Project leader Linda Grossglausen joins Interurban director Becky-Carten Crandell and driver Terry Klinge at new marina stop. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
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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 County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan State Police and Life EMS responded the 5:10 p.m. call, reported Read More…
Saugatuck volleyball team drops pair of tough matches
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe volleyball match between Saugatuck and Lawton on Thursday, Sept. 18, started well enough for the host Trailblazers.Saugatuck took the opening set 25-20.Unfortunately for the Trailblazers, they weren’t able to sustain that momentum and dropped the next three sets to suffer the 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-15 loss.“We came out strong against a Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorBuggyI’m moving to Japan, where they keep bugs as pets. Not just fleas as a corollaries to dogs and cats — real insects.“Japanese people,” reports Yuri Kageyama for the Associated Press, “appreciate the glitter of fireflies let loose in the garden or the gentle chirping of crickets kept in a little cage.“The bug Read More…
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 Monday.Fun will kick Saturday, Oct. 11 in Cook Park with from 4 to 6 p.m. Read More…
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 former old hospital at the corner of Wiley and Blue Star Highway the week of Read More…
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 E. Allegan St.) will close following the Creative Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 27.Both businesses Read More…
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 Fire Brad Misner, on Monday, Sept. 22, his department filed the following charges with the Read More…
Plainwell cross country teams perform well at Bangor Invite
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BANGOR—The boys cross country teams from Plainwell and Paw Paw had quite the battle for the top spot at the Bangor Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 20.And despite putting all five of their scoring runners in the top 20 of the 13-team field, the Trojans fell short by three points and finished Read More…
Allegan boys tennis team hosts stacked tourney
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the record, Allegan was not hosting the Division 4 Boys Tennis State Finals on Saturday, Sept. 20.But based on the level of talent on hand at the Gary Ellis Courts, it had the feel of a mini Finals.Five of the top-10-ranked teams in D4 were included in the 8-team field Read More…