By Gari Voss Collaboration may be the answer for those who love riding the trails and roads around Allegan County and across Michigan in all seasons of the year. The possible melding of two clubs would touch hundreds of riders and in the process involve students at the Allegan Tech Center.Over the years, the Allegan Read More…
By Gari Voss Fennville Public Schools has offered robotics extracurriculars to students in grades 6-12 for years. Robotics have taken the front stage in the past, but for the 2022-23 school year, an Aerial Drone team was added to the lineup.Coach Richard Lowing discovered that the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation not only supported Read More…
By Katie McElvy Chambers Softball 15, Calvary Christian 9 The Chambers Academy Lady Rebels opened at home hosting Calvary Christian out of Columbus, GA. Newcomer Brynlee Alford, got her first start on the mound for the Lady Rebels, striking out two in the top of the first but not before the Lady Knights could record Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondent Demonstration days were held during the third week of February 2023 at the newly established Chambers County Community Health and Wellness Center in LaFayette. Located in the same building which had formerly operated as the Chambers County Out-Patient Clinic at 404 9th Avenue Southwest until its shuttering several years ago, the recently Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondentIn the aftermath of the Troup County Coroner’s Office February 19th, 2023 press release announcing the positive identification of remains recovered by Chambers County Sheriff deputies in December of 2021 there has been extensive media coverage of the forensic findings as well as widespread online reactions throughout social media. Dubbed an “Official News Read More…
On Thursday, February 16, Deperriez Akeem Rashaud Burton, 28, was arrested on charges of attempted murder, shooting in to an occupied vehicle, reckless endangerment, discharging a firearm in the city limits, and unlawful possession of a pistol. Burton was wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on December 3, 2022 within the city of Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director NOTTAWA TWP. — An omnipresent dollar store chain with multiple locations throughout St. Joseph County will be going into the village of Nottawa after all.On Jan. 19, a settlement was reached and filed in a lawsuit brought by Midwest V LLC against Nottawa Township and the township’s board of trustees in Read More…
NOTTAWA TWP. — St. Joseph County sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl from Nottawa Township.Police say Exdith Janery Rodriguez Davila left her residence on Fairchild Road at approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 and has not been seen since.It is unknown what Exdith was wearing at Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent It was standing room only at the Surrey Township board meeting Tuesday evening.Several residents in the crowd said they were “not told” about a change in management at the Transfer station, specifically about a new contract with GFL (Green For Life) Environmental, a waste management company headquartered in Toronto, Canada.The concerns of Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The middle of February is here, but winter is still in full swing with “Hoedown Frostbite Fun” on tap for this weekend, so dress in warm clothes and get ready for some great events!Harrison’s 35th annual Hoedown Frostbite Winter Festival is going on right now! Events began yesterday (February16) and tomorrow, Saturday, Read More…