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Voters turn down Harrison Schools bond request
By Genine Hopkins On Tuesday, a special election was held in Clare County for both Gladwin Schools and Harrison Community Schools for bond proposals that in effect, would not increase the millage but maintain the millage amount for infrastructure. With…
City of Clare approves controversial airport deer cull
By Lindsey Ashley At this Monday’s meeting of the City of Clare Commissioners, the board approved the proposed sponsor contracts from MDOT and Mead & Hunt for the rehabilitation of airport runway 4/22.Currently, the Clare airport has two asphalt landing…
As the hunger games continue, families see ACA premiums rise
By Genine Hopkins On Friday, two federal judges ordered the Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release the contingency funds for November SNAP payments. These orders come after USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins had ordered the states to…
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Mike WilcoxOwner/Publisher Every year, as the Christmas season draws near, I’m reminded just how generous our communities can be. For nearly two decades, Wilcox Newspapers has hosted what’s become one of my favorite traditions: our Annual Christmas Wish Program.It started…
Merson Store engulfed by fire
By Gari Voss The call came to Gobles Pine Grove Fire Chief Brian Cronk at 5:58am that smoke waspouring from the northwest section of Merson Store at M-40 and 102 nd Avenue. By the timeGobles Pine Grove and Allegan Fire…
Johnston elected mayor of Three Rivers
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — For the first time in over a decade, Tom Lowry will not be the mayor of Three Rivers. On Tuesday, voters in the City of Three Rivers elected Angel Johnston to be the…
Friends auction offers gifts to back library
The annual Friends of the Saugatuck-Douglas District Library Silent Auction returns Thursday, Nov. 6 through Nov. 20, offering donated gifts to help fund library programming. Among this year’s prizes is a carved wooden bowl by local artist Jim DeVries, made…
Master plan responses being weighed
By Scott Sullivan Editor Results of a Saugatuck city master plan survey conducted this August through Oct. 6 showed 386 respondents agree overwhelmingly that preserving existing neighborhood character should be a city priority. Other popular goals include maintaining: 1) A…
Park potty work near completion
Fall work continues at Saugatuck’s Mt. Baldhead Park, with new restroom concrete masonry unit almost complete while survey work continues on the upper platform and retaining walls. City manager Ryan Cummins updated his reports last week noting once Midwest Construction…
Galloping into fall
Douglas Elementary students celebrated Halloween on Halloween proper Friday, parading throughout the building and gym in front of appreciatively terrified parents, many of whom would later take the kids trick-or-treating through neighborhoods. Teachers dressed up to get in on the…
PHS presents ‘Back to the ‘80s’ this weekend
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Great music, iconic fashion statements and iconic dance moves brought to life.That, according to Hannah Sheikh, is what audiences members can expect when they come out to see Plainwell High School’s production of “Back to the…
Plainwell band places second at state finals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor DETROIT—Refined.That’s the one word Plainwell High School band director David Hepinstall used to describe the PHS marching band’s performance at the Michigan Competing Band Association Flight IV State Championship on Saturday, Nov. 1.The judges on hand…
City weighs input on master plan
By Scott SullivanEditorResults of a Saugatuck city master plan survey conducted this August through Oct. 6 showed 386 respondents agree overwhelmingly that preserving existing neighborhood character should be a city priority.Other popular goals include maintaining:1) A vibrant, strong and attractive…
Saugatuck voters return incumbents
BY SCOTT SULLIVANEDITOR Saugatuck voters returned all three incumbents in a five-way race Tuesday, Nov. 4, to three available two-year seats on the city council. Current mayor Holly Anderson and councilman Joe Clark topped all comers with 240 votes each.…
Several events scheduled to remember veterans
By Gari Voss Fall provides several opportunities to remember veterans who served from the Revolutionary War to the present. Organizations across the county are working to make these holidays special. Veterans Day, November 11thGlenn Public School, 1394 Adams Rd, Glenn,…
Soccer team state runnerup, loses to Country Day in finals
By John RaffelCorrespondent SOUTH HAVEN — It was a dream season for the South Haven Rams boys soccer team but ended up one win short.The Rams played at Grand Ledge’s Boyne Mountain complex on Saturday in the Division 3 title…
Copping to receive Governor’s Service Award
By James Windell South Haven has long recognized that Bob Copping is a gem of a citizen. Soon the rest of the state of Michigan will understand why he is regarded as a truly outstanding individual.On November 12, 2025, at…
Lake Arvesta to hold national championships in 2026
By James Windell Dawn Hinz says it didn’t take much persuading to convince Lake Arvesta Farms owner Brian DeBest to agree to host a triathlon last summer.However, the unqualified success of the triathlon, which attracted more than 300 athletes to…
“Fall in the Courthouse Celebration” brings community together
The third annual “Fall in the Courthouse Celebration” was held Friday, Oct. 31, at the Van Buren County Courthouse, 212 E. Paw Paw St., Paw Paw. It featured an afternoon filled with seasonal fun, community connection, and fall spirit. The…
Lawton Village Council honors Norm and Karen Carlson
The Village of Lawton recently approved a resolution declaring Oct. 12 as Norm and Karen Carlson Day in the Village of Lawton. The two were honored for all that they do for the local community, and for being consistent supporters…
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