By Jason WesseldykSports EditorWhen she was in elementary school, recent Saugatuck High School graduate Kennedy Gustafson remembers noticing the distinct difference in crowd size for girls basketball games compared to boys basketball games.“I asked my mom why there were not as many fans at the girls basketball games as there was for boys,” she said. Read More…
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By Scott SullivanEditorHospitalityEarly reviews on lodging at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the new migrant detention center built in eight days in Florida’s Everglades, have been mixed.
‘Christmas in July’ at Venetian Fest
“Christmas in July” will be theme for this weekend’s Venetian Festival on the Kalamazoo Lake and River waterfront.Fun starts this Friday night, July 25, with a dance party in Saugatuck’s Coghlin Park, continues Saturday afternoon with a dinghy poker run and first-time Douglas Duck Dash, and extends into evening with a lighted boat parade and Read More…
KLSWA board fires manager, chair resigns
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Kalamazoo Lake Sewer & Water Authority board voted 3-1 at a special meeting Friday to terminate 14-year manager Daryl VanDyke.At their regular session three days later, members accepted the resignation of senior member Barry Johnson as chair, naming Abby Bigford interim chair in his place.Bigford, the board’s Saugatuck Township representative, joined Douglas’s Read More…
OPS’s McCaw receives national recognition
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Otsego Public Schools director of communications Holly McCaw was completely caught off guard.In Washington D.C. for the annual National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) National Seminar beginning Monday, July 20, McCaw was presented with the Learning and Liberty Leaders Recognition.Although others from the Michigan School Public Relations Association (MSPRA) delegation knew Read More…
Ransom’s Summer Celebration set for Friday, Aug. 8
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Since Ransom District Library hosted its first Summer Celebration in 2021, the event has become an annual tradition.That tradition continues on Friday, Aug. 8, with Ransom hosting this year’s Summer Celebration from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.As always, those attending the event can expect fun, food and music.The fun comes in the Read More…
Plainwell council sets rates
By John RaffelCorrespondent PLAINWELL — Plainwell City Manager Justin Lakamper, at a recent meeting, discussed water and wastewater rates for the new budget year.A motion passed to adopt Resolution 2025-11 Water and Wastewater Rates for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.City Consultant Kelley discussed recycling and bulk trash rates for the new budget year. A motion passed to Read More…
Allegan’s Chestnut relishes Cooperstown experience
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Playing a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, N.Y.—home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame—is an amazing experience.Hitting your first ever home run there? That, as those MasterCard commercials say, is priceless.And that’s exactly what Allegan middle schooler Smith Chestnut did.Smith was part of the Elite Bad Boys U12 baseball team—based in Read More…
Gear Up for the 2025 Allegan County Fair
By Gari Voss The Allegan County Fair 2025 is rapidly approaching, and there is much to consider before the gates open on Friday, September 5th. The Grandstand entertainment is set, and tickets are available. Be sure to purchase entertainer tickets on or before August 15th to receive the free gate admission. Even more important, entry Read More…
Fennville voters to vote on schools bond proposal Aug. 5
By Gari Voss The residents of the Fennville School District will have an opportunity on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, to pass a bond request that will reduce the school millage while making important improvements to all schools. This can occur thanks to paying off the elementary school bond of 2006, and fiscal responsibility of the Read More…