaffOct 17, 20252 min read

By Christopher Johnson Clare’s art alley is getting its own splash of fall colors.Over the course of this week, the Clare County Arts Council has been busy with a new addition to the gallery space winding behind Cops & Doughnuts.Over…

Chili Cook Off fun raises funds

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20252 min read

A perfect fall day brought more than 1,000 guests to enjoy the annual Cow Hill Yacht Club Chili Cook Off Sunday in Saugatuck’s Wicks Park. The Cook Off was a competition between 14 top area restaurants. They served chilis competing…

Douglas road to close

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20251 min read

Douglas has notified motorists that St. Peter’s Drive will close Tuesday, Oct. 14 and remain so for two to three weeks, dependent on weather, to allow infrastructure to be brought to the new Centre Street Collective. The 10+-acre development, to…

Saugatuck brushes off sidewalk chalk

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20254 min read

By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck City Council decided at its Oct. 8 workshop to let well enough alone when it comes to chalk art on public sidewalks. The question of whether it constitutes free speech or violates a city ordinance…

‘Lights Out at Oval Beach’ set Oct. 21

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20252 min read

The community is invited to experience the beauty of the night sky at a free “Lights Out at Oval Beach” event Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 8 to 10 p.m. Sponsored by the Douglas United Church of Christ, the event aims…

Oval Beach revenues rose this year

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20252 min read

By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck’s Lake Michigan Oval Beach Park brought in $874,114 in motor vehicle parking fees during the just-completed summer season, more than enough to offset the $800,908 spent to maintain it and all other city parks. City…

The heat was on

The heat was on

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20252 min read

A perfect fall day brought more than 1,000 guests to enjoy the annual Cow Hill Yacht Club Chili Cook Off Sunday in Saugatuck’s Wicks Park.The Cook Off was a competition between 14 top area restaurants. They served chilis competing in…

Easy come, easy go for city gateway sign

Easy come, easy go for city gateway sign

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20251 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorSo much for the latest “Saugatuck” sign at the corner of Holland Street and Blue Star Highway.The wood-frame marker, moved in August from Mt. Baldhead Park to replace a past sign damaged by cars, was itself mowed down…

Sylvia’s Place a champion of domestic violence victims for many years

Sylvia’s Place a champion of domestic violence victims for many years

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20258 min read

By Gari Voss October is domestic violence awareness month. The color is purple and is associated with the fight to end domestic violence. The Allegan City Hall staff including the City Police have joined a county-wide effort to bring awareness…

SHARK founder names names of other alleged cockfighters in area

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20252 min read

By Elizabeth FersztContributing Writer In another twist in the cockfighting story that has been developing since July of this year, SHARK founder Steve Hindi now says that he has the names and addresses of nine (9) other alleged cockfighters who…

City Council approves statement about master plan objections

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20255 min read

By James Windell The public comments at the City Council Meeting on Monday, October 6, 2025, hinted at dark forces that had changed wording in the 2025 Master Plan update.Some residents again, as in previous City Council meetings, expressed concerns…

Bunde’s Bakery owner clarifies position on 89 North Shore Drive

Bunde’s Bakery owner clarifies position on 89 North Shore Drive

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20252 min read

By James Windell Although Jim Sankofski, owner of Bunde’s Bakery at 89 North Shore Drive, South Haven, made a brief statement at the October 6, 2025 South Haven City Council meeting, he had more to say.Speaking to the Beacon a…

Is Palisades stripper incident real?

Editorial StaffOct 15, 20253 min read

By James Windell Everybody loves a good mystery – especially if it involves a little bit of naughtiness.That’s what we have with a story that has been circulating for the past week in Covert Township and South Haven.The South Haven…