“Leadership is influence.” -John MaxwellOn Saturday, April 11, the Fraternal Order of Eagles #2303 will host a Silent Auction for Three Rivers Area Mentoring (TRAM) from 5 until 8 PM. The lodge is located at 715 E. Hoffman St. in Three Rivers.The cost is $20 per person and you have a choice of either Walleye Read More…
CENTREVILLE — Police in Centreville arrested a man on multiple warrants following two hours of attempts Wednesday morning.According to the Centreville-Constantine Police Department, officers executed a search warrant at an apartment in Centreville for a person with multiple misdemeanor and felony warrants for his arrest. Police claim the man had been avoiding and evading law Read More…
By Dennis Volkert “Downtown: 200 Years of Doing Business in Sturgis” premieres at 3 p.m. April 26 at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10 at sites throughout downtown, or $12 online at sturgesyoung.com. It is produced by Mike Mort of Equity Studios, and is the latest in the “Windows To Our Past” series. The film is Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondentFARWELL — Karleigh Ames was a senior for Farwell’s basketball team during the winter in her first year of varsity basketball.“It was a spur of the moment decision,” Ames said.But she and her teammate were happy she decided to come out.Ames played the wing position for Farwell at either the No. 2 for Read More…
Not long ago a person gave me an answer to what happens when he is at adoration in church before the crucifix and the exposition of the Eucharist in the monstrance. The answer was simple, but not simplistic. He said, “I become present to Jesus and Jesus becomes present to me. I look at Jesus Read More…
By Christopher Johnson A second day of preliminary examination testimony in Lansing added sharp new financial detail to the embezzlement case against David Coker Jr., whose attorney is asking a district court judge to dismiss the charges before trial. Judge Kristen Simmons said she will issue her ruling on May 7.Coker is a Clare businessman Read More…
by Christopher Johnson The Easter Bunny may have had to ditch his usual flight plan this year, but he still made the long haul to Clare. This past weekend, while adults were waking up to the wildest tweets ever tweeted, kids were enjoying a wholesome couple of days hunting for eggs, meeting the Bunny, and Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Not even heavy rain and flooded fields could stop the Otsego Rotary Club from spreading some Easter cheer.Faced with water-covered infields and walkways at Memorial Park, Rotary members shifted plans for their annual Easter Egg Hunt and instead hosted a drive-up Easter egg giveaway on Saturday.“Our original plan was to go Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAfter a historic season a year ago, expectations remain high for the Saugatuck boys golf team.“Our goals this year look very similar to what they’ve been in years past,” coach Brian Ward said. “Our expectation for this year is the exact same.”That’s a lofty standard considering what the Trailblazers accomplished in 2025, Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorApril FoolsA white-haired, wild-eyed septuagenarian staggered up to the first Meijer clerk he saw and cried, “Need a belt.”“Don’t we all?” she said, slipping out a schnapps flask hidden in her waste pack. “You first.”“I mean the kind that goes ‘round my waist,” he explained. “My last belt buckle, with the built-in beer Read More…