The most popular male vocal duet in 1930s England was Flanagan and Allen. Their songs were light, filled with a bit of syncopation, close harmony and left audiences smiling with a renewed sense of hope.Among their big hits was “Underneath the Arches,” the story of two homeless and unemployed men who “slept rough” underneath the Read More…
Dropping bunker buster bombs in Iran last week will go down in history as one of the best military operations ever. Our planes went to and left undetected after dropping the world’s biggest bombs in an effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities built underground into the side of a mountain. We didn’t target civilians or Read More…
CENTREVILLE — A teenage girl was killed near Centreville Sunday night after being ejected from a car in a crash. According to Michigan State Police, the incident occurred on M-86 near Shimmel Road just outside of Centreville on the night of June 22. A 19-year-old woman from Three Rivers was reportedly driving a Dodge Charger Read More…
By Jeff Steers Contributing writer Longtime Grass Lake High School softball coach Roger Cook said he has had more talented teams. But none as cohesive as the 2025 teams. That cohesive unit won a pair of tough games last weekend giving the Warriors its first state title in softball. Grass Lake defeated Algonac 4-2 in Read More…
By Maggie LaNoue Contributing Writer Albion’s Small Urban Task Force met on June 18 at City Hall to determine how to allocate $385,000 in federal transportation funding for the 2026 construction season. Participants included representatives from the City of Albion, Calhoun County Road Department, Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study, and other transportation stakeholders. Although North Maple Read More…
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer In the early morning hours of Sunday June 15, two masked men drove up in a car to the corner of the 300 block of E. Robinson and Adrian Streets in Jackson; they got out and opened fire on a small group of people who had gathered quietly outside to Read More…
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Jackson Public Schools Board of Education held its regular meeting Tuesday night where they removed Board Member Derek Dobies from his position as vice president, by his own motion to resign, but did not remove him from the board entirely. But before that drama, a lengthy presentation was given from Read More…
By Kara DeChalk Contributing Writer On Sunday, June 15, Albion Department of Public Safety was dispatched to the Kennedy Street side of the apartment complex located in the 500 block of W. Broadwell Street, in Albion on reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, ADPS located the victim, a 38-year-old female, who had sustained a gunshot Read More…
By Kara DeChalk Contributing Writer At Monday’s City council meeting, Albion Department of Public Safety Chief Aaron Phipps gave an overview of the weekend’s events. Amid two days of seemingly non-stop mobile nuisance parties, commonly referred to as X-Train parties, ADPS also dealt with a structure fire and a shooting. In all, ADPS received more Read More…
By ELIZABETH FERSZT Contributing Writer Several protestors gathered at the curving corner of Michigan Ave. and Wildwood Ave., as it becomes Washington St. in downtown Jackson, on Thursday evening, June 12. Based on their signage, this was a pro-democracy, pro-Constitution, anti-Trump assembly. Their signs read: “Protect our Constitution!”; “If our voices held no power, they Read More…