On Wednesday March 12, 2025, at 9:21 p.m., a Deputy with the Clare County Sheriff Office was conducting a traffic stop on Cedar Rd near Plum St in the township of Lincoln. While on this stop, the Deputy’s patrol car, was struck from behind by a white in color 2017 Toyota Tundra, driven by 57-year-old Read More…
By Christopher Johnson This past weekend, Clare celebrated its 50th anniversary of the annual Irish Festival and welcomed an attendance of record numbers. For three days, the main artery of town became a sprawl of green shirts and hometown pride. Hosting between ten and thirteen thousand visitors who showed up to be Irish for a Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck Township started work Monday, March 17, to replace a nearly 100-year-old, 2-inch water line serving Riverside Drive and Dugout Road. “This is a legacy project dating back to the 1990s,” said township manager Daniel DeFranco. “The old line, patched together out of galvanized pipe and garden hose in some spots, Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…