BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Douglas City Council Monday tabled voting on a 3-year Wade’s Bayou recreational services contract for kayak and stand-up paddleboard rentals between 17-year site vendor Running Rivers and St. Joseph-based Third Coast Surf Shop. It was the first competitive bidding for the site in years. • Running Rivers owner Mike Philippe, who Read More…
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Township, Manager Part Ways
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck Township is once again seeking a new manager after the board and Joe Frey agreed mutually to part ways. The move was announced by the board as “personnel matter” on its Jan. 12 meeting agenda, almost a year to the day after Frey, 27, began working at hall. Hired on Read More…
PCS extends mask requirement
By Jason Wesseldyk, Sports Editor The mask requirement at Plainwell Community Schools has been extended. Following the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Jan. 17, the district published a letter to parents informing them that all students, staff members and visitors will need to wear a face covering inside all district buildings during the instructional Read More…
Rhino’s closes after two decades in business
By Jason Wesseldyk, Sports Editor Last call for Rhino’s Hometown Pub came on Saturday, Jan. 15. That’s when, after two decades in operation, the popular watering hole on Main Street in downtown Plainwell, closed its doors for the final time. Owner Phil Anglin shared news of the closure with patrons in a Facebook post on Read More…
Obituary: Billy Simpson
SIMPSON, William F. “Billy”Otsego, MI PHOTO:AGE: 86FLAG: yes Billy Simpson of Otsego, passed away, January 11, 2022 at age 86. Born October 24, 1935 inKalkaska, the son of George and Thelma (White) Simpson, Billy moved to Otsego in 1943. Heproudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1953-1956 in Germany. Billy worked atAllegan County Read More…
Obituary: Coleen Joy Burrell
Coleen Joy Burrell, 62, of Allegan, MI passed away January 12, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on April 18, 1959 in Bath, New York to Keith and Norma (Snyder) Burrell. Coleen was a woman with a heart of gold. What she loved more then anything was being a Mother & Grandmother. She Read More…
Obituary: Milton Eugene Herring
Milton Eugene Herring, better known as “Boots” passed away peacefully on January 15, 2022, at his home in Hopkins, Michigan, surrounded by those he loved. He passed with complications due to Covid at the age of 90. Boots was born on August 7, 1931, in Saugatuck Township, Michigan, the son of Victor and Pearl Herring. Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Why hasn’t toilet technology advanced?
One of the great mysteries of modern technology, at least for me, is the modern toilet, or should I say the lack of improving flush technology since 1902. That year, the flush handle was added to the porcelain bowl, and Sears and Roebuck and others began selling toilet paper.Here we are 119 years later when Read More…
Life as Performance Art
I am increasingly wary of doctrine. It is an all-inclusive wariness that covers religion, politics, science, economics and beyond. I am no anar-chist but cautious of too many laws and doctrines.Most doctrines start as someone’s idea. They cogi-tate about it until they’re convinced they have it right and proclaim it a Great Idea. After a Read More…
Governor speaks to crowd at revamped Welcome Center
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey cuts the ribbon Friday morning for Alabama newest welcome center in Lanett.“It’s a pleasure to be here in Chambers County today to open Alabama’s newest welcome center,” states Ivey.