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PP Fire Department escorts Santa through the community
The Paw Paw Fire Department served as Santa’s personal escort as the Jolly Old Elf made his way on a fire truck through the community on Wednesday, Dec. 24. The fire department has served as Santa’s escort for several years,…
Fiery semi crash closes roads
By Scott SullivanEditorMonday’s blizzard brought chaos to local roads when a northbound semi slid off I-196, plunged down the Old Allegan Road overpass and caught fire there.First responders — who battled whiteout conditions, heavy snow and 45-60 mph wind gusts…
Isely is new Coastal Alliance head
By Scott SullivanEditorNew Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance executive director Elaine Sterrett Isely no stranger to nonprofit environmental leadership.Isely took over as the SDCA’s fulltime director Nov. 1 on heels of the group’s 17-year co-founder and board president David Swan’s announcing…
Otsego City Manager takes look back at year that was 2025
By Aaron MitchellOtsego City Manger The year 2025 was a great one for the City of Otsego!We started with a few plans and ideas that we planned on tackling throughout the year, but as you could imagine, there were a…
Otsego Library hosts ‘Reading is Snow Much Fun’ program
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For more than a decade, patrons of the Otsego District Library have been treated each winter to the annual early literacy fundraiser, which has transformed the library into immersive, storybook-inspired experiences featuring themes such as Charlotte’s…
Bicyclist killed on Christmas night in Gun Plain Twp.
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A day that many consider to be one of the most joyous of the year took a tragic turn in Gun Plain Township on Christmas night.On Thursday, Dec. 25, a 52-year-old Plainwell-area man was killed after…
Hamilton / Allegan County mourn death of Chief Haverdink Struck by vehicle while assisting at accident scene
By Gari Voss The call began as a medical incident on M-40 near 136th Avenue in Heath Township in Allegan County at about 6pm on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, but in an instant, everything went wrong when the announcement came…
Michigan’s largest New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Allegan
By Parker Johnson Bundle up and count down to 2026 with the LARGEST New Year’s Eve ball drop in Michigan!Downtown Allegan doesn’t have much in common with New York City, but one thing this small West Michigan community mirrors each…
Sturgis recycling sequence changing to every other week in February
Curbside recycling in the city of Sturgis will remain on its twice-monthly collection schedule in January, city clerk/treasurer Ken Rhodes said. Beginning in February, the sequence will switch to every-other-week. Pick-up service will continue to alternate between properties on the north…
Mendon Twp. man in stable condition after accidentally shooting self
MENDON TWP. — A man in Mendon Township is in stable and good condition at a local hospital after accidentally shooting himself. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office, the man, who was not identified, was placing a loaded…
Out and About: Morning breath, check-ups, and Christmas
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” -Thomas JeffersonFor you ladies, believe it or not, Sam Elliott does wake up with “Morning Breath”. For you guys, so does Nora O’Donnell. As a matter of fact, I don’t…
Local firefighters deliver Christmas cheer with Firefighters for Santa
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — In the days before Thanksgiving, a house fire displaced Tessa Pitcher of Three Rivers and her children, leaving them with practically nothing for the holiday season.However, when fire trucks from the Three Rivers…
Scenes from 2025- A pictorial year in review
A look-back at the year in Sturgis, through the lens of Sturgis Sentinel. By Dennis Volkert/Sentinel
Lighting up downtown Three Rivers
Downtown Three Rivers held its first-ever lighted parade down Main Street Friday evening, Dec. 19. Originally scheduled for Christmas Around Town on the weekend following Thanksgiving, weather conditions forced it to move to Dec. 19, and went off without a…
Farwell welcomes new parks and rec coordinator
By Christopher Johnson This past Saturday. Farwell enjoyed it’s second Winter Market with a return of baked goods, knit crafts, maple syrup and more. However, this also came and went with a bittersweet gravity, as it marked Tonya Rowe’s final…
Bohne sentenced to prison on child abuse, assault charges in death of child
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Paige Nichole Bohne of Sturgis was sentenced in St. Joseph County 45th Circuit Court Thursday in the death of her 2-year-old child. The 22-year-old was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman to 225…
‘A project about taking care of kids’ Centreville Public Schools launches Food Club for district students and families
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — According to Centreville Public Schools, in its over-900 student population, 53 percent of those students get free or reduced-price lunch every day.With food insecurity also being a challenge among parts of its population, a…
Design and budget approved for Sturgis Electric Center
Sturgis City Commission on Dec. 10 approved final design for Sturgis Electric Center, at a cost of just over $499,000, along with a contingency budget of $50,000. In April, a bid for the design for the electric utilities building in Sturgis…
Order approved to restrict truck traffic on some streets
Sturgis city commissioners on Nov. 24 approved control orders for large-truck traffic in some areas.The city’s engineering department received requests from a resident on Jean Avenue and a business owner on Prospect Avenue to restrict truck traffic on Jean Avenue,…
Local kids ‘Shop with a Cop’
On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Three Rivers Walmart store hosted a “Shop with a Cop” event, with local kids being able to shop for holiday gifts with officers from the Three Rivers Police Department, the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office,…
