By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Surrey Township firefighters, assisted by Clare Fire Department personnel and Mobile Medical Ambulance Service, fought a structure fire at 296 North Hall Street in the Village of Farwell for four early morning hours last Saturday.The call came in around 4:10 am February 11.The single-story home with a basement, owned by Merry Schuler, Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION — Stacy Baker, Marion MPACT co-adviser and MHS Spanish/English Teacher, reportedlast week, Marion Junior-Senior High School showed its Marion Eagle spirit for Snowcoming 2023.“ In addition to competing in their regular schedule of sporting events and supporting our teams from the stands, students and staff participated in various themed dress-up days,” Read More…
In 28 years of teaching at Marion Public Schools, Heather Deighton has learned a couple of valuable lessons.
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck City Council Monday approved $22,600 in engineering services towards an estimated $400,000 crushing and shaping with drainage repairs this fall to Taylor, Takken, East and West streets between Allegan and Mason streets. The good news: Engineer Fleis & VandenBrink considers these streets high-priority improvements because they do not have urgent Read More…
PAW PAW – Michigan State Police (MSP) Director Col. Joe Gasper has announced that Trooper Conner Mabie, a community service trooper assigned to the MSP Paw Paw Post, was selected as the 2022 Colonel Etue Community Impact Award recipient in recognition of her ingenuity and leadership in engaging with residents in her post area.Capt. Michael Read More…
The Lawton Blue Devils’ basketball Snowcoming festivities held Friday night, Feb. 10, saw the crowning of Snowcoming Queen Tannen Dean and King Jack Doster.Photo courtesy/Lawton Community Schools
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Earlier this month, Otsego High School hosted its annual snowcoming festivities.And as has become a recent tradition, the OHS student body used the opportunity to honor members of the RISE (Reaching Independence Through Support and Education) program.Six RISE students were crowned as homecoming royalty. They were accompanied by their Links, who Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorFor those high school seniors who are planning to attend college following graduation, applying for scholarships is likely one of the items on their to-do list.That task just got a little easier for students who attend Plainwell High School.The Allegan County Community Foundation recently announced that, through a partnership with Plainwell Community Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorA car stolen near Traverse City saw its journey end Feb. 5 in a crash south of Douglas, landing both occupants in hospitals.Neither name as of press time had been released.Douglas police officer Tony Brown spotted a vehicle at 10:27 that night with multiple code violations and “suspicious activity” happening inside driving southbound Read More…