By Gari Voss Following the entertainment around Allegan County can be a bit overwhelming. There are numerous choices of location, music genres, comedy, theater and food. Just follow the sounds. Just one example was the weekend of June 27-29, 2025, that offered entertainment in different quadrants around the county. The 4th of July Weekend will Read More…
A woman who was driving intoxicated when she crashed into a tractor taking nine people on a hayride last fall, was sentenced Monday.Angelina Marie Hamberg had been driving 55 mph when she crashed into the tractor — which had been traveling at 3 mph hauling a wagon full of people behind it — on Saturday, Read More…
A driver suffered serious injuries after being pulled from a burning car by an Army veteran and an off-duty police officer.According to the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at approximately 3:52 p.m. Friday along SB I-196, near M-40 in Fillmore Township.The driver may have suffered some kind of medical emergency that caused him Read More…
On 6-28-2025 at approximately 10:22 pm, Allegan County Central Dispatch received a 911 call stating that a vehicle had crashed into the trees on 122nd Ave near 52nd St in Clyde Twp. The preliminary investigation shows that a UTV was traveling EB on 122nd Ave. The UTV lost control and ran off the road where it rolled and Read More…
By Genine Hopkins Thursday, July 3Mount Pleasant’s Farmer’s Market will have their Independence Day events on Thursday, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., at 331 N. Main Street in Mount Pleasant. There will also be events on during that same time at the Farmer’s Market through Saturday, July 5th. Bike parade, games and other fun Read More…
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Our Family and Spartan – two brands so prevalent in the Michigan grocery scene that it’s almost impossible not to purchase at least one of their products during a visit to any local grocery store.SpartanNash is the Kent County-based owner of these brands. Originally founded as a 43 grocer-cooperative in 1917, they’ve Read More…
By Christopher Johnson Clare County will be lighting up with more than just fireworks this Fourth of July. The nationally acclaimed Horse Progress Days event is making its next stop in Michigan, and it’s bringing plenty of horsepower with it this year.Set for July 4 and 5 at the Alvin Yoder Jr. Farm, the gathering Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — One of the keys to Clare’s hitting success this season, which ended in a 39-3 record and state runner-up finish, was the productive hitting of Alissa Brandon.The Pioneer senior infielder had 64 hits to lead her team and batted .467, which also was No. 1 for Clare. She ranked third Read More…
Updated 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2025 BURR OAK TWP. — A 20-year-old man was killed while another 20-year-old is in critical condition following a crash in Burr Oak Township Sunday. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene of the crash at 6:25 a.m. Sunday near the area Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director FABIUS TWP. — A second sewer spill in the span of a month was reported last week on Gleason Road in Fabius Township. According to the Village of Constantine, they received a report of a broken sewer line in the 15000 block of Gleason Road at 8:49 a.m. on Wednesday, June Read More…