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Ceremony to mark 100th year of Congress School
By Dennis Volkert Congress School in Sturgis marks its 100th anniversary with a special ceremony scheduled for 10-11 a.m. Oct. 3.The event features performances by the high school marching band, guest speakers and unveiling of a commemorative plaque.Dianne Gorsuch, former…
Birthing Barn, sea lion show, 4-H highlight ‘successful’ St. Joseph County Grange Fair
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — One of the biggest weeks in St. Joseph County has come and gone, with the St. Joseph County Grange Fair cleaning up and packing up for the year.Organizers of the annual county fair said…
Clare enjoys a revved up weekend with the CCN Car Show
By Christopher Johnson Returning to the Clare Church of the Nazarene this past Saturday was the always successful CCN Car Show and Craft Fair, located at 10160 S. Grant Avenue.This is the nonprofit’s fourth year hosting the event.Utilizing 10 to…
Celebrate history on Old Fashion Day
By David Hutchinson Autumn has begun with leaves starting to fall. This Saturday marks the last weekend of September, and it is the last day of the year to tour the Clare County Historical Society’s museum complex. Every year the…
Resident places electronics in suitcase, calls police with bomb threat
On Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 6:36 p.m., the Clare County Central Dispatch received a call from a 35 year old Harrison man identified as Zachery Scott Combs stating two subjects had left a suitcase containing an explosive device near…
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Project leader Linda Grossglausen joins Interurban director Becky-Carten Crandell and driver Terry Klinge at new marina stop. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
Car-tree crash injures one
By Scott Sullivan Editor The driver of a Honda CR-V suffered minor head lacerations after colliding with a hillside tree Sept. 15 near the corner of 60th Street and 128th Avenue in Saugatuck Township. The Saugatuck Township Fire District, Allegan…
Saugatuck slates full plate of fall fun
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck will host a fall cornucopia of fun events ranging from a flower world activation to dark sky night at Oval Beach to Halloween parade in coming weeks, per a slate of special events approved by city council…
Douglas schedules open house Oct. 20 for new hall
Douglas will host an open house at its soon to be new municipal building at 415 Wiley Road Monday, Oct. 20 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.The city plans to move city hall, police and public works offices into the renovated…
Liquid Note, Maude’s Taphouse set to close this weekend
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A pair of downtown Otsego businesses are closing their doors for good, the owners announced via social media on Wednesday, Sept. 17.Liquid Note—a brewery and live-music venue located at 119 E. Allegan St.—and Maude’s Taphouse (117…
Arrest made in connection with Northside Park fire
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 2, the large, wooden playground structure at Otsego’s Northside Park was set ablaze.Less than three weeks later, charges have been filed in the case.According to Otsego Director of Police and…
Hopkins Middle School teacher suspended for unprofessional comments
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Seventh-grade English teacher, Sarah Ruegsegger has been suspended from her classroom at Hopkins Middle School after being accused of making inappropriate comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.The alleged comments were first brought to light by a concerned…
AHS online student apprehended following threat
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Before school even started on the morning of Friday, September 19th, Allegan Public Schools (APS) notified parents that a former Allegan High School student who is currently enrolled in the Allegan Online program had been arrested…
Liquid Note, Maude’s Taphouse set to close this weekend
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A pair of downtown Otsego businesses are closing their doors for good, the owners announced via social media on Wednesday, Sept. 17.Liquid Note—a brewery and live-music venue located at 119 E. Allegan St.—and Maude’s Taphouse (117…
Oktoberfest featured car show and live music
Oktoberfest, held in Bloomingdale’s Augustus Haven Park, Sept. 19-21, saw many people attend the Friday night through Sunday morning event. Some of the many activities and events on Saturday included the Galvan Industries Car Show, which saw Chris Serdel capture…
Steele and Sadie Evans to continue the “incredibly orange tradition,” as Evans Acres Family Farm
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com. In a recent social media post, a great-nephew of Gene (The Pumpkin Man) Rhodes, who passed away last December, announced that he and his wife had purchased the family farm that Gene operated from 1957 to…
Judge Thomas Wilson under judicial review
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer 4th Circuit Court Judge, Thomas Wilson, is now formally under judicial tenure review by the Judicial Tenure Commission of the State of Michigan. On Sept. 11, the JTC filed a formal complaint against Wilson, including…
Two dead after Wednesday morning fire
By KATHRYN PALON Contributing Writer Two people perished in a Tompkins Township house fire Wednesday morning. According to the Michigan State Police, troopers from the Jackson post were dispatched at around 10:20 a.m. to a residential fire in the 6800…
Downtown Rental Rehab Grants raise questions and opportunities
by Maggie LaNoue At its Sept. 2 meeting, the Albion City Council approved applications for Community Development Block Grant funding to rehabilitate three downtown buildings. The requests total more than $618,000. The properties include 217 S. Superior Street, home of…
Volunteers make Binder Park Zoo’s Corks & Kegs a success
By SYLVIA BENAVIDEZ Contributing Writer Binder Parks biggest fundraiser Corks and Kegs at the Zoo, held Sept. 6, brought out 60 volunteers from all over Calhoun County and even some from Jackson County to raise money for the care of…
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