When I was younger five or six deacades ago, Christmas did not seem to come so early. We followed a stately procession of months, holidays and family celebrations.All came in an orderly fashion. Christmas did not begin right after Labor Day, Halloween or the fifth of July. We waited, albeit impatiently, until at least the Read More…
Wayland police identified Dwayne Goodman, 59, of Wayland, as the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Monday, Dec. 8.The crash happened around 7:20 a.m. in the 1100 block of West Superior Street, just east of U.S. 131.He was found lying in the road with significant injuries. He was taken to a Read More…
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Downtown Allegan welcomed the season of lights and cheer last Friday, December 5th, as it kicked off its annual Festive Fridays, a series of holiday-themed evenings designed to bring the community together through shopping, strolling, and seasonal celebration.As daylight gave way to glowing storefronts and twinkling decorations, families and friends converged Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — It was Paw Paw 55, Sturgis 44 in boys basketball action.Paw Paw had quarter leads of 12-6, 27-25, and 40-25.For Paw Paw, Truman Brennan: 18 pts, 3 Reb, 7 Steals, 3 AssistsKaelin Tate: 14 pts, 7 Reb, 3 Steals, 4 AssistsCoach Aaron Beery: “The Red Wolves started the season Read More…
By James Windell You never know what someone of a certain age and a little bit of both time and money will think of next.Take Kirk Wiley for instance. He had a brainstorm. Which had to do with his jet ski.“I wondered if I could jet ski to Chicago?” Wiley said the other night at Read More…
By James Windell Sgt. Pat Carlotto, who had served as interim police chief for the South Haven Police Department in both 2024 and 2025, has sued the City of South Haven because he was not selected for the position of Police Chief.The case Pat Carlotto v. City of South Haven (Case No. 1:25-cv-01557) was filed Read More…
By James Windell Larry Brown, who created and ran the South Haven Jazz Festival for the past eight years, was honored by Mayor Annie Brown with a Proclamation.The proclamation was awarded to Brown at the South Haven City Council meeting on December 1, 2025.Mayor Brown’s proclamation honors Brown because “through his vision and passion for Read More…
By James Windell When four Indiana Avenue neighbors who are buddies get together, you never know what they will come up with.But Jeremy Buckingham, who goes by the nickname of Sparky – because, he thinks, he has a sparkling personality, came up with a, well, a sparkling idea. Why not light up trees on Indiana Read More…
