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Laketown pauses dead-end pave, for not
By Jim Hayden Correspondent The Laketown Township Board at a special meeting March 12 paused paving a dead-end road for financial concerns. They the week before had green-lit paving 61st Street north of 138th Avenue for about $441,000. The decision,…
Who gets Laketown Beach access? When?
By Jim Hayden Corresondent New stairs at Laketown Township Beach might be built this year following a township board decision March 12. Laketown applying for a state grant for other work at the beach as well. The board unanimously voted…
History Center hosts Tribute Rosie Saturday
The Saugatuck-Douglas History Center, 130 Center St., downtown Douglas, will celebrate Women’s History Month on Rosie the Riveter Day this Saturday, March 21 hosting former Tribute Rosie Debra Wake. Doors will open at 2 for her 3 p.m. presentation. All…
Township rethinks $7.2 million BUILD ask
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck Township wants to replace “a right-of-way in the air” with a grounded north-south connecting road inland from where Lakeshore Drive washed out nearly 40 years. But so far the estimated $9+-million project has met, and…
Erin go bark!
Pups and their people prevailed at downtown Douglas’s annual pre-St. Patricks Day Erin Go Bark pet parade last Saturday. Lakeshore Pet Boutique once again organized the bash. (Photos by Scott Sullivan)
Champions!
A pair of local swimmers came home with championships from the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 State Finals at the Holland Aquatic Center on Saturday, March 14.Otsego senior Liam Smith (left) won in both the 200-yard IM and…
Otsego, Plainwell set for big weekend of high school musicals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For musical theater fans, the Otsego-Plainwell area will be the place to be next week.Both Otsego High School and Plainwell High School will take the stage with their annual spring musicals, offering audiences two distinct productions…
Allegan Folklife Music-Art Festival returns to AHS
By Gari Voss Thanks to the Allegan Folklife, the Music and Art Festival returns to the Allegan High School Performing Arts Center, 1560 M-40, Allegan, on Saturday, March 28, 2026, beginning at 10am. When the doors open, guests will become…
Hopkins Schools going all out to get bond approved
By Joseph SchultzAlthough the upcoming millage request was not officially on the agenda, it remained a prominent topic during Monday night’s Hopkins School Board meeting. Held at Sycamore Elementary in Dorr, the meeting room featured posters displaying details about the…
Townships seek hot meal reinstatement
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN — Following the Allegan County Board of Commissioner’s vote last month to award the county millage taxpayer funded senior meals program to a Kent County organization when the current contract expires March 31, the Gun Plain…
United Christian Services (UCS) fundraiser surpasses $45,000
PAW PAW – United Christian Services held its fifth annual themed “Cups of Compassion” Thursday, March 12, at 600 E. Michigan Ave. The sold-out event gave those who attended an opportunity to choose a hand painted cup, enjoy a catered…
Maritime Museum looking for sailors
By James Windell Ever wonder what it would be like to be part of the crew on a tall ship?Could you see yourself sailing out on Lake Michigan every day this summer? Using terms like braces, sheets, and halyards and…
Waves sweep 57-year-old off of South Haven pier
A 57-year-old man reported to be from out-of-state escaped with his life when waves swept him off the Lake Michigan south pier in South Haven on Friday evening.South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES) and South Haven Police Department responded to…
South Haven hires Beach Safety Manager and Chief Lifeguard
By James Windell When the South Haven City Council voted to move forward to create a lifeguard program that would begin by Memorial Day, 2026, it was clear that in order to actually have lifeguards on duty this summer a…
Stein retires from South Haven Memorial Library Board
By James Windell When Jean Stein thinks about her 33 years on the South Haven Memorial Library Board, she can’t help but reminisce about how the library has been through rough times.“We’re in really good shape now,” Stein says as…
Village of Paw Paw pays tribute to its volunteers
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com PAW PAW – A Volunteer Recognition Night was held Tuesday, March 10, at St. Julian Winery’s Apollo Banquet Hall, where the Village of Paw Paw paid tribute to volunteers who had served on boards, commissions or…
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient visits Paw Paw Middle School
In an all-school assembly on Tuesday, March 10, students at Paw Paw Middle School had the rare opportunity to hear a message from Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, James C. McCloughan. Born and raised in Van Buren County, Specialist Five…
Multiple crashes reported late Monday along stretch of I-94, causing westbound shutdown
VAN BUREN COUNTY – On Monday, March 16, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Van Buren County Dispatch began receiving multiple 911 calls reporting numerous traffic crashes along westbound Interstate-94 near the 56-mile marker, according to a press release from the Van…
Final grade levels to be transferred out of Norton Elementary in ‘final transition’ for school
TR Partnership homeschool program offices expected to move in By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The days of the Norton building as an elementary school in the Three Rivers area will soon be coming to an end. On Monday,…
Two face charges after crash
Two people face charges after a March 15 crash, according to Sturgis Department of Public Safety. At about 1:45 a.m. on that date, officers were dispatched to the area of Meijer for a report of retail fraud and hit-and-run. was…
