By Gari Voss Sunday, December 31, 2023, brings celebrations of all sizes and shapes. In Allegan, it means time with family and friends mingling along the Riverfront, enjoying the fire pit, listening to live music, dancing to a silent disco, eating favorite food from Allegan establishments and food trucks, and imbibing hot or specialty drinks Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – It’s a new year coming up and a new look for the county’s sheriff department.Allegan County Commission chairman James Storey said deputies are sporting new black uniforms as part of an effort to improve the look of the force.“The black toned uniforms replace the tan and black combination deputies wore Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Sheriff’s Department reported that Allegan County Central Dispatch on Christmas Day evening received a call from a passerby regarding a crash on 104th Ave east of 32nd St in Trowbridge Township.Deputies say first responders arriving on the scene found the driver and sole occupant, a 35-year-old male from Allegan, deceased. Read More…
The LaFayette Fire & EMS hosted its annual end of the year gathering last week. The event also honored its Firefighter of the Year and EMS Provider of the Year!Firefighter of the Year is Captain Jason Peacock. EMS Provider of the Year is EMT Shannon Craig.
The LaFayette Rotary Club prepared and delivered Christmas goodie bags to both of the LaFayette nursing homes. Each resident received necessity items from the Rotary club.
By John BriceCorrespondent Healthcare services in rural areas of Alabama will receive a significant boost in funding due in large part to the success of the Chambers County Community Health and Wellness Center in LaFayette. Two million dollars in the form of a grant to Auburn University for its Rural Health Initiative has been awarded Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The West Michigan Regional Veterans’ Treatment Court on Thursday, Dec. 21, saw its 50th graduate of the program, a Marine Corps Reserve, who had fallen into drugs and alcohol.Michael Ryan left the Marine Corps Reserve five years ago and following that, he then found himself using drugs and Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer WAVERLY TWP. – A 33-year-old Mattawan man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 28-year-old Decatur woman. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office said the man intentionally hit the woman with a pickup truck early Saturday morning, Dec. 23, then drove into a Waverly Township home.Van Buren County Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A tradition that goes back more than a decade continued once again this past weekend on the east side of Three Rivers.The Three Rivers Lions Club, along with an army of 50 volunteers from around the area, held their annual food box and toy distribution Saturday morning, helping Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Following a nearly two-hour closed session Monday night, the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education rated TRCS Superintendent Nikki Nash as “effective.”The annual evaluation of the superintendent was performed by the school board with guidance from the Michigan Association of School Boards, using requirements of the Michigan Read More…