By Scott SullivanEditorA Wicks Park Bar & Grill request to expand operations behind its downtown Saugatuck restaurant into a speakeasy with backyard patio ran into neighbor objections during a Saugatuck City Planning Commission public hearing Feb. 17.Christine Murphy Pierce wants to convert a small residence at 121 Mary St. in back of her 449 Water Read More…
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Saugatuck boys avenge earlier loss to Clippers on hardwood
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SAUGATUCK—A win over visiting Martin on Tuesday, Feb. 15, would not only give the Saugatuck boys basketball team a measure of revenge for an earlier loss to the Clippers, but it was also mark the Trailblazers’ their first three-game winning streak of the season.Russell VandePoel did his part to ensure his Read More…
Allegan, Hopkins cheer teams advance to regionals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Of the 14 teams competing at the Division 3 competitive cheer district in Allegan on Saturday, Feb. 19, only four would advance to regional action.And two of those four are from Allegan County, as the host Tigers placed second with a total of 726.24 points and Hopkins placed fourth with 668.94 Read More…
Plainwell, Lee Township hope to expand broadband
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Progress continues to be made in getting broadband in the area.Broadband Action Workgroup (BAW), created by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners to spearhead the expansion and availability of higher speed internet to county residents, recently learned about two potential projects for use of American Rescue Plan funds in a Read More…
Otsego mayor battles mysterious medical condition
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Kind. Joyful. Giving. Selfless. Compassionate.Those are just a few of the words that come to mind when Anthony Trobeck thinks about his mom Cyndi, a longtime realtor in the area and the current mayor of Otsego.“Oh man, my mom is the person to pour her whole self into everyone and everything Read More…
Data breach affects 567 county employees
By Leslie Ballard A confirmed data breach occurring on February 11 could potentially affect 567 Allegan County employees.In a February 15 e-mail, Vickie Herzberg, Executive Director of Human Resources for Allegan County, informed employees that “one of our employees fell victim to a social engineering scheme and forwarded W-2 information pertaining to a number of Read More…
Lawrence recognizes emergency service employees
The Lawrence Township Emergency Services (LTES) recently paid tribute to several of its members for their years of service. At left, LTES Fire Chief Michael Anchor presented plaques to William Gaborik, second from left, five years of service; Morgane Curtis, five years of service; and James Fein, 10years of service. Courier-Leader photo/Paul Garrod
Paw Paw man wins lottery
A Van Buren County man describes winning a $282,589 Fantasy 5 jackpot prize as “life-changing”.David Flory, of Paw Paw, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the Feb. 13 drawing to win the big prize: 06-07-13-29-38. He bought his winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.“I logged in to my Lottery account and saw I had a couple Read More…