It’s spring hydrant flushing time for Kalamazoo Lake Sewer & Water Authority customers. Work will start Monday, April 21 and continue weekdays from noon to 10 p.m. till complete. Additional flushing may take place the week of April 28 if necessary. During this time KLSWA customers may experience discolored water and possible sediment. They are Read More…
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Work brings more water to Riverside
By Scott Sullivan Editor Bringing water to Saugatuck Township’s Riverside Drive isn’t like taking coals to Newcastle. Homes along it and connecting Dugout Road have relied for nearly 100 years on a 2-inch water line patched together out of galvanized pipe and, in some cases, garden hose. Work started St. Patrick’s Day to replace the Read More…
Old airport land has new name
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck’s old airport land has a new name: Saugatuck Wilds Nature Preserve. City council Monday agreed to its Parks & Public Works Committee top recommendation, chosen from recommendations made by 98 respondents to a March 11-25 public survey. Saugatuck Wilds Nature Preserve was the committee’s top pick. Members’ other six finalists Read More…
Douglas Easter festivities return Satuday
By Scott Sullivan Editor Traditional Easter festivities will return to Douglas this Saturday, April 19. Fun will include a bonnet contest, parade and egg hunt in the downtown area. The combined events will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. with set-up starting at 11 a.m. and clean-up ending by 4 p.m. Bonnet contestants will Read More…
Missing woman found dead in river
By Scott Sullivan Editor A Saugatuck Township woman was found dead in the Kalamazoo River Friday morning after being reported missing the day before near her home. Nancy Eichler-O’Connell, 67, was last seen living Thursday afternoon at her secluded home on the Kalamazoo River near the I-196 bridge. She was reported missing at 1:45 p.m. Read More…
Laskowski named First Team All-State
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorWith the loss of All-State guard Brook Simpson to graduation, Saugatuck girls basketball coach Kevin Tringali knew he had some big shoes to fill heading into the 2024-25 season.Enter Tali Laskowski.A junior who had previously been home-schooled, Laskowski transferred into Saugatuck for the start of the school year.She quickly meshed with sophomore Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorMandatory LifeI read the news today, oh boy: “No mandatory life for 19- and 20-year-olds, court decides.”When I was 19 and 20, I never thought life was optional. At that age, why would I want to? Of course, I hadn’t been convicted of first-degree murder either.Turns out the Michigan Supreme Court ruled April Read More…
Gas outage leaves thousands in the cold
By Scott SullivanEditorThe heat is on again for some 5,200 local homes and businesses after a natural gas line was ruptured April 9 southeast of Fennville.Michigan Gas Utilities, which owns the line, and TC Energy, which operates it, were joined by utility crews from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois to help shut down service at affected Read More…
Firefighters rescue woman from house fire in Otsego
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, April 8, the Otsego Fire Department and other local agencies responded to a fire at a home in the 200 block of S. Grant St. in Otsego.According to Otsego Director of Police and Fire Brad Misner, a dramatic rescue followed, as a victim was pulled from Read More…
Plainwell plans third annual Spring Soiree on April 26
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Spring is officially here.And in the City of Plainwell, that means it’s time once again for the Spring Soiree.Now in its third year, the Spring Soiree will take place in downtown Plainwell beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 26.According to Plainwell community development manager Denise Siegel, the event started when Read More…