By Scott Sullivan Editor In Saugatuck-Douglas the blue buses are ubiquitous. Starting soon the Interurban Transit Authority’s fleet will be venturing further into Fennville, Laketown Township and Glenn reaching to South Haven from expanded offices. The low-cost — 50 cents for children under 12 and seniors, $1 for others — ride service is a life Read More…
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Police chase ends in Jars parking lot
By Jordan Wilcox Assistant Publisher Police Monday arrested a Northern Michigan man who fled briefly in the Jars Cannabis parking lot off Blue Star Highway south of Douglas. Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies and Michigan State Police answered a 2:27 p.m. call to be on the lookout for a wanted suspect whose phone was last pinged Read More…
Friends honor library head
Friends of the Saugatuck-Douglas District Library honored Ingrid Boyer (front and center on her 10th anniversary as library director. Shown behind her are (from left) Carol Carra, Jess Grey, Christi Allen, Kirstin Carr, Betsy York, Gini Cooper and Charlotte Stewart. Not pictured: Susan Blose and Janet Eder. For more information or to join the Friends, Read More…
CN funder May 4 honors Frederick legacy
By Scott Sullivan Editor The late Arthur Frederick’s spring benefits for Christian Neighbors, held in his art filled home and gardens, were a must on many calendars. For more than 20 years they raised upwards of $20,000 for the nonprofit food and clothing pantry serving needy families in the Saugatuck-Douglas-Fennville area. With Frederick’s death July Read More…
Wiley to close April 14 for water work
By Scott Sullivan Editor Douglas will close Wiley Road 450 feet east of Blue Star Highway starting the week of April 14 and lasting 5 to 10 business days to install a fire-suppression line to its soon-to-be city hall/police station at 415 Wiley. Detour signage will go up Monday around 7 a.m. to facilitate connecting Read More…
Douglas unveils new public marina plans
By Scott Sullivan Editor Douglas City Council Monday eyeballed plans to add a picnic pavilion, restroom with showers, firepit and handicap accessible sidewalks at Douglas Marina, thanks to a $100,000 Consumer Energy Foundation grant and help from ex-owners Bud Baty and Max Matteson. The city, with help from a $1,001,400 Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Read More…
Bird’s eye view shows Ferry progress
By Scott Sullivan Editor If it looks like fitting together puzzle pieces from the sky, you’re not wrong. The Ferry Street culvert project continued advancing last week, as shown nearby, towards completion by Memorial Day weekend. Douglas closed Ferry — a key north-south link to homes and attractions such as Oval Beach and Mt. Baldhead Read More…
Dunn earns spot on Cincinnati’s opening-day roster
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorCINCINNATI—After getting his first taste of Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds last season, Saugatuck High School graduate Blake Dunn entered spring training battling for a spot on the Reds’ opening day roster.Mission accomplished.Dunn won a roster spot thanks to a spring performance that included the following numbers: a .340 batting Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorBug AcreYum, yum … maggots? A Washington Post story stops shy of saying maggo-roni and cheese will soon be a diet staple for humans. But it already is for pets.Grubs are beetle, not fly, larvae, but no doubt Grubhub sells them. Birds and lizards love chowing down on maggots, which can turn feces, Read More…
Interurban grows routes to meet rising needs
By Scott SullivanEditorIn Saugatuck-Douglas the blue buses are ubiquitous. Starting soon the Interurban Transit Authority’s fleet will be venturing further into Fennville, Laketown Township and Glenn reaching to South Haven from expanded offices.The low-cost — 50 cents for children under 12 and seniors, $1 for others — ride service is a life ring for those Read More…