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Of short-term rentals & Groundhog’s Day
By Scott SullivanEditorShort-term rentals are a long-term issue in many resort communities.Say a home or homes near yours are occupied by short-term guests who may or may not come here to celebrate Saugatuck being unruly. What effect might that have…
Foundation events to chase away winter blues
By Leslie Ballard Need something to raise the spirits and dispel these gloomy winter days?The Educational Foundation of Allegan Public Schools (EF) has scheduled two events that enable attendees to enjoy themselves in the coming weeks while providing funds for…
Allegan mourns respected businesswoman’s death
The Allegan business community lost a dedicated businesswoman and friend. Jana (Wendt) Tibbitts, who has been the managing principal of Tibbitts & Associates, PLC since 2014, died suddenly from a heart attack on Saturday, January 28, 2023. She and her…
Research indicates county has no authority over Calkins Dam
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Does a county have the power to limit action of what’s being done with a dam?Allegan County Board of Commissioners chairman Jim Storey pointed out that at the request of a county resident, last year…
91-year-old dead after apartment building fire in Fabius Twp
FABIUS TWP. — A 91-year-old man from Three Rivers died in a fire that occurred in FabiusTownship Sunday night.According to the Fabius-Park Fire Department and the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department,firefighters were dispatched at 8:19 p.m. to assist with a…
Local band students reflect on All-State experience
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Four Three Rivers band students earned the opportunity to perform on stage with talented students from across the state last weekend. Three Rivers Middle School eighth-grade students Lillian Blakley, Sophia Hussey, and Todd…
Three Rivers HS alum to make national TV debut on ‘Chicago Fire’
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CHICAGO — A Three Rivers High School alum will be making her national television debut next month on a hit NBC show. Corinne Gahan, who graduated from TRHS in 2012, will be making her debut on…
Centreville schools create special edadministrator position
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Centreville Public Schools is looking to fill a new position to address special education in their district.During their meeting Monday, the CPS Board of Education approved adding the position of special education administrator to…
Stabilization begins at former Tasty Nut Shop building, Mesh cover placed, foundation stabilization in progress
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director WHITE PIGEON — More than two months after the go-ahead was given for restoring the former Tasty Nut Shop building in White Pigeon, the efforts have begun in earnest.On Monday, crews from Building Restoration Inc. placed…
Bomb threat puts Harrison High School in ‘secure’ mode
By Pat MaurerCorrespondentA bomb threat made by a Harrison High School Student January 19 put the building into a ‘secure mode’ while law enforcement conducted a ‘sweep’ of the building and found nothing.Harrison Superintendent Judy Walton wrote, in a lengthy…
Sentz honored with ‘Quilt of Valor’
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent Clare County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Steve Sentz, a ten-year member of the Road Patrol Division, was honored with a “Quilt of Valor” recently.A veteran of the U.S. Army, Steve served between 2004 and 2010 as a Military…
Missing woman’s van found in Clare County
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A 34-year-old Ogemaw County woman, Sara Elizabeth Burns, is the subject of an intensive search in northwestern Clare County.Burns, a white female described as 4 ft. 9 inches tall and 111 pounds with strawberry blond hair and…
Marion council votes to not match funds for dam
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The village of Marion last week had a special meeting to discuss the 2023/24 budget.The 2023/24 budget must be voted on and adopted at the February meeting to be in place by the start of…
Marion seeks to become district library
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Marion Village Council had a regular meeting earlier this month to hear a presentation on the library seeking to become a district library.“The group working on this was at the meeting to give a…
Faces in the Crowd: Lucas England
Dedication, hard work, and discipline.To be successful at anything, those are the basic requirements.And for Lucas England, a 2018 Marion graduate who lives by that mantra, he’s well on his way.Immediately after high school, he went to trade school and…
Doug names Freeman
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Douglas Jan. 17 named planning commission, Kalamazoo Lake and Douglas harbor authorities member Greg Freeman city council member over ex-council and PC member C. Daniel Urquhart. Freeman replaces Phil Topper, a Douglas Cove bartender appointed in…
Rotary to take on Venetian Fest
The Saugatuck-Douglas Rotary Club is new organizer of Saugatuck’s perennial Venetian Festival, at least for 2023. The chapter board voted unanimously Jan. 13 to assume “provisional” leadership of the event. Previous organizer Cow Hill Yacht Club relinquished control in a…
Suspect involved in high speed chase arrested
PAW PAW TOWNSHIP – A 27-year-old Sterling Heights, MI man, with several warrants, was arrested early Wednesday morning, Jan. 18, following a high-speed chase through Van Buren and Berrien counties, according to a press release from the Van Buren County…
Veteran receives motorized wheelchair from PP organizations
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – A South Haven man, a Vietnam Marine veteran, who lost both legs in the war, was surprised Sunday afternoon in Paw Paw when he received a motorized wheelchair from the Paw Paw Fourth…
Area women’s group raises money for Lawrence Band Boosters
100+ Women Who Care of Van Buren County in less than one hour raised $8,500 for musical instruments for the Lawrence Band Boosters. Tina Zapata, Lawrence Band Boosters president, who gave a presentation before the group, said many of the…
