By Dennis Volkert Sturgis City Commission on Feb. 28 approved a change in records management system for the department of public safety.The commission approved expenditure of just over $30,000 for services from Core Technology for 18 months of service of Talon Incident Management System.At a work session Feb. 14, staff members presented information to the Read More…
By Dennis Volkert Vitamin String Quartet performs March 9 at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. It’s the latest show in SYCA’s “Performance Series” for 2023-24. The ensemble’s music encompasses classical, dance, hip-hop, pop and other styles. Vitamin String Quartet features a rotating lineup to create studio recordings, live shows, video content and other projects. Featured musicians for Read More…
Coming events March 9Vitamin String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Sturges-Young Center for the Arts, part of Performance Series 2023-24. Tickets from $25.March 10“Trip Down Memory Lane: History and Storytelling of Laura Lewis Hat Shop,” 3 p.m., Sturgis Historical Museum — At the Depot. Reservations required, (269) 503-7440; $10 per person donation. March 11Sturgis Public Schools Board of Read More…
By Genine Hopkins Harrison has lost a few restaurants over the years, more recently with the closing of the Budd Lake Bar. But a Grand Blanc restaurant group – Great Lakes Taco Bell LLC – has a goal of bringing Taco Bell back to Harrison, ending a nearly two decade absence of Taco Bell in Read More…
By Pat MaurerReview Correspondent It looks like it will be nice weather for Clare’s annual Irish Festival next week.Even if Mother Nature pulls a surprise on us and the week is snowy outside, the 49th annual Irish Festival is sure to turn everything green, especially around the City of Clare. Along with the all new Read More…
There has been a transition with family farms for many decades. Dairy farming has slowly, and not so slowly, accelerated from small family farms milking a small number of cows to milking several hundred and some milking several thousand or they go out of business. Farming has changed the way the crops are raised and Read More…
The Osceola County Planning Commission and MSU Extension have initiated a planning process and community conversation around large scale solar. As Michigan transitions to using more renewable energy, many Osceola residents are wondering about the good, the bad, and the trade-offs related to large scale solar. As part of this planning process, the project steering committee Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The Michigan State Police has reported a Missaukee County man has been arrested for felony drunk driving and carrying a concealed pistol.The MSP say troopers at 2:30 a.m. on March 3 stopped a vehicle on 16 RD near 47 RD in Cedar Creek Township. The driver, Shaun William Lewis, of Read More…
The Saugatuck Woman’s Club will host presentations this season by Book Nook and Owl House business owners, gardeners, a hands-on watercolor-painting class and field trip to a flower farm, among other treats. Biweekly Thursday sessions, free and open to everyone, meet in the historic SWC Clubhouse, at the corner of Butler and Hoffman streets, downtown Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Fran Ray didn’t last long as a Douglas City Council member. First elected Nov. 5 last year, she resigned Thursday, Feb. 29 because she is moving out of town. Ray thanked council peers and City Manager Lisa Nocerini for the opportunity to work with them. “Even for this short time,” Ray Read More…