By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The start of the 2025-26 school year brings with it a new program from the Allegan County Community Foundation (ACCF) aimed at encouraging students, their families and entire communities to dream big.A Children’s Savings Account (CSA) program called My Future Fund will establish savings accounts for all kindergarten students in three Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor As has been the case for the past several years, Tuesday evenings and Wednesday afternoons were full of family fun in Otsego this summer.In partnership with the Together Otsego Prospers (TOP), Otsego Public Schools held Summer Fun Nights each Tuesday at the TOP Pavilion, with the school district also hosting the Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorSt. Nick’s BonesSanta Claus is dead but not buried in Bari. That’s the latest from archeologists who believe they’ve discovered the tomb of St. Nicholas under his namesake church in south Turkey.St. Nicholas — known for anonymous gift-giving and generosity that made him the prototype for Santa, St. Nick, Kris Kringle and that Read More…
Saugatuck Yacht Club Youth Sailing Progam mariners ages 5 and up continue plying Kalamazoo Lake learning the art and enjoying sunshine on the water throughout month’s end. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
Public works crews last week placed this “Saugatuck” sign, formerly up at Mt. Baldhead Park on the west side of the Kalamazoo River, at the corner of Blue Star Highway and Holland Street, the main north entry into town. The previous sign there had been hit and damaged by cars at least two times, city Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Labor Day Blue Star Bridge Walk will be back — with a longer route this year.What would have been last year’s 26th annual crossing was canceled “due to challenges in gathering the necessary resources to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all participants and minimize disruptions to local traffic,” said sponsors in Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The past couple of years, I’ve shared my experiences traveling to different Major League Baseball stadiums, providing my thoughts on each one and ranking them in terms of my favorites.Two years ago, that included an exhausting-but-fun seven stadiums in seven days, including stops in Milwaukee, both Chicago stadiums, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland Read More…
The other day I came across some World War Two era song books in the bottom of my accordion case. They were published by what was then called the War Department and widely distributed by the USO to bases at home and abroad. The titles included patriotic songs, Christmas songs and carols, hymns for Read More…
In a world that often feels chaotic and overwhelming, where headlines are filled with division, disaster, and doubt, it’s easy to wonder: What difference can one person really make?The truth? More than you could ever imagine.We are taught to look up—to celebrities, politicians, tech giants—for answers and action. But real change rarely begins at the Read More…
By Gari Voss The first weekend in August 2025 brought some relief to temperatures over 90 degrees, and the residents around Allegan took advantage.For those in Fennville, the crowd gathered downtown on Thursday to say good-bye to July and enjoy Addison Agen and Rachael Davis during the City Music Hall concert.Friday found the Allegan Riverfront Read More…