By Gari Voss As April 1, 2022 approaches, families are preparing for a week of Spring Break. Most school districts in Allegan County will be on vacation from Friday, April 1st through April 8th. With the price of gas and other commodities high, staycations may be the norm during these spring days.Around Allegan County and Read More…
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Watson Twp incident illustrates dangers deputies face
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Board of Commissioner chairman Jim Storey points out the challenges and risks encountered by local law enforcement officials no matter where they are serving.“While the dangers faced by Allegan sheriff’s deputies in performing their duties may be assumed to be associated with weapons, it’s clear there can be Read More…
Irish Fest begins, Big Brothers – Big Sisters Auction nets over $59K
By Pat MaurerReview Correspondent Clare, dubbed the “city of festivals,” is holding the biggest festival of the year, the 47th annual Irish Festival, all this weekend!The weekend festival events officially began Wednesday evening with the traditional Business After Hours sponsored by Mercantile Bank with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Auction right after. The BBBS event Read More…
Postcard from the Pines: Spring is Knocking on the Door
What a glorious week this has been to celebrate St. Pat’s. It’s also grand that the Irish Festival has returned to Clare after a two year absence. The luck of the Irish has been rewarded. After a wee bit ‘o rough weather, we all have been rewarded with a taste of spring and temperatures above Read More…
Faces in the Crowd: Sue Weisburg
Faces in the Crowd: Sue WeisburgCraft shows on Saturdays, church on Sundays.With spring just around the corner, that’s where you’ll find Sue Weisburg for the foreseeable future.As a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, faith is a big part of Sue’s life. It’s kept her grounded, and inspired her to look out for others. She Read More…
Osceola board turns down proposal requests
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners, at its Tuesday meeting, voted not to accept the request for proposals which were requested by the Commission on Aging for Hersey Construction Consultant Services.There were various various requests for proposals, commissioner Roger Elkins of Evart said/The board allowed the Clerk to sign off Read More…
Missaukee to place public safety on ballot
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the SheriffDepartment to apply to Cargill / Walmart for grants to purchase Electronic Citation Equipment at its meeting earlier the week.“Currently if there’s a stop or a citation that is issued, they have to type that information in,” commissioner Roger Elkins Read More…
Commissioners here suggestions for spending ARPA funds
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The Missaukee County Board Commissioners, at its recent meeting, received suggestions on how to spend ARPA funds.During public comment, Natalie Davis encouraged the board to consider using the ARPA funding for community project applications.Amanda Gibel, of Advisacare, wanted to support the Auto Reform Resolution on the agenda and discussed how Read More…
House fire first here in 15 months
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR A Saturday morning blaze caused severe damage to an Old Allegan Road home and ended a 15-month stretch of no structure fires in the Saugatuck Township Fire District jurisdiction, reported department IT director Erik Kirchert. A passer-by spotted a roughly 3-foot diameter fire on the porch but received no response upon Read More…
Big lake neighbors seek water main
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Is building water lines to Lake Michigan like taking coals to Newcastle? Not for homeowners near the big lake. John Castro March 9 told the Saugatuck Township Board most, although not all, of his neighbors were on board for extending municipal water via a 12-inch diameter main 2,100 feet along Wiley Read More…