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By Kaitlyn Campbell A Harrison man posted on Twitter last year about his desire to kill 55th Circuit Court Judge Roy G. Mienk and grind his wife into meat pasties. As a result of his cannibalistic threats, he faced federal…

By Kaitlyn Campbell An investigation into what happened at a fight between two GOP lawmakers during a Michigan Republican committee meeting on July 8 at the Doherty Hotel in Clare in ongoing.According to a report obtained by TV5 through a…

Missaukee County Sheriff Wil Yancer said Tuesday that the suspect in the Sunday shooting has been identified.He is Colton Helsel, 30, of McBain, the sheriff said. He has been charged with assault with intent to murder and received a $100,000…

By John RaffelCorrespondent LAKE CITY – The Hazard Mitigation plan was expected to be among the topics for the Missaukee County Board of Commissioners’ finance committee meeting on Thursday of this week.The plan is 169 pages long.It says, in part,…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Department has reported Matt Allers and Brett Bethuy have been promoted to Sergeant.Sgt. Allers began working at the Sheriff’s Office in 2019 as a corrections officer. Sgt. Allers has since moved…

By John RaffelCorrespondent EVART – At a recent meeting of the Evart City council, it was voted to accept the resignation of city attorney Jim White and to move forward with seeking proposals from other firms.In other action, the council…

By John RaffelCorrespondent EVART – Osceola County sheriff Mark Cool announced earlier this week an operation conducted in Evart to uncover a sex trafficking sting was successful.Cool said the sex trafficking sting which occurred in Evart resulted in the arrest…

(Photo: Commercial-News/Robert Tomlinson) Story Updated at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The City of Three Rivers is asking residents to run their water before using it after excessive levels of lead were found…

Natelege Zartiz, a stay-at-home mom with a background in real estate, is one of three candidates running for mayor of Three Rivers on the Tuesday, Aug. 8 primary ballot. (Photo provided) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director Editor’s note: This article, originally…

Vernis Mims, a tutor and substitute teacher, is seeking the mayor’s seat for the City of Three Rivers in the Tuesday, Aug. 8 primary election. (Photo provided) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director Editor’s note: This article, originally published in the July…

Three Rivers Mayor Tom Lowry is seeking re-election for a 13th term in the Tuesday, Aug. 8 primary election. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director Editor’s note: This article, originally published in the July 7 edition of the…

Sturgis District Library invites community members to “Library On The Lawn” 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at Oaklawn Terrace Park. The free-admission event is intended to embrace a love of reading. Attendees are encouraged to take their favorite book, along with…

By Scott Sullivan Editor Rich LaBombard is out after four years as Douglas city manager. He emailed council July 24 he was resigning effective Aug. 25, and members accepted it Monday, first day after veteran clerk Pam Aalderink retired, turning…

Love history and architecture? A free lecture by historian Paul Trap Wednesday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. will deal with “The Five Little Wood Churches” created by celebrated Michigan architect Gordon W. Lloyd at one of them, All Saints’ Episcopal…

Rebecca Crane, whose family knows something or two about apples, will share stories from Fennville’s own “clock watchers” at a dedication for Kalamazoo artist Richard Light’s “Clock V” bronze sculpture in Hutchinson Park adjacent to clock tower and U.S. Post…

John-Kevin (JK) Hilbert is new Lakeshore Community Chorus artistic director, succeeding retired ensemble co-founder Nancy Plantinga. “There is no greater experience on earth than singing with other voices in a chorus, creating beautiful unisons and glorious harmonies,” says the new…

By Scott SullivanEditorRich LaBombard is out after four years as Douglas city manager. He emailed council July 24 he was resigning effective Aug. 25, and members accepted it Monday, first day after veteran clerk Pam Aalderink retired, turning her reigns…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Each year, the International Trombone Festival draws hundreds of the premier trombonists from around the globe.Plainwell Middle School student Joshua Pembrook was among the attendees at this year’s event, which took place at the University of…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the first time in more than two decades, the City of Plainwell has a new city manager.And residents will soon have the opportunity to meet him.Justin Lakamper will be at the Plainwell City Hall Council…

By Gari Voss How did the Allegan area filming happen?Homeowner and realtor Carol Sneller reminisced, “Dave, the production manager was in our development and literally walked up to our front door and knocked. He asked if we would be interested.…