By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A Three Rivers High School science class is looking to get to the bottom of one of the hottest topics in the city for the past several years – the quality of the city’s water.Students in Joe Graber’s Applied Physics class will be embarking on a project for Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A grant to buy a new license plate camera system in Three Rivers garnered both praise and wariness from city commissioners Tuesday.Commissioners approved by a 4-0 vote a $32,100 grant from the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) to place six Flock Security cameras in the city for Read More…
It was a full house at Monday’s Clare Board of Education meeting.Audience members were there to hear the details and ask questions about the coming bond proposal that will be on the ballot at the May 2nd election.President Lauren Cole was absent due to illness and Matt Rodenbo was unable to attend. The meeting was Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Plans are nearly complete for the Township Hall renovation and expansion, Superintendent Dan Dysinger said at the regular meeting February 14th.“MacMillan and Associates should have their plans complete before the end of February,” he said. “I will have floor plan drawings in full size for the Board to review at the next Read More…
Effective March 17, 2023, Missaukee Conservation District will no longer serve as the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC) County Enforcing Agency (CEA) for Missaukee County after serving in this capacity since 1994. In a resolution passed by the Missaukee County Commissioners it was stated that the “Board finds that it would be a more Read More…
When Evart real estate broker Ashlee Flachs started Dreams Realty in April of 2019, she knew her life was going to change. However, she had no idea that – less than 4 years later – she’d be starring in a reality show about entrepreneurs.Last summer, after a few emails and a round of interviews, she Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck-Douglas doesn’t lack water resources. Nor fluid and fluent thinkers. Among younger ones, 18 Saugatuck High School Advanced Placement English students Feb. 1 entered the Grand Rapids Economic Club’s 2022-23 High School Essay Contest about a subject that’s all around them: “As water scarcity impacts human sustainability, what responsibility does Michigan Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck seeks eight citizens to advise the city on how better to deal with the longstanding issue of short-term rentals. The advisory task force will be asked to prioritize current concerns, issues, opportunities and objectives held by the residents, property and business owners, schools, public safety and other stakeholders. Members will Read More…
Residents and business owners are invited to learn more about policing in Saugatuck Monday, March 6, in Saugatuck High School, 401 Elizabeth St., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. City council members and Saugatuck Public Schools parents Lauren Stanton will join the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department, which oversees policing both in Saugatuck city and township, will Read More…