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By Gari Voss Allegan’s City Council meeting begins with a Study Session that digs into topics which enables the Regular Meetings to focus on making final decisions. Monday, August 14, 2023, the Study Session addressed topics from reviewing the Economic…

By Gari Voss The announcement came on August 10, 2023, that Matthew Antkoviak had received the appointment from Governor Gretchen Whitmer to fill the position on the Allegan County 48th Circuit Court left by the retirement of Judge Roberts Kengis.““[Antkoviak]…

A former Allegan County deputy accused of hitting and killing a woman in a 2022 high-speed crash was found not guilty last ThursdayThomas Goggins, 43, was previously charged with moving violation causing death and moving violation causing serious impairment, according…

By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Central Dispatch picked up a call on Aug. 13 on a car-pedestrian crash on 26th St near 108th Ave in Trowbridge Township.Sgt. Bernard Austhof of the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department said the preliminary investigation shows…

LAWRENCE – The Van Buren Intermediate School District held its annual Van Buren County Backpack Giveaway Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Van Buren Tech, 250 South St., here, as part of their Back-to-School Bonanza 2023. Backpacks were handed out free…

South Haven, 18-19 August 2023 – South Haven is gearing up for a weekend of heartfelt gratitude and patriotism as it prepares to host the annual Salute to Veterans Weekend on August 18th and 19th. With a range of meaningful…

By Pamela Whitlow LaFayette Mainstreet kicked off its second Summer Food Truck Festival last Friday. What started out as severe thunderstorm warnings with floods of rain all week literally up until the 4:00pm starting hour ended up being a night…

By John BriceCorrespondent The LaFayette City Council met on Monday, August 14th of 2023 at the Chambers County Farmers Federation Agricultural Center at the ALFA building in LaFayette. In attendance were Mayor Kenneth Vines, Councilman Terry G. Mangram, Councilman David…

St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite (center) makes a brief presentation on the state of the sheriff’s department during Tuesday’s St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting. Commissioners approved drafting a complaint letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to possibly remove…

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore RooseveltI was raised in Michigan and in 1996, after spending over thirty years living in several other parts of the United States, returned home to live out the rest of my…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The City of Three Rivers is asking residents to run their water before using it after excessive levels were found in multiple homes in a recent sampling.According to a release from the city…

By Dennis Volkert Sturgis Hospital has received designation as a “Rural Emergency Hospital.” The designation was granted by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Jeremy Grump, interim CEO at Sturgis Hospital, said the facility…

Mike Bobalik has announced his retirement as clerk for Sturgis Township, effective Sept. 1. He made the formal proclamation Monday at the monthly meeting of Sturgis Township Board of Trustees.Bobalik was appointed to the position in 2012, and has been re-elected…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Two people were killed in a double homicide in Sturgis, which ended the next day with the suspect being killed by police.According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department and Sturgis Public Safety, 38-year-old…

By Aaron Michell Old Fashioned Days is always a big deal around Marion, but this year’s celebration was perhaps the biggest and best in quite some time. Perfect weather, combined with an increase in events, vendors, and visitors, and the…

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,…

The iconic Dairy Phil in Clare had its 70th birthday last Friday, and a former employee and special guest joined in on the celebration.United States Senator Debbie Stabenow took a visit to Clare and Dairy Phil, allowing her to think…

By Kaitlyn Campbell In April and July of this year, Clare County made national news when two different altercations between Michigan Republican Party lawmakers occurred at the Doherty Hotel. Now, on August 9, Prosecutor Michelle Ambrozaitis filed several criminal charges…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION –The Marion Village Council had a meeting on Monday night and president Flora Grundy said the village is in the process of hiring an ordinance enforcement officer, and several tickets have been issued for blight in…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – At last week’s Board of Commissioners meeting, the board approved the Prosecutor’srequest for an Intern Assistant Prosecutor.Commissioners approved the EMT Class at Pine River High School for the 2023/2024 school year. The board approved the…