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 Concrete was poured Aug. 21 for the main portion of the splash pad at Thurston Woods Park in Sturgis. On Aug. 18, workers finished concrete work for the surrounding area.  Additional elements will be added soon. Some materials may not arrive…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — After months of debate, comment, suggestions and flip-flopping, there will not be a policy governing flags and displays at Three Rivers Community Schools going forward. By a 5-1 vote at Monday’s meeting, the…

Roundup of some new programs, initiatives and upgrades at Sturgis Public Schools, for the 2023-24 academic year, provided by superintendent Art Ebert. Culinary arts is offered to high school students countywide through St. Joseph County CTE Consortium. The program is taught…

By Kaitlyn Campbell The Old U.S. 27 Motor Tour is coming back for its 17th year, and it’s going to be making stops in Clare and Harrison.The motor tour is going to be starting in Coldwater and ending in Cheboygan,…

Mayor Humphrey presented Sgt. Tom Francisco of the Clare City Police Department (above) & Deputy Brown of the Clare County Sheriff’s Department (below) with Life-saving pins. By Kaitlyn Campbell Clare City Manager Jeremy Howard had several topics to cover in…

By Kaitlyn Campbell Three Michigan GOP lawmakers who have been charged with misdemeanors following two separate spats at the Doherty Hotel in Clare are set to be arraigned.According to court records, Kelly Ann Sackett, 52, and Melissa Valentina Pehlis, 54,…

A Michigan man who dumped a woman’s body in a trash can has been sentenced.UpNorthLive reports that Kyle Dickinson will serve 40 months to 10 years in prison after he was sentenced in Wexford County.Dickinson pleaded guilty to concealing the death…

Around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday Morning, the Marion Fire Department answered a phone call of a structural fire in the 600 block of West Hamming, along with reports of people trying to escape from the home.Once they arrived, the department saw…

Seth Bowen recently turned 21 years old. And over the last 16 years, he’s never spent more than a couple of years living in the same place.Such is the life of a pipeliner, or in this case, a pipeliner’s son.…

By Scott Sullivan Editor Douglas police in peak-season answered 200 July complaints within city limits and assisted with nine outside them, chief Steve Kent told city council Monday. Noteworthy: On Tuesday, July 4, at 12:23 a.m. Officer Tony Brown stopped…

By Scott Sullivan Editor Ayatollah Joe warned They were coming for us. They? I asked. “Liberals. They hate that my $38K Mom-funded Ottawa Impact thwarts Their tyranny.” Any moss that grows on you, I said, is on just one side.…

By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas police in peak-season answered 200 July complaints within city limits and assisted with nine outside them, chief Steve Kent told city council Monday. Noteworthy:On Tuesday, July 4, at 12:23 a.m. Officer Tony Brown stopped a vehicle whose…

By Scott SullivanEditorThe Blue Star Highway Exit 41 bridge deck over I-196 is tentatively scheduled to reopen Thursday, Aug. 24, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced last week, while the Exit 36 bridge is slated to close for work after…

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorLabor Day is rapidly approaching, marking the unofficial end to the summer season.And for businesses in downtown Plainwell, that means it’s time once again for the annual Island City Sidewalk Sales.This year’s sales are slated for Friday,…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A new school year is upon us.That means the Michigan High School Athletic Association fall sports season is starting up.And a new student-pass option will allow students at Otsego High School and Plainwell High School to…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor If you’ve stopped into the Otsego District Library lately, you might have noticed a change.The circulation desk has undergone a makeover as a way of improving sight lines of the building and front door for library…

In August of 2022, Consumers Energy hosted a public meeting to discuss the future of Calkins Bridge Day. On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at 6pm, CE will hold a follow-up meeting to inform the community about possibilities for this dam…

By Gari Voss It was a full house at the Griswold Auditorium on Saturday evening August 19, 2023! The Save Lake Allegan committee invited Ryan Hurd to headline an evening of music that also featured Aaron Eshuis, Joey Hyde, and…

Amanda Chappell, the Engagement Officer for the Allegan County Community Foundation (ACCF), announced that ACCF has opened entries for the First Allegan County Photo Contest. “I am very excited about the contest and think it is a fun, unique way…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – The Lawrence Ox Roast & Homecoming festival on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2 -4, will celebrate a century-plus tradition, while marking the annual event.The event began on Labor Day, 1921, as Lawrence area businessmen…