There seems to be a notion now-a-days that rules were established to control people, dominate them, that without them there would be chaos, and to take away freedom. I have even heard it said that religion and religious laws were established to simply dominate people by scaring them into submission. Some say that the main Read More…
By Rachael Humphrey It’s that time of year again! The banners are up, windows are painted or covered in chil-dren’s drawings and the countdown above the Doherty bar nears zero. The 50th Annual Clare Irish Festival commences this coming week!This year, the festival begins on Tuesday March 11th and runs through Saturday the 15th. The Read More…
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher It’s hard to put a face to inanimate objects, but almost everyone could agree that Patricia “Pat” Maurer was the face of the Clare County Review.Hired on as a staff writer by Review founder, J.L. Grim, Pat was involved with the paper for over 40 years.Her journalism career initially began at the Read More…
Updated 9:21 a.m. March 7, 2025 By Robert TomlinsonNews Director MENDON — Students from Mendon, Centreville and Colon will showcase their acting chops in a horror-comedy play coming to Mendon this weekend. The Mendon Drama Club will be putting on a production of “Elsewhere,” a play written by Don Zoldis, this weekend at the Mendon Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorIt was a case of David vs. Goliath when Division 3 Saugatuck hosted Division 1 Loy Norrix in a girls basketball clash on Thursday, Feb. 27.And as happened in the original battle, David earned a convincing victory.Led by the dynamic guard duo of junior Tali Laskowski and sophomore Mylah Simpson, the Trailblazers Read More…
Yvonne Joyce Koppenaal, age 91, passed away surrounded by family on Feb. 21, 2025.Growing up, Yvonne entered the workforce at age 15, working as a “pinky” at Holland Hospital. She eventually began a long retail career in Saugatuck, where she worked at The Casual Man for over 20 years. There, she enjoyed sharing her eye Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorOfficialI can’t tell you how pleased I am that President Donald Trump has named English America’s official language. Now politicians may actually speak it. Trouble is, there’s a flip side.To start, so long to “Saugatuck” and “Michigan” whose names come from Native American terms that are far less American than English.Adios also to Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas City Council — urged by 51 letters or emails to expand outdoor dining in public rights-of-way — agreed to do so Monday.Members at their last meeting Feb. 18 tabled doing so “for additional clarification,” city planning and zoning administrator Sean Homyen said.All public responses in Monday’s agenda packet — many citing users’ Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck, which last year replaced children’s playground equipment in Village Square Park, is now seeking funds fund to improve its tennis and basketball courts.City council Feb. 24 approved paying engineer Fleis & VandenBrink $3,600 to prepare a Michigan Department of Natural Resources Passport Grant request for $150,000 that would
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor It was a record-breaking year for the annual Battle of the Books competition.A total of 27 elementary school teams from four Allegan County school districts participated in the event at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 1, making it the largest since it began in Otsego more than 20 Read More…