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Lucky Wolf construction underway
Construction at The Lucky Wolf, 404 E. Michigan Ave., Paw Paw, is underway. The Lucky Wolf was recently awarded a RAPS grant through Southwest Michigan First with the help of Market Van Buren and Arbor Credit Union. The facade and…
Expanded Craft Fair to be held during Lawrence Ox Roast & Homecoming
LAWRENCE – Lawrence Village Park will see an expanded Craft Fair during the Lawrence Ox Roast & Homecoming, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2 and 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, according to the craft fair organizer.“We have…
Mattawan Middle School 1 of 11 schools nationwide named Middle School Of Distinction
MATTAWAN – The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) announced that Mattawan Middle School is one of only 11 schools nationwide to receive the Association of Middle Level Education (AMLE) Schools of Distinction Award for 2023. AMLE’s Schools of Distinction…
Harmon awarded statewide recognition at conference
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – On August 17, Main Street Alabama held its tenth annual Awards of Excellence Banquet at Stovehouse in Huntsville to celebrate the successes of local programs. The event was sponsored by Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and Alfa Companies.…
Busby named new CCDA director
By John BriceCorrespondent News broke on Wednesday, August 16th of 2023 that during a board meeting of the Chambers County Development Authority on the previous day that CCDA Deputy Director Chris Busby had been named their new Executive Director. In…
New event space to occupy historic location in LaFayette
By John BriceCorrespondent Announcements have spread throughout social media regarding plans to open a new event space named The Venue on Alabama Avenue East in downtown LaFayette. Steve White, owner of the Hometown Mercantile on the Square retail shop located…
Rutten hired as new principal at Andrews Elementary
Greg Rutten was hired back in July as the new principal at Andrews Elementary in Three Rivers. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — With a new school year comes new faces, and one local elementary…
Food service-enhancement process underway at Sturgis Public Schools
By Dennis Volkert This week, Art Ebert, superintendent at Sturgis Public Schools, outlined a food service-improvement plan for Sturgis Public Schools. It is a multi-phase process, Ebert told the board of education on Monday. Preliminary phaseDuring the 2022-23 academic year, consultant Rusty Stitt gathered…
Harrison District Library moving its location: a history of the Surrey House
By Kaitlyn Campbell The Harrison District Library was in the process of moving its location to the historic Surrey House building this week.The move began on Monday, August 14 with the library closing its doors to their location on Main…
Clare Public Schools gears up for new school year
By Kaitlyn Campbell A Clare County school district is ready to have their students back for another school year, and they’ve made some changes in order to help with their success.Clare Public Schools had an overall successful school year last…
Clare County undersheriff calls it quits
Dwayne Miedzianowski has resigned from the undersheriff role at the Clare County Sheriff’s Department after being in the position for over a decade.In a statement to The Morning Sun, Sheriff John Wilson said that Miedzianowski “resigned in good standing” and…
Author to appear at Marion Library
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Michigan Humanities announces the Fall 2023 author tour dates for the 2023-24 Great Michigan Read author, Angeline Boulley.She will be at the Marion Library next month.Boulley’s book, Firekeeper’s Daughter, was named the 2023-24 Great Michigan…
Faces in the Crowd: Three Birds Coffee and Tea
7 years ago, Jason and Stephani Keeler weren’t the least bit interested in coffee.But their oldest son, Josh, was. A student at Central Michigan at the time, Josh had brought his coffee habit home with him, and eventually, his dad,…
Osceola Board approves health care quote
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting this week, approve the Jail InmateHealthcare BCBS Quote as presented with a one-year contract.“We anticipate possibly up to 25 percent savings,” commissioner Tim Michell of Marion…
Check out elementary renovations Aug. 23
The public is invited to celebrate completion of the latest Douglas Elementary School renovation at a dedication ceremony Thursday, Aug. 23, starting at 5:30 p.m. Building tours and refreshments will follow the short ceremony, made possible by voters passing a…
‘Mighty Mac’ trip view was over top
By Jim Hayden Correspondent Hear ye! Hear ye! The Saugatuck Town Crier declares view Aug. 10 from the top of the Mackinac Bridge as spectacular! Art Tolsma, a 6’6” roofing business head and winner of a Felt Estate fundraising raffle…
Voters pass operating millage for Otsego Schools
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Otsego Public Schools superintendent Jeff Haase was able to breathe a sigh of relief when the official results of the Tuesday, Aug. 8, primary election were announced.By a margin of 88 votes, the 18-mill operating millage…
Otsego prepares for another Gus Macker Tournament
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor From Friday, Aug. 25, through Sunday, Aug. 27, some streets near downtown Otsego will once again be transformed into basketball courts.That’s when the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will make its annual stop in Otsego.The festivities…
Eight ex-mayors walk into a bar …
Eight former Saugatuck mayors convened after Nov. 16 after last year’s election to regale each other with laughs and memories at The Sand Bar on Butler Street not far from city hall. Shown (from left) are Russ Gardner, Barry Johnson,…
Ex-Mayor pleads guilty to election charge
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck City Council member Garnet Lewis pleaded guilty via Zoom Friday before Allegan County 57th District Judge Joseph Skocelas to misdemeanor state election charges of gathering candidate petition signatures without reporting she was the circulator.Lewis agreed to a…
