TRHS students to put on production of ‘Freaky Friday’
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — What would happen if an overworked mother and her teenage daughter swapped bodies for a day? This year’s Three Rivers High School musical will explore the answer to that question with their production…
Preliminary injunction issued in Lowry lawsuit; annexation of property can be pursued
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — In a win for Tom Lowry and a blow to Lockport and Park townships, St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Lowry against…
STR freeze talk may draw heat
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck short-term rental discussions may come to a head Thursday, Feb. 29, when city council weighs placing a 6-month moratorium on new rental licenses in the R-1 Residential district. Council’s workshop last Wednesday brought a spirited…
Manager, missing 3 weeks, resigns
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck City Manager Ryan Heise has resigned for “personal reasons and opportunities for professional development” on heels of an unexplained three-week absence. “It became widely known six months ago,” said Mayor Lauren Stanton, “that Ryan had…
Otsego seeks development ideas for Elks Lodge
By Aaron MitchellOtsego City Manager The City of Otsego recently has taken possession of the former Elks Lodge located at 113 S. Farmer St. in downtown Otsego.The intent of the acquisition is for the City to retain control of the…
BookshelfBandits winBattle of the Books
A total of 26 teams representing elementary schools in Plainwell, Otsego, Hopkins and Martin participated in the annual Battle of the Books competition at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 24.And it was the Bookshelf Bandits from Plainwell’s…
B-I-N-G-O
The Lifelong Learners, a group for senior citizens sponsored by the community education departments from Otsego and Plainwell, held its most recent event on Thursday, Feb. 15. Attendees played bingo in addition to enjoying refreshments and prizes. (Photos provided)
Plainwell robotics compete at state
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor FLINT—Some of the best high school robotics teams in Michigan converged on Kettering University in Flint on Saturday, Feb. 24, for the VEX Robotics State Championship.That included Blitz, Nuclear Reactors, Pocket Tonk and Black Soul Monsters…
Early voting is sparse in county
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Voting in the presidential primary during the state’s first venture into early voting yielded sparse participation in the county.“The low turnout set off alarm bells for the budgets of local governments that must staff polls…
Maggie’s Pantry
By Maggie ConklinMonte CristoMonte Cristo is the name for a grown-up grilled ham and cheese sandwich on steroids. It is an Americanized term for what started in France (of course) as the Croque monsieur, loosely translated as “crunchy gentleman.”The classic…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditor When I need advice, I know where to look: the newspaper. No, not this one. Sure, we have columnists who tell us what to do, where to go and so on. I mean papers that carry syndicated…
Obituary: James (Jim) Wilson Hensley
James (Jim) Wilson Hensley, age 85, passed away on Feb/ 22 after a brief battle with cancer. The main goal in his life was to retire and live the rest of his days in his beloved Michigan.Jim, who was born…
Saugatuck City Manager Heise resigns
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck City Manager Ryan Heise has resigned for “personal reasons and opportunities for professional development” on heels of an unexplained three-week absence.“It became widely known six months ago,” said Mayor Lauren Stanton, “that Ryan had intentions to relocate…
STR freeze plan may draw heat
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck short-term rental discussions may come to a head Thursday, Feb. 29, when city council weighs placing a 6-month moratorium on new rental licenses in the R-1 Residential district.Council’s workshop last Wednesday brought a spirited crowd to debate…
Saugatuck clinches division crown
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SAUGATUCK—One of the goals the Saugatuck girls basketball team set for itself this season was to win the SAC Central championship.The Trailblazers can cross that item off their to-do list.Controlling the tempo of the game from…
Martin girls beat Delton to return to winning ways
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor MARTIN—Having dropped six of their previous eight games, members of the Martin girls basketball team were hoping to get back to their winning ways against Delton on Friday, Feb. 23.And the Clippers did just that, shaking…
Otsego edges past Plainwell for conference title
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—For the second year in a row, the Otsego boys swim & dive team claimed the Southwestern and Central Michigan Conference championship.Not that it was easy.The Bulldogs, who finished in three-way tie for first place with…
Obituary: Judy Ball
Judy Ball, 77, of Mancelona, Michigan passed away on 2/1/24 after a stroke.Judy was born on 8/28/1946 to Milton and Ellen Backofen in Charlotte Michigan. After Judy graduated from Charlotte High School in 1964 she continued her education at Western…
Obituary: Eleanor June Russell
Eleanor passed away, Saturday, February 24, 2024, at her home in Allegan. She was born April 8, 1922, in Allegan, the daughter of McKinley and Madeline (Anderson) Oisten. She was a Girl Scout for two years while in grade school.…
City discusses Hubbard Street parking lot, 4-day work weeks
By Gari Voss The City of Allegan Council spent time wrestling through the Study Session and Regular Council meeting balancing needs and opportunities related to special funding. As the Council heard the requests for addressing large improvement projects, examined the…
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