By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting last week, approved a three-year contract with Point Broadband Service for Internet Services at the new E.M.S. Station in Evart and for the Board Chair to sign. The motion carried with unanimous voice.“It’s $99 a month,” commissioner Tim Michell of Marion, Read More…
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Marion High School hosted blood drive, plans sock fundraiser
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Marion High School was scheduled to host a blood drive earlier this week from 10:30 am to 4 p.m. The drive was held in the high school media center. Ages 16 (with parent’s permission) and older were welcome.This drive’s tip for a successful donation is to make sure to eat Read More…
Holiday celebrations hit full swing
Post-Thanksgiving holiday celebrations are underway hereabouts in earnest. Here’s a coming week’s mini-sampler: Saturday, Sept. 1: Ox-Bow House Winter Artist Markets, 130 Center St., downtown Douglas; and Crane’s drive-through holiday light shows at the family’s 51-year Fennville orchards, 6054 124th Ave./M-89, season runs continue. Call for times and hours. Sunday, Dec. 2: Where to turn? Read More…
City, landowner OK Park Street work
By Scott Sullivan Editor It takes bank to deal with eroding riverbanks. To that end, Saugatuck City Council agreed Monday to spend up to $40,000 installing storm sewer infrastructure on west side Kalamazoo River lots fronting Park Street. Owners of homes at 850 and 856 Park have agreed to chip in $2,000 each for the Read More…
Holiday ornament stars Wicks Park gazebo
The Saugatuck-Douglas History Center will roll out its new holiday ornament, commemorating the bicentennial gazebo in Saugatuck’s Wicks Park, during the Saugatuck Center for the Arts Holiday Market Saturday, Dec. 2. Priced at $50, this 4-inch-long hanging ornament is hand-crafted in Poland and continues the SDHC tradition of feting local historic sites and structures as Read More…
Full Circle
Glenn’s annual Circle of Lights Friday feted the winter holidays’ start with visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus in a horse-drawn sleigh and stroll down a luminarty path towards warmer climes. At the Glenn School (photos above and at immediate right) you could commingle, learn and engage in crafts. In the Glenn Church (santuary light Read More…
City hopes $40K helps save banks
By Scott SullivanEditorIt takes bank to deal with eroding riverbanks. To that end, Saugatuck City Council agreed Monday to spend up to $40,000 installing storm sewer infrastructure on west side Kalamazoo River lots fronting Park Street.Owners of homes at 850 and 856 Park have agreed to chip in $2,000 each for the total project, which Read More…
OPS to hold grand opening for aquatic center Dec. 10
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor In October 2021, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for Otsego Public Schools’ new aquatic center.And now the center is ready for its close-up.OPS will host the grand opening celebration for the Otsego Aquatic Center from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10.A ceremony commemorating the facility’s opening is slated to Read More…
Bloom Eatery opens doors in downtown Plainwell
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Sometimes you just know when something is right.That’s the way Mark Nieuwenhuis felt when he saw the retail space that was available for lease at 137 N. Main St. in downtown Plainwell.“The first time I saw that space, I knew it was the perfect location for Bloom,” Nieuwenhuis said. “It just Read More…
Otsego Indoor Market takes place Saturday, Dec. 2
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAre you looking for some unique Christmas gifts for family and friends? Or maybe you’re in the mood to treat yourself to some tasty offerings or homemade crafts.Either way, the Otsego Holiday Farmers Market has you covered.The market, which runs from 12 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, will be inside Read More…