By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Commission chairman James Storey points out the Allegan circuit should have a third judge position.“The Legislature recently passed and sent to the Governor a bill to add new circuit judge positions in Wayne (Detroit), Muskegon and Ottawa counties and a new probate position in Kent County,”Storey wrote in Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release on Sunday that it is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 13 year old Zander Canales, who drove away from his residence in Valley Township with his fathers 2006 Chrysler 300.Zanders family has not heard from him since he left on Feb. 2 and believes Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent LEE TOWNSHIP – Allegan County Central Dispatch reported at 8:04 p.m. on Feb. 4, it got received a call that a vehicle crashed in Lee Township and that the vehicle was upside down and partially submerged in water.A release from the sheriff’s office said the caller further advised that at least one person was trapped Read More…
It’s only the 4th of February and already we’ve had Groundhog Day, occurring this year on the melodic 2-2-2022, a series of whopping storms, mostly missing us and some very cold arctic air that did not miss.All of the various groundhogs who predict the weather sentenced us to six more weeks of winter. Who is Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The China King Restaurant at 406 East 5th Street in Clare was completely destroyed in a fire on Saturday, Jan. 29th.The Clare Fire Department was called at 10:22 a.m. when a passerby saw flames coming out of the roof top “hood vent,” and called it in. Firefighters were able to arrive in Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Four area fire departments, Clare, Surrey Township, Garfield Township and Lincoln Township, got together to help out a fire department in Kentucky which was recently destroyed by a tornado.Clare Chief Jim Chapman said, “We were contacted by the Fulton County Fire Protection District in Kentucky when they found we had our old Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Due to the extreme cold in the area lately, all three communities in Clare County have now issued water “Let Run” orders for the rest of the winter due to “excessively deep frost levels and extreme cold.”The Village of Farwell issued their let-run order on a Facebook post January 26. Clare City Read More…
Kevin Sisson, the son of Kevin and Lisa Sisson, has made it a point to give back to the community that has given so much to him.A 2011 Marion graduate, Kevin is a volunteer firefighter for the Marion Fire Department and a volunteer basketball coach with Marion Schools.Grateful for the community support he received growing Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent McBain High School celebrated its homecoming last week and crowned King Dylan Schonert and Queen Karri Hamilton.The theme for the 2022 McBain Homecoming was Hollywood. The students participated in a spirit week leading up to Friday. There was a parade honoring the Homecoming Court and the various sports teams. Friday afternoon there Read More…
by Ben MurphySports Writer The Farwell girls basketball team was able to get off to a fast start at rival Clare on Thursday, Jan. 27. The Lady Eagles never let up either, as they were able to claim an impressive Jack Pine Conference win, 46-30.“Overall, a great night execution wise on both offense and defense,” Read More…