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BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Should Saugatuck pause acting on short-term rental applications while the city studies reforming current standards? The planning commission will consider doing so at its Thursday, March 16 meeting in city hall at 7 p.m. The city…

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Since assuming Saugatuck city policing from a department formerly shared with Douglas July 1, 2018, Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies have been busy here. At a March 6 open house co-sponsored by the department with city council…

by Ben MurphySports Writer Back on March 1 the Mattawan hockey team had plenty of reason to celebrate. The Wildcats defeated Portage Northern 6-2 in a Division 2 regional championship game; held at Wings West Arena in Kalamazoo.“I thought it…

By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW TWP. – Troopers assigned to Michigan State Police (MSP) Fifth District Hometown Security Team (HST) initiated a routine traffic stop around 9:40 a.m., Tuesday, March 7 upon eastbound Interstate 94 near mile marker 55…

LAWRENCE – On March 3, Van Buren County Road Commission employee, René Rangel, Jr. was struck and killed by a vehicle while providing traffic control for our agency. “We lost an amazing man that day,” according to a press release…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KENT COUNTY—An orthodontist who had an office in Plainwell is heading to trial on child pornography charges.According to court documents, Thomas Shannon, 41, of Byron Township, waived his preliminary hearing—which was scheduled for Wednesday, March 8—following…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Are you a fan of the music created by Swedish pop group ABBA?If so, then you’re going to love Plainwell High School’s production of “Mamma Mia.”Based on songs recorded by ABBA, “Mamma Mia” is slated to…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Dancing while dribbling a basketball is no easy task.Yet that’s exactly what cast members of Otsego High School’s production of “High School Musical” will do when they bring the Disney Channel movie to life on stage.The…

By Scott SullivanEditorSince assuming Saugatuck city policing from a department formerly shared with Douglas July 1, 2018, Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies have been busy here.At a March 6 open house co-sponsored by the department with city council members Russ Gardner…

By Scott SullivanEditorThe area’s traditional Erin Go Bark St. Patrick’s Day People and Pet Parade will continue this year in Douglas.Lakeshore Boutique owner and city council member Randy Walker won council approval March 6 to hold the event this Saturday,…

By Gari Voss March 13, 2023, a Complaint for Declaration Judgment was filed in the Allegan County 48th Circuit Court by Charles Lawler of Clark Hill PLC in Lansing on behalf of Allegan County Treasurer Sally Brooks, Clerk and Register…

By Gari Voss Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Richard Lee-Raymond Ward-Perry (24) of Battle Creek was arrested. On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Ward-Perry was arraigned in Allegan County’s 57th District Court for Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm less…

A 53-year-old Wayland man was detained on the suspicion of driving while under the influence following a crash in Allegan County Wednesday evening.Michigan State Police (MSP) says the crash happened in Leighton Township at the intersection of 142nd Avenue and Division…

At the February regular Board of Education meeting, the Fennville Public Schools Board of Education accepted the retirement of Superintendent Jim Greydanus, effective June 30, 2023.Over the past six years, Mr. Greydanus led the district through the 2017 bond project…

One student from Miss Milford’s class chose to do their “Live Wax Project” on her father, Judge Calvin Milford.Cartez Heard has been a student at Eastside for many years. He had heard of Judge Milford, Chambers County District Judge, just…

By John BriceCorrespondentThe LaFayette City Council met on Monday, March 13th 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 Ennis,…

By John BriceCorrespondent In an elegantly handwritten letter addressed and mailed to the offices of The LaFayette Sun, former resident Betty Sanders Blount recalled sanguine memories of her remarkable childhood spent growing up in old LaFayette with her dear family…

win the grand prize – a nine-day trip for one to Ireland. Or one of four more “green” prizes: $500, $300, $200 or $100 in “Irish” Clare Cash (sorry no gold).Stroll north along the Clare Art Alley for a real…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director Editor’s Note: This article contains strong language and threats of violence.THREE RIVERS — A preliminary plan for the third phase of Meadowbrook Farms was passed by the Three Rivers City Commission in front of a packed…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director SCHOOLCRAFT TWP., Mich. — Bodycam footage released by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office has given a bit more insight into the apparent drunk driving crash involving St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite in late February. In…