Unfortunately, Kiwanis was not able to provide frogs this year for the Summerfest event but the contestants were great at improvising and adjusting to Ribbit Races!! Clare Area Kiwanis President, Lori Fassett “hopped” into action to demonstrate the improvision to Ribbit Races!!
A highlight of the Clare Summerfest, was the first annual Truck Show, that highlighted all types of trucks. At Summerfest’s conclusion, the trucks lined up and paraded from Shamrock Park through town.
The Fourth of July is coming and the Saugatuck-Douglas Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is ready to make a two-day weekend splash. Fun will start Friday, July 4, at 11 a.m. with the community’s annual Independence Day Parade. Participants will line up at Saugatuck High School starting at 10:30 and proceed at 11 south on Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorHeartWho knew Ypsilanti was the cultural heart of Michigan? Me thanks to Mondly, a language learning program which surveyed 3,012 respondents nationwide asking, “Which town in your state best represents your cultural identity?”Divided by 50, that means 60.24 Michiganians ranked Ypsi our state’s “spirit town,” the place that speaks our language, cooks our Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Douglas Divas since 1953 reconvened in the lakeshore for the summer solstice 72 years later — and what memories they had.Classmates since Our Lady of Lourdes grade school, then Villa Duchesne all-girl Catholic High School in St. Louis, Mo., they spent untold summers together here centered at the home, spinning out like Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor On Friday, Aug. 15, Christian Neighbors will host a free Expungement Fair & Resource Clinic.The clinic, scheduled to run from 12 to 4:30 p.m., will help eligible individuals clear their criminal record and is open to all Michigan residents.Tess Strasser from the Allegan County Public Defender’s Office is helping to organize Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Equipment for the Otsego High School tennis teams—such ball carts, ball machines, nets and scorecards—has been stored in a shared locker room in the high school.Simon Pobocik, a member of the boys tennis team, knows first-hand this isn’t the most convenient location for the equipment.“The locker room is a good distance Read More…
By Gari Voss The 4th of July is at hand, and the fireworks tents have popped up like dandelions on a spring lawn. Backyard celebrations are being planned, and multiple levels of explosives are being purchased. In addition, small and large communities are offering 4th of July celebrations with fun, music and more fireworks. Be Read More…
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Wednesday that U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Saul Fabian Gonzalez, 26, died this week in Iraq.Gonzalez was from Pullman.According to the DOD’s news release, Sergeant Gonzalez died on Tuesday, June 17, in Erbil, Iraq. The incident was non-combat related, though the details are still under investigation by military officials.Gonzalez Read More…
On 06/22/25 around 01:53am, Allegan Central Dispatch received multiple phone calls about a serious accident involving a pick-up truck striking a pedestrian on Blue Star Highway near 63rd St in Laketown Township in Allegan County. Preliminary investigation shows a victim was attempting to jumpstart another disabled vehicle that was off the roadway. A south bound pick-up truck Read More…