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It’s beginning to look
… a lot like Halloween’s over and the holiday season has begun, with Chip’s Ground Cover employees hoisting lighting in trees throughout Saugatuck’s downtown last week. The city is spending close to $30,000 to light up Butler and Water streets…
CVB pitches firepits for downtowns
By Scott SullivanEditorHow cool — or more fittingly, how hot — would it be for shoppers and others to warm up to a firepits in downtown Saugatuck and Douglas during colder months?Saugatuck Douglas Area Convention & Visitors Bureau executive director…
Saugatuck voters return incumbents
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck 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. Fellow incumbent…
Mitchell honors Jepkemawith Veterans Day speech
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, major hostilities of World War 1 were formally ended.Since then, Nov. 11 has been set aside to honor military veterans, first known…
Residents reminded about winter parking rules
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor With the calendar having turned from October to November, the City of Plainwell issued a reminder to its residents regarding the ordinance regulating overnight parking.Per the ordinance, parking a motor vehicle or trailer overnight, within the…
Merson community mourns loss of store destroyed by fire
By Gari Voss The call came to Gobles Pine Grove Fire Chief Brian Cronk at 5:58am that smoke was pouring from the northwest section of Merson Store at M-40 and 102nd Avenue. By the time Gobles Pine Grove and Allegan…
City Council re-elects Perrigo as mayor, schedules open houses
By Gari Voss The Allegan City Council reelected Traci Perrigo as Mayor and Peter Hanse as Mayor Pro Tem then handled some previous business. Police Chief Jay Gibson reviewed statistics for 2025 and updated the council on several situations that…
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By 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…
Mayor Annie Brown re-elected as South Haven mayor
By James Windell South Haven Mayor Annie Brown presented a proclamation on Monday, November 3, 2025, proclaiming November as National Care at Home Month.Although November is officially recognized nationwide as National Care at Home Month, by observing the month on…
Ribbon cutting ceremony held for Riverwoods
By James Windell “It was December 4 two years ago when I made the initial request to the DNR leadership asking them about buying this property for a recreational park,” Scott Reinert said on Friday, November 7, 2025, at as…
Weather buoy returns to port
The Lake Michigan weather buoy that provides information to anglers and boaters off the shore of South Haven was returned to port for the winter months on Saturday.The buoy is maintained by LimnoTech of Ann Arbor in collaboration with the South Haven Steelheaders,…
Iconic Merson store succumbs to fire
By Gari Voss The call came to Gobles Pine Grove Fire Chief Brian Cronk at 5:58am that smoke was pouring from the northwest section of Merson Store at M-40 and 102nd Avenue. By the time Gobles Pine Grove and Allegan…
Paw Paw Launches New “Christmas in the Village” Celebration December 12th – 13th
PAW PAW – Paw Paw will sparkle with holiday cheer this season as the community debuts its new Christmas in the Village celebration – two days of festivities, local spirit, and small-town magic.The event kicks off Friday, Dec. 12, with…
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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…
Sturgis to provide special brush collection
Sturgis Department of Public Services crews will begin a one-time brush pickup starting Nov. 17. The special collection is being scheduled due to a large number of fallen limbs from the heavy snow during the past few days. Residents are…
Jackson City Council election results
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer The City of Jackson held midterm elections on Tuesday Nov. 4. At stake were three city council seats: Ward 1, Incumbent Arlene Robinson against challenger Dena K. Morgan. Ward 3, Incumbent Angelita V. Gunn vs.…
Army veteran and family honor a GI who made the ultimate sacrifice
By Ken Wyatt This is a story about a U.S. Army veteran with 22 years of service in some of the world’s hot spots: Europe, Africa, Korea, Iraq. But it is more than that. Retired First Sergeant Daryl Kinder is…
A Farewell Sighting of the Edmund Fitzgerald
By Ken Wyatt Todd Holton is the energetic Spring Arbor farmer who helped save the Concord Mill Pond last June when the dam failed. He is also an “Anniversary Man.” This year marks the 10th anniversary of his death, an…
Albion’s fall construction season shows visible progress
By MAGGIE LANOUE Contributing Writer As winter approaches, Albion’s Department of Public Works is closing out what Director Jason Kern called the city’s busiest construction season in decades. In a 14-page report to City Council, Kern walked through street reconstructions,…
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 new…
