By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck Township wants to replace “a right-of-way in the air” with a grounded north-south connecting road inland from where Lakeshore Drive washed out nearly 40 years. But so far the estimated $9+-million project has met, and not yet overcome, its own waves. First money: The township board March 11 recommitted $250,000 Read More…
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Erin go bark!
Pups and their people prevailed at downtown Douglas’s annual pre-St. Patricks Day Erin Go Bark pet parade last Saturday. Lakeshore Pet Boutique once again organized the bash. (Photos by Scott Sullivan)
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorDouble ThreatThok-thok-thok. One blow after another is good in pickleball for the players. Less so for editors who assume — i.e. make an ASS of U and ME — Saugatuck City Council March 9 would rubber-stamp its Parks and Public Works committee’s recommendation to replace the Village Square Park combined tennis/pickleball court with Read More…
Champions!
A pair of local swimmers came home with championships from the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 State Finals at the Holland Aquatic Center on Saturday, March 14.Otsego senior Liam Smith (left) won in both the 200-yard IM and the 100 butterfly. That gave him seven state titles for his storied high school career. Read More…
Otsego, Plainwell set for big weekend of high school musicals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For musical theater fans, the Otsego-Plainwell area will be the place to be next week.Both Otsego High School and Plainwell High School will take the stage with their annual spring musicals, offering audiences two distinct productions over the same four-day stretch.Otsego High School will present the musical comedy “Once Upon a Read More…
Allegan tennis faces Portage Central, Otsego
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PORTAGE—The Allegan girls tennis team got an early look at its 2026 lineup with preseason action at the Maple Street YMCA.The Tigers faced Division 1-ranked Portage Central as well as former Wolverine Conference rival Otsego in the multi-team event.“The girls really battled hard against PC and showed some great energy against Read More…
Softball Preview:
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGANAs she enters her first season as head coach at Allegan, Danielle Brodhagen said the team has one primary focus.“We’re focusing on being women of integrity,” she said.Because if the players on the team approach everything with integrity, Brodhagen believes success will eventually come.“We have the ‘we get to play’ attitude Read More…
Life as Performance Art
Sometime in the 1970s my late wife Pat was hired to run an elder artists program for the City of Chicago. Her job was to recruit senior citizens to design and make art to be sold in places like Carson Pierie and Scott, Marshall Fields and other department stores. Proceeds would be returned to the Read More…
Allegan Folklife Music-Art Festival returns to AHS
By Gari Voss Thanks to the Allegan Folklife, the Music and Art Festival returns to the Allegan High School Performing Arts Center, 1560 M-40, Allegan, on Saturday, March 28, 2026, beginning at 10am. When the doors open, guests will become enveloped in an atmosphere where The Arts rule. The entrance fee is FREE so families Read More…
Hopkins Schools going all out to get bond approved
By Joseph SchultzAlthough the upcoming millage request was not officially on the agenda, it remained a prominent topic during Monday night’s Hopkins School Board meeting. Held at Sycamore Elementary in Dorr, the meeting room featured posters displaying details about the proposal.The bond request, which goes before voters on May 5th, aims to fund safety and Read More…