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By Scott SullivanEditorAn Allegan County Circuit Court judge weighed in Thursday on the long-brewing Saugatuck vs. Dune Ridge floating homes lawsuits, indicating the city and past council members may be liable for damages.Judge Roberts Kengis made his preliminary views known…

By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck City Council last week put a pause on pausing new short-term rental applications.The planning commission voted 5-1 March 16 to recommend a nine-month freeze on processing new STR applications to buy time while a newly-named task force…

By Leslie Ballard “There’s nothing like it on this side of the state,” said Eric Ross of his Museum Obscura located at 114 Locust Street.The Museum is comprised of two rooms, the first devoted to what Eric refers to as…

By Gari Voss Friday, March 26, 2023, about 9am, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) and the Allegan County Health Department were informed that a discharge had been detected in a remote drain field of the…

By John RaffelCorrespondentALLEGAN – Allegan County Central Dispatch received a call on March 25 at 8:30 p.m. on a personal injury crash near the intersection of 104th Ave and 50th St Grand Junction, Lee Township.Witnesses reported a vehicle upside down in a…

By John BriceCorresponden In the aftermath of the severe thunderstorm in the early hours of Sunday March 26th, 2023 that caused flooding in Chambers County as well as Troup County and the subsequent tornado that resulted in extensive damage to…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent The Clare County Road Commission’s website has listed 48 potential projects for the year and two that have been completed. Proposed are 15 paving projects, nine involving culvert work, five double chip seal projects, eight chip seal,…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondentSnowy weather didn’t stop the thousands who came to Clare last weekend from enjoying the 48th Annual Clare Irish Festival. Always set around St. Patrick’s Day, the weather is more often than not, snowy and cold.Despite the wintery…

HOWARDSVILLE — Four players from Howardsville Christian School were named to the BCS All-Conference basketball teams for the 2022-23 season.Earning first team honors were senior Sam Nagel for the boys’ team, while Kyla Sparks earned first-team honors for the girls’…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Following the multiple outbursts by At-Large Three Rivers City Commissioner Lucas Allen at the March 7 Three Rivers City Commission meeting, city commissioners formally condemned his actions with the passage of a censure…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — The intersection of Lutz Road and Centreville-Constantine Road is one of the biggest rural intersections in St. Joseph County, but it soon could receive a major makeover. In a public hearing Wednesday, March 15,…

Dan Williams, a 1963 Marion graduate, has lived an extraordinary life.The son of Marjorie and Harold Williams, Dan’s seen his share of adventures, trials, and tribulations.And joys.Growing up on the Williams farm on 20th Avenue south of Marion, Dan learned…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Meceola Central Dispatch on March 16 receive a call at 7:52 a.m. received a call regarding a Pine River School bus accident located on 18 Mile Road and 185th Avenue in Burdell Township.First units on…

By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Board of Commissioners voted at its Monday meeting to approve the Building Department Permit Inspection fees paid to the Trades Inspectors as presented. “It’s for plumbing, electrical and mechanical,” commissioner Tim Michell…

By John RaffelCorrespondent EVART – On Thursday March 16, Evart High School Staff were made aware of a threat involving a weapon in the building around 10:30 a.m. The school was placed in lock down per its policy.“The subject was…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer ALMENA TWP. – Wednesday night, March 15, following nearly 25 minutes of public comment, with most of it dealing with Consumer Energy’s proposed “Crandall High Voltage Transmission Line,” the Almena Township Board approved a resolution opposing…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer ANTWERP TWP. – On Tuesday night, March 14, the Antwerp Township Board went on record opposing Consumers Energy’s proposed new 20-mile-high voltage distribution powerline through Antwerp Township, as well as Almena, Paw Paw and Lawrence townships.The…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Choirs from Otsego High School and Plainwell High School were among those to participate in the District 10 Choral Festival hosted by the Michigan School Vocal Music Association earlier this month.And the students from both local…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KALAMAZOO—Several third-place finishes highlighted a strong showing for a group of Plainwell High School students at a regional Science Olympiad Tournament held at Western Michigan University on Saturday, March 18.Those third-place performances for Plainwell included: Thai…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 81,500 American service members are considered missing in action, dating back to World War II.Members of Otsego VFW Post 3030 want to do their part to ensure…