Columns Saugatuck/Douglas Commercial Record

Blue Star

By Scott SullivanEditorRoad ChatterOnboarding freeway to Saugatuck, goose gas, shoot gap, tuck in behind truck, patient, read plates, speculate-state-to-state, there’s a space, swing left, boost speed to 80, patient, bottleneck clears past where M-6 scissors inAway to the shining sea, the sea, away to the shining see DowntownJammed 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Should be good for Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Taylor takes over as principal at Dix St. Elementary

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Growing up, Sarah Taylor was certain of one thing: she did not want to go into the field of education.“Having had two parents as teachers—my father was a middle school teacher in Vicksburg and my mother was a third-grade teacher in Colon—I was determined to be different and find a career Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Prosecutor files motion to revoke bond days after release

By Donald Talonen On Friday, August 2, the Allegan County Prosecutor’s Office, led by current Prosecutor Myrene Koch, filed an emergency motion with the Michigan Supreme Court to revoke the bond of a man convicted of criminal sexual conduct. The move comes during a complex legal battle involving ex parte emails exchanged between a judge Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Ransom Library set to host annual Summer Celebration

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Are you ready to party, island style?If so, then Ransom District Library in Plainwell is the place to be on Friday, Aug. 9.Starting at 6 p.m., the library will host its annual Summer Celebration, featuring music, food, children’s activities and more.The event, which runs through 8 p.m., is sponsored entirely by Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Kayakers rescued near Otsego

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A day of fun on the Kalamazoo River took a harrowing turn for a group of kayakers on Thursday, Aug. 1.A group of 25 kayakers—21 of them children—had to be rescued after multiple kayaks overturned in Otsego Township.Allegan County Central Dispatch received a call regarding the kayakers at approximately 3 p.m., Read More…