By Genine Hopkins Harrison has lost a few restaurants over the years, more recently with the closing of theBudd Lake Bar. But a Grand Blanc restaurant group – Great Lakes Taco Bell LLC – has a goalof bringing Taco Bell back to Harrison, ending a nearly two decade absence of Taco Bell inHarrison. Those who Read More…
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TRHS students to put on production of ‘Freaky Friday’
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — What would happen if an overworked mother and her teenage daughter swapped bodies for a day? This year’s Three Rivers High School musical will explore the answer to that question with their production of the musical “Freaky Friday,” coming to the TRHS Performing Arts Center for four performances Read More…
Preliminary injunction issued in Lowry lawsuit; annexation of property can be pursued
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — In a win for Tom Lowry and a blow to Lockport and Park townships, St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Lowry against the townships regarding property transfer agreements involving his Buckhorn Road property. Stutesman said in his Read More…
STR freeze talk may draw heat
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck short-term rental discussions may come to a head Thursday, Feb. 29, when city council weighs placing a 6-month moratorium on new rental licenses in the R-1 Residential district. Council’s workshop last Wednesday brought a spirited crowd to debate the planning commission’s Feb. 15 recommendations. What might change? Per the city: Read More…
Manager, missing 3 weeks, resigns
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck City Manager Ryan Heise has resigned for “personal reasons and opportunities for professional development” on heels of an unexplained three-week absence. “It became widely known six months ago,” said Mayor Lauren Stanton, “that Ryan had intentions to relocate his family to the Stillwater, Minn. area where his wife’s family resides Read More…
Otsego seeks development ideas for Elks Lodge
By Aaron MitchellOtsego City Manager The City of Otsego recently has taken possession of the former Elks Lodge located at 113 S. Farmer St. in downtown Otsego.The intent of the acquisition is for the City to retain control of the property going forward given its location adjacent to Otsego City Hall and the Otsego Fire Read More…
BookshelfBandits winBattle of the Books
A total of 26 teams representing elementary schools in Plainwell, Otsego, Hopkins and Martin participated in the annual Battle of the Books competition at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 24.And it was the Bookshelf Bandits from Plainwell’s Cooper Elementary that took home top honors as winners of the Grand Battle.Each “battle” consists Read More…
B-I-N-G-O
The Lifelong Learners, a group for senior citizens sponsored by the community education departments from Otsego and Plainwell, held its most recent event on Thursday, Feb. 15. Attendees played bingo in addition to enjoying refreshments and prizes. (Photos provided)
Plainwell robotics compete at state
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor FLINT—Some of the best high school robotics teams in Michigan converged on Kettering University in Flint on Saturday, Feb. 24, for the VEX Robotics State Championship.That included Blitz, Nuclear Reactors, Pocket Tonk and Black Soul Monsters from the Plainwell Robotics Club.“This was a great experience for our teams,” PRC communications coordinator Read More…
Early voting is sparse in county
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Voting in the presidential primary during the state’s first venture into early voting yielded sparse participation in the county.“The low turnout set off alarm bells for the budgets of local governments that must staff polls with trained, paid workers during the early voting days,” Allegan County Commission chairman James Storey Read More…