By Scott SullivanEditorIf 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 below, 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 parks — Aug. Read More…
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Easter egg hunts scheduled in Plainwell, Otsego
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Easter is fast approaching.That, among other things, means it’s time once again for the local Easter egg hunts in Plainwell and Otsego.The egg hunt in Plainwell is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, at Hicks Park. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., with the first of three age-group hunts beginning at 10 a.m.The Read More…
PHS orders shelter in place due to photo of gun
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A shelter-in-place order was issued for Plainwell High School on Wednesday, April 2.The order followed the discovery of photographs depicting a PHS students with what appeared to be a handgun and was issued “out of an abundance of caution.” School staff also contacted the Plainwell Department of Public Safety for assistance.Officers Read More…
Dunn earns spot on Cincinnati’s opening-day roster
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor CINCINNATI—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 Read More…
Otsego softball takes two from Plainwell
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—The cold never bothered me anyway.That’s a line from the hit song “Let It Go,” which was featured in the Disney hit movie “Frozen.And that could also be the motto for the Otsego softball team from its Wolverine Conference doubleheader against archrival Plainwell on Tuesday, April 1.Because despite some frigid temperatures, Read More…
Beacon Health to acquire Allegan, Plainwell hospitals
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher For the second time in six years, Allegan’s hospital will be under new ownership. Beacon Health System is a South Bend-based, non-profit healthcare provider with more than 8,100 associates, 1,000 physicians, half a dozen hospitals in Northern Indiana, and the Three Rivers Health Hospital in Three Rivers, MI.On April 3, it was Read More…
Hopkins Tech Vikes face stiff state competition,head to internationals
By Gari Voss Thursday, April 3, 2025, Hopkins High School Tech Vikes began the preliminaries for the FIRST in Michigan State Robotics Competition. After intense competition all season, Tech Vikes 2054 entered the competition ranked 25th in Michigan. They would take Robot Cinnamon sponsored by General Motors Grand Rapids, Sebright Products, Hill Machinery, Dean’s Ice Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Measles comeback? Stop the hysteria
I keep receiving emails from public health officials about the threat of measles. Just like a week ago, I read a release that announced two cases of measles had been diagnosed in Michigan. I had thought measles were a thing of the past and was surprised to hear that they had made a return.I know Read More…
Life as Performance Art
I keep hearing rumors about the Administration selling off the U.S. Post Of-fice as another cost-cutting measure. Maybe it is true; maybe not; maybe the idea is being floated to see what our reaction will be.I think it is goofy for a lot of reasons. For one, my fa-ther preached the gospel of never selling Read More…
Mattawan baseball team splits
By John RaffelCorrespondent MATTAWAN —- Mattawan’s varsity baseball team played this past Saturday at Novi vs Walled Lake Central and Novi. Mattawan tied WLC 7-7 and lost to Novi 2-0.In Game 1 vs WLC:Jake Vrba led the offense with two hits (a double and a single), and two RBIs in the first game on Saturday. Read More…