By Scott SullivanEditorCalvin College English professor and “Refugia Faith” author Deb Reinstra has lent herself to Lent observations at All Saints’ Episcopal Church at Hoffman and Grant streets, Saugatuck.Reinstra, who knows woods and waters here through her in-laws’ home on Douglas harbor, will discuss the book’s finding-refuge theme Saturday, March 11, in the historic Carpenter’s Read More…
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Ice storm fells limbs, more
By Scott SullivanEditorLast week’s ice storm created skaters’ waltz conditions for homes, schools and offices, causing multi-day closures, power outages, trees down and roadway slide-offs.From 10 p.m. to 11 a.m. late Wednesday through Thursday morning, Feb. 22-23, the Saugatuck Township Fire District answered nine service calls, reported IT Director Erik Kirchert.No. 1 came at 10:24 Read More…
Commissioners approve courthouse plans
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – The Allegan County Board of Commissioners, in a 5-0 vote, decided on Thursday to approve initial plans recommended by county administration for the conversion of the Allegan County building for sole use as a courthouse.“The project is needed to accommodate the additional circuit court judge the state approved for the Read More…
Lake Allegan Association asks Governor to keep hydro dams
The Lake Allegan Association, Inc. submitted a letter to Governor Whitmer, calling for her to invest in hydroelectric power as part of her clean energy policy. LAA joins joins 379 signers—Michigan organizations, local government officials, businesses, and residents—in this effort. The letter calls on the governor to turn her clean-energy policy into practice by investing Read More…
Sheriff seeks dead horse’s owner
The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department needs your help in identifying the owner of this horse.Animal Control was notified of this horse being deceased and dumped in the area of 112th Avenue and 46th Street, Valley Township.Please contact Animal Control at 269.673.0519 or Deputy Jim Kimber at 269.673.0500 X4319 if you have information about this horse Read More…
Natalie Ryder… a Rural Hospital CEO to Know
By Gari Voss Ascension Borgess announced that Natalie Ryder, MBA-HM, MSN, RN, NE-BC, administrator of Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital (2022), Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital (2022) in Plainwel,l and Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital (2018) in Dowagiac, had been named by Becker’s Hospital Review to its 2023 list of “Rural Hospital CEOs to Know.”Becker’s is a strong supporter of Read More…
Abatement Board Meets to Consider Demolishing Houses
By John BriceCorrespondent The Municipal Housing Code Abatement Board of the City of LaFayette held a public meeting on Thursday, February 23rd of 2023 at the Chambers County Farmers Federation Agricultural Center at the ALFA building in LaFayette. In attendance were City Attorney Joseph M. Tucker, newly sworn Code Enforcement Officer Kim Langley, Superintendent George Read More…
Woman arrested for overdue trash bill vindicated in court
Nortasha Jackson says she is finally starting to feel a sense of relief.Last November, the 49-year-old woman was arrested and jailed for failing to pay an $85 trash collection bill to the city of Valley, Alabama, that was three months overdue – even after trying to make arrangements to pay the bill.In a hearing on Read More…
Opelika man arrested for alleged shooting in county
Chambers County Sheriff Jeff Nelson reports that on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at approximately 9:45 pm Deputies responded to the 3000 block of Chambers County Road 267 in reference to a person suffering from a gun shot wound.On arrival Deputies found the victim Billy Holloway suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen area. He Read More…
St. Joseph County Sheriff arrested on suspicion of OWI
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director KALAMAZOO — St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was arrested in Kalamazoo County Sunday morning on charges of suspected operating while intoxicated (OWI) and possession of a firearm while intoxicated following a crash that involved two vehicles. According to Michigan State Police, the incident occurred around 2:18 a.m. Sunday on southbound Read More…