By John RaffelCorrespondent GOBLES — At its organizational meeting earlier this month, thenewly-seated Board of Commissioners (BOC) elected Gale Dugan of Otsego TownshipC to chair the body and Scott Beltman, as vice chair.Both were elected to one-year terms in their respective posts. In an interview after his election, Dugan reflected on the local government legacy Read More…
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Jipp takes circuit court bench
ALLEGAN — In a ‘robing” ceremony earlier this month, Emily Jippwas presented with the black robe symbolic of the authority of a circuit court judge. Jipp was elected last November to become the county’s third circuit court judge, joining incumbent circuit judges Matthew Antkoviak and Marge Bakker. Jipp is the first person to preside in Read More…
Dugan to lead commissioners
By John RaffelCorrespondent GOBLES — At its organizational meeting earlier this month, thenewly-seated Board of Commissioners (BOC) elected Gale Dugan of Otsego TownshipC to chair the body and Scott Beltman, as vice chair.Both were elected to one-year terms in their respective posts. In an interview after his election, Dugan reflected on the local government legacy Read More…
Obituary: Peggy Lynn Shamblin
Peggy Lynn Shamblin, 70, passed away January 16, 2025, after an extended period of illness. She was born November 24, 1954, to Paul & Lillian (Scott) Knapp of Pullman, Michigan. She was the youngest child, having two older siblings, Patrick Knapp and Brenda (Knapp) Laraway. She graduated from Bloomingdale High School in 1973 and then worked Read More…
Obituary: Dr. Martin John Bukovac
Dr. Martin John Bukovac, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Horticulture Department at Michigan State University (MSU), died Sunday, January 5, 2025, at Burcham Hills Retirement Community in East Lansing, Michigan. He was 95 years old.The funeral service will be held at St. Martha’s Catholic Church in Okemos, Michigan January 25th. Visitation 10-11a.m, Funeral Mass Read More…
Life as Performance Art
Only the Olds will remember the chart above the blackboard in every fourth-grade classroom across the nation. It was the alphabet, both capitals and lower-case letters, in cursive.It was bad enough having to learn how to print; now that we were big kids, we had to learn to write. Our efforts were meant to look Read More…
Trump made many promises, now let’s see if he can fulfill them
Welcome to the greatest political comeback ever recorded. America has gotten the president they wanted, and Trump has chosen the cabinet he wanted, and now it’s time to get down to business and make sure the promise that were made during the campaign are fulfilled.Here’s a partial list of what needs to be done:First and Read More…
Residents want changes in proposed STR ordinance
By James Windell A special meeting of the South Haven City Council was called on Thursday, January 16, 2025, with just two items on the agenda. That limited agenda seemed to promise that the meeting would be brief and uneventful.However, since a proposal related to an amended Short Term Rentals (STR) ordinance was on the Read More…
Ice Breaker Festival kicks off Jan. 31
By James Windell The weather may be frigid, but the city of South Haven will heat up with it’s annual Ice Breaker Festival.Taking over downtown South Haven from Friday, January 31 through Sunday, February 2, Ice Breaker will feature a dazzling array of events including ice sculptures, a chili cook-off, cardboard sled races, a pub Read More…
Meet Kevin Swope: new South Haven Police Chief
By James Windell When Kevin Swope was 15, he became a Police Explorer.“This was a program like Boy Scouts,” Swope, the South Haven Police Chief, said in a recent interview. “That was in Garden City and after that I kept going. I never wanted to do anything else.”Becoming a Police Explorer wasn’t the motivation to Read More…