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By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Are we in an egg crisis? Recent news stories online have made it seem like we may be having an egg shortage, egg price inflation, and/or egg supply chain issues. The Morning Star looked into…

By KARA DECHALK Contributing Writer At Monday’s council meeting council approved Ordinance # 2025-02 providing for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds. These bonds will pay for the improvements and extensions to the water supply system of the city.…

By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Jackson County Sheriff, Gary Schuette said in an interview earlier this week that Lt. Jeremy Barnett will replace outgoing Undersheriff, Christopher A. Simpson, who left the office to become Chief of Police for the City…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director LANSING — The State of Michigan gave a victory to Lockport Township Wednesday in a land debate that has lasted for nearly two years.In a 4-1 vote, the State Boundary Commission voted to deny a petition…

By Dennis Volkert Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education on Feb. 17 approved a purchase of a new bus, at cost of just over $142,700, from Hoekstra Transportation. Funding will come from the 2025-26 budget. Delivery of the vehicle is expected…

By Dennis Volkert At its meeting Feb. 12, Sturgis City Commission chose an “opt-in” for Michigan Energy Assistance Program, a law passed in December 2024.That statewide measure is an updated version of the 2013 Public Act 95, which created an…

Foam recycling schedule set for ’25Foam recycling is offered in the city of Sturgis on three dates in 2025: April 12, July 12 and Oct. 11, at the compost site, 27751 E. Fawn River Road. Accepted items include clean polystyrene foam,…

Coming EventsRecurringChildren’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. 21“Date With…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A 12-year-old was injured Tuesday in a Michigan State Police Standoff that began Monday and lasted 16 hours with gunfire between a suspect and police officers at the man’s home near Coleman.Troopers dispatched to the scene reported…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A Harrison man, Nathanael Coats is facing multiple felony charges after he threatened a family member with a handgun and fired it inside his home.Tuesday, February 11, at 5:22 pm, Clare County Central Dispatch received a call…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director LANSING — The State of Michigan gave a victory to Lockport Township Wednesday in a land debate that has lasted for nearly two years. In a 4-1 vote, the State Boundary Commission voted to deny a…

Saugatuck’s new Singapore Room restaurant won first place for its Dan Dan Noodles at the 2025 Great Rotary Asian Noodle Cookoff Feb. 1. Seven Asian restaurants ranging also from Holland to Grand Rapids took part in the competition, which raised…

RiverWood Council, a group dedicated to the conservation and stewardship of natural areas, has presented its inaugural Environmental Action Award to Helen Baldwin. The seventh-year group cited Baldwin’s dedication towards those ends while serving on Saugatuck City Council. As chair…

By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas efforts to prop up coffers for a new city hall/police station were set to take steps Tuesday with city council hearing the first reading of an ordinance to list 16.4 acres at 6825 Wiley Road as surplus…

By Scott SullivanEditorMichigan woman Clair Kitchin Dahl will offer her “Rosie, the Riveter” synopsis as keynote speaker during the 13th annual Saugatuck-Douglas Armed Forces Day Luncheon Saturday, May 17, at Community Church of Douglas.“Rosie” was literal poster girl for United…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Well-known author and speaker Stephen Covey once said, “Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.”Otsego High School senior Lexi Gross is doing just that.When she noticed a large amount of fresh fruit being…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A group of 11 students recently made history at Otsego High School.They are part of the school’s inaugural Bulldog Esports Club, which held its first competition on Wednesday, Feb. 12.The Otsego team took on the team…

The new Plainwell Field House hosted its first even about a month ago when the high school basketball team’s welcomed archrival Otsego. And on Monday, Feb. 17, the district held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the facility. Plainwell superintendent Matthew Montange…

By Gari Voss Concerned residents around Swan Lake gathered on Monday, February 17, 2025, to examine taking the next steps in improving the water quality of their lake. Over the years, blue-green algae had increased, especially during hot weather. Algae…

By Gari Voss Conversations and possible fate regarding Consumers Energy’s 13 hydroelectric dams that are spread across Michigan continue. Community meetings began during 2022 when community members came together several times to examine the condition of the dams and alternatives…