By Scott Sullivan Editor The early arrival of springlike weather continues to aid Douglas efforts to reopen Ferry Street by Memorial Day weekend. The city shut down north-south Ferry between West Shore Drive and Campbell Road Aug. 2 last year after a sinkhole was found near the Warnock Drain crossing, prompting safety and structural concerns. Read More…
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OPS sets interviews for superintendent candidates
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The search for the next superintendent of Otsego Public Schools continues to move forward.On Thursday, March 13, members of the Otsego School Board met to review the 22 individuals who had applied for the position. Deeming the group of applicants as “excellent,” the board selected seven candidates to advance to the Read More…
PHS presents ‘Tuck Everlasting: The Musical’
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor If you had the opportunity to live forever, would you take it?That’s the question at the heart of “Tuck Everlasting: The Musical,” which Plainwell High School will perform from Friday, March 28, through Sunday, March 30.The Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7 p.m. at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center, while Read More…
State Champs
It was a good day for area swimmers and divers at the Division 3 State Finals on Saturday, March 15.Otsego’s Liam Smith (left) won titles in the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly, while Plainwell’s Sam Harper claimed the 500 freestyle title.Also earning All-State were Otsego’s Caleb Wesseldyk (diving) and Willsun Fuller (100 fly) as Read More…
Blazers fall to P-W in regional semis
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGRANDVILLE—All things, no matter how good, must eventually come to an end.For the Saugatuck girls basketball team, the end came in a Division 3 regional semifinal on Monday, March 10.Taking on top-ranked and unbeaten Pewamo-Westphalia, the Trailblazers were simply over-matched in dropping the 51-23 decision.The loss snapped a 17-game winning streak for Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorDadDon’t you hate columns that start “Don’t you hate …”? Pick your poison. We all hate, say, robocalls. So how come there are so many?I call folks who lean on tropes like these faux curmudgeons. A real one would stand up for bureaucrats, boors, irritating aunts, maybe even lawyers for performing a real Read More…
Pub Crawl spreads green through downtown streets
By Scott SullivanEditorSaturday passed for St. Paddy’s during Saugatuck’s downtown pub crawl March 15. Throngs o’ leprechauns — clad in shamrock shades, green sequined hats and Guinness beads — Irish jigged, jogged and staggered down early-sprouting streets.T’was windy out. “Aye, I’ve not seen the likes of it since the washout,” said one honorary Hibernian as Read More…
Otsego’s Smith capture two more state championships
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor YPSILANTI—People collect all sorts of things, like baseball cards, stamps, coins and rocks.Otsego junior Liam Smith? He collects state championships.In the Division 3 Boys Swim & Dive State Finals on Saturday, March 15, Smith won both the 200-yard IM (1:49.07) and the 100 butterfly (48.68) to give him five state titles Read More…
Softball Season Preview:
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGANAfter the Allegan softball team saw its 2024 season ended early due to a lack of healthy players, the Tigers are back for the 2025 campaign.And coach Luis Perez has some high hopes for this year’s squad.“I am very excited to get the Allegan Lady Tigers working together as a unified Read More…
Steelhead Fishing
Every March, large numbers of steelhead fish spawn in the Kalamazoo river, and fishermen flock to the area. Couple that with last week’s bout of 50, 60 degree temperatures, and it produces this picture – Fisherman packed in like sardines to fish off of the Allegan Dam on Wednesday, March 12th.This particular photo has also Read More…