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Otsego honors Guthrie with Cyndi Trobeck Award
Otsego Public Schools food service coordinator Julie Guthrie (middle) received the Cyndi Trobeck Community Service Award. (Photo provided) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Serving others in the community—particularly the children and families of Otsego—is one of Julie Guthrie’s favorite pastimes.“I love…
Life as Performance Art
An online religious news service recently featured an article that hunting was really a form of conservation, and the fulfillment of God’s instructions to Adam and Eve to take dominion over the earth. That is an interesting perspective. For…
40th Annual Fennville Goose Festival this weekend
By Gari Voss Goose Festival Weekend has arrived. Fennville, Mi will open its streets from Thursday, October 10 through Sunday, October 13, 2024, to residents and visitors in celebration of the migration of geese through the fields around Fennville. This…
6th annual Melonhead Games explore Allegan Forest
By Gari Voss &Scott Hageman On Saturday, October 19, 2024, the Allegan Game Forest will be alive with lights wielded by participants of the Melonhead Games. This is the sixth year that Scott Hageman will unveil five campfire stories that…
Two Main Street façade grants completed
Thanks to a Main Street Alabama Project Grant, LaFayette Main Street recently partnered with downtown property and business owners to rehabilitate facades, creating momentum towards further goals of private investment and other developments in the historic district.Centered around design guidelines…
Board thanks retiring Schooley, seeks new superintendent
The South Haven Public Schools Board of Education would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to Superintendent Kevin Schooley for his many years of outstanding service to the district. Under his leadership, South Haven has made significant strides in enhancing…
An Open Letter from South Haven Mayor Annie Brown:
In the past several days, our region has been the target of two racist incidents designed to intimidate members of certain ethnic communities. One has occurred within South Haven and one just beyond our borders. Both have been referred to…
3 children transported to hospital after school bus collides with vehicle
South Haven Area Emergency Services responded to the intersection of Bluestar Highway and Phoenix Street in South Haven City at 11:12AM for an accident involving a private vehicle and a South Haven Public Schools bus. Approximately thirty children were on…
DeGroff receives special tribute from state officials
Paw Paw Fire Chief Jim DeGroff IV, who recently concluded his term as department fire chief, was presented with a state Special Tribute signed by State Senator Aric Nesbitt and State Rep Pauline Wendzel. The presentation, by State Rep. Wendzel,…
Davison named new Paw Paw superintendent
PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Public Schools (PPPS) Board of Education unanimously appointed Jeremy Davison as its new superintendent of schools, effective Oct. 9, 2024. The announcement was made after the superintendent interview, the review of audience feedback, and…
Richardson named Paw Paw Fire Chief
New officers of the Paw Paw Fire Department include, from left, 1st Assist Chief Nathan Jackson, Fire Chief Kyle Richardson, and 2nd Assistant Chief Brandon Hall.Courier-Leader photo/Paul Garrod
M-40 reopens in Lawton
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Kalin Construction Co. Inc. are wrapping up work on the final year of the $10.1 million investment to rebuild and repave more than 3.5 miles of M-40 in Lawton.The two-year, $10.1 million investment to…
Final 911 call, police sketch released in Shank disappearance case
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Newly-public details in the disappearance of Brittany Nichole Wallace Shank were released Monday by the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. Included in the new materials were a 911 call containing what police say is…
TRPD searching for missing woman
UPDATE 8:35 P.M. 10/6/2024: TRPD says in a statement that Gayen-Kalloo has been located alive and well, and that her family has been notified. Original story is below. THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers police are asking for the public’s help…
Young Tiger fan visits Comerica Park
By Bill Mullaly For Brian Draper, a former Concord High School baseball player, and his son, Carter, the run by the Detroit Tigers to the American League playoffs has been an exciting journey with extra special significance. For them it…
City of Jackson launches Fix 36 Program to boost small businesses
Small businesses in the City of Jackson are being helped by a new program that allows them to open their doors while working on code compliance. Recognizing the barriers that often hinder small business owners from successfully launching ventures in…
Marshall’s Annual Skeleton Fest adds adults to festivities for first time
By Sylvia Benavidez Drivers through Marshall’s downtown and the close surrounding streets would have a hard time missing some of the dressed-up skeletons lining the sidewalks. The kick-off party for the city’s annual Skeleton Fest which runs through October was…
