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Inaugural Albion Economic Club Luncheon highlights renaissance occurring in Albion
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer The Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce launched a new tradition with the first-ever Albion Economic Club Luncheon, held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in downtown Albion on Thursday, April 24. The event drew a…
Out and About: Loving pets, highway litter, and Memorial Day
Have you ever wondered why the love we feel for our pets often feels deeper, purer and stronger than the love we feel for most people? It’s simple, animals love without conditions, they don’t care about your past, your mistakes,…
Lockport snuffs possibility of 425 agreement for Clark Logic property
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director LOCKPORT TWP. — Lockport Township officials rejected the possibility of a new land transfer agreement for a possible business earlier this month, while keeping some other options open.At their April 14 meeting, the Lockport Township Board…
TR considering ordinances for allowing veteran’s housing, streamlining some permit processes
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Two proposed ordinance amendments in the City of Three Rivers would set requirements for veterans’ housing and streamline some special exception use permit processes.The pair of ordinance amendment drafts were discussed for the…
One arrested, another suspect sought in ongoing assault investigation; multiple firearms seized
SHERMAN TWP. — A suspect was arrested Sunday for an alleged assault in Sherman Township, with deputies searching for a second suspect.According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the emergency room at Sturgis Hospital at…
Sturgis Wind Symphony set for season’s final performance
By Dennis Volkert “Spring Adventures” is presented by Sturgis Wind Symphony, at 3 p.m. May 4 at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts.It is the final show of the group’s 2024-25 season.Admission is free.Expected set list:
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Sturgis Farmers Market season opens May 10Sturgis Farmers Market’s 2025 season is about to get underway. It takes place 9 a.m.-1 p.m. each Saturday May 10-Sept. 27 at Oak Lawn Park. Featured are home-crafted goods, goats milk soap, plants, herbs, breads and…
U.S. 12 resurfacing begins May 5 in Sturgis
STURGIS — A road resurfacing project in Sturgis begins next week, which will include detours and lane closures for some parts of a major thoroughfare in the city.On May 5, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) workers along with Lakeland Asphalt…
Adjacent tenant makes own door to restaurant, steals cash, food
On Thursday April 24, 2025 at 11:10 p.m. the Clare County Central Dispatch received a call from the owner of the Jack Pine Restaurant located at 231 E. Main St in Harrison, reporting seeing a subject inside the restaurant on…
CTE millage renewal request set for May 6
Almost one decade ago, voters in Clare and Gladwin Counties approved a ten-year millage request that proved to be an enormous game-changer for high schoolers in those communities. Now, following unprecedented growth and student success, Clare-Gladwin CTE is asking voters…
A Northern Tradition raises over $75,000
Nearly 600 people attended the 22nd annual A Northern Tradition, Mid Michigan College’s annual fundraiser, which took place recently at Jay’s Sporting Goods in Clare. This year’s event raised over $75,000, and over twenty-two years, A Northern Tradition, has raised…
Township zones against lakeshore erosion
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck Township has approved a new ordinance to combat coastal erosion and safeguard the ecological and structural integrity of the lakeshore. The Lakeside Overlay District Ordinance, effective starting April 24, applies to all properties west of…
School Boys & Girls Club is on the grow
By Scott SullivanEditorKids come in rambunctious. It’s 3 p.m., school’s out, mom or dad can’t pick them up until they get out of work. Where to go?At Douglas Elementary, they have a place. The school’s Boys and Girls Club, an…
Ferry Street could reopen by next week
By Scott SullivanEditorFerry Street — a key link to homes and tourist attractions including Mt. Baldhead and Oval Beach and Ox-Bow art school — may reopen as soon as next week, Douglas City Manager Lisa Nocerini says.It’s been seven months…
OPS named National Showcase District again
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Otsego Public Schools has once again been recognized for its commitment to cultivating a safe, supportive learning environment for its students.For the second straight year, OPS has been named a National Showcase District by the organization…
Island City Fest returns as one-day event for 2025
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Island City Festival is returning to Plainwell this summer … albeit with some changes compared to last year’s event.Organizers announced on Sunday, April 27, that this year’s Island City Festival will be a single day…
Adjacent tenant makes own door to restaurant
On Thursday April 24, 2025 at 11:10 p.m. the Clare County Central Dispatch received a call from the owner of the Jack Pine Restaurant located at 231 E. Main St in Harrison, reporting seeing a subject inside the restaurant on…
Allegan ends consideration of contracting out police services
The City of Allegan has ended its consideration of contracting out police services. After community input sessions and a review of a potential agreement with the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office, the City decided to end further discussion of a budget option…
Baseline Road crash ends with truck in lake, one dead, several injured
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Around 7:30pm on Saturday, April 26th, Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a tragic vehicle crash on Baseline Road, near Hillside Drive and Baseline Lake, in-between Allegan and Gobles.According to the Sheriff’s…
Sheriff Department shuts down illegal marijuana grow
Blackman School By Gari Voss Trowbridge Township announced that the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department shut down illegal marijuana grow operations at the old Blackman School and in a pole barn behind it. Trowbridge established a marijuana ordinance, but there are…
