By Christopher Johnson In the wake of natural disasters, strange weather patterns and a new president, many American small-towners are wondering what’s next for their pocketbook and the economy in 2025. Clare is no different, as its shoppers are looking for opportunities in which they can trust their budget. With a new ALDI having opened Read More…
By Genine Hopkins Frostbite Winter Festival 2025 is now on the books AND had snow this year, with more piling on as the festivities began to wrap up, with nearly six inches falling from the afternoon on Saturday, February 9, through the wee hours of Sunday morning. It was nice to have the Frostbite during Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON — Harrison’s girls basketball team fell to St. Louis on Feb. 7 by a 42-31 verdict.A scheduled home game on Feb. 12 with Farewell was canceled because of the weather.Harrison is slated to be at Standish-Sterling on Feb. 14, at home with Lakeview on Feb. 19, at home with Shepherd on Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ Joey Anglemyer was in a bit of a pickle late in his match at 190 pounds in Wednesday’s MHSAA Division 2 team regional final against Plainwell at home. The Wildcats were up by nine points at that point, 30-21, and his match was the next-to-last match Read More…
It was a busy stretch for the Saugatuck boys basketball team, with the Trailblazers playing three games in four days.Unfortunately for the Trailblazers, they dropped all three of those contests, falling to Muskego Catholic Central (67-22 on Tuesday, Feb. 5), Martin (48-29 on Wednesday, Feb. 6) and Delton (54-39 on Friday, Feb. 7).Seen above is Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorHotspotsWho knew Grand Rapids’ Gerald R. Ford International Airport is one of America’s Dating Hotspots?The website DatingAdvice advises GRX ranks tops in the state among most likely places to meet a prospective partner. So I headed there right away.“Where you going?” my wife asked.“A hotspot,” I said.“Make sure your ticket to hell is Read More…
Allegan County officials are praising the work of local clerks and election inspectors following the results of state-mandated post-election audits that ended Feb. 6.The audits included hand counts of votes on paper ballots to measure the accuracy of the totals reported by tabulators on election night Nov. 5.“We are batting a thousand in each precinct Read More…
The Otsego Athletic Boosters welcomed the three newest members into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb., between the girls and boys varsity basketball games.The Class of 2025 included Jesse Blanchard, Charity (Knight) Newby and Jessica (Sheen) Strickler.A ceremony to honor the inductees took place at center court, with each inductee receiving a plaque. Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GRAND RAPIDS—When Plainwell Middle School choir director Rachel Quillian applied to have her Honors Choir perform at the Michigan Music Conference, she wasn’t sure what to expect.“It’s usually high school choirs that perform at the conference, so we weren’t sure how much of a chance we had of being accepted,” Quillian Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SOUTH HAVEN—They came. They saw. They conquered.That pretty much sums up the performance of the Allegan boys wrestling team at the Division 3 team district hosted by South Haven on Thursday, Feb. 6.After dispatching Hopkins by a 51-11 score in the semifinals, the Tigers bested host South Haven 60-10 in the Read More…