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By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – A Missaukee County woman suffered minor injuries from a crash on southbound US 131 near Mile Marker 177 in Clam Lake Township on Sunday.Michigan State police troopers report that according to witnesses, a GMC Terrain…

By Pat MaurerReview Correspondent Harrison’s 36th annual Frostbite Winter Festival with a “Magical” theme started Thursday and will run through Saturday evening. The festival, underway next week February 8th through the 10th and is guaranteed to put some winter fun…

By Kaitlyn Campbell A GOP activist will be representing himself in court on charges that are involved with a fight with another Republican at the Doherty Hotel on July 8.James F. Chapman, 63, appeared in the Clare County District Court…

By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A property transfer was approved at Monday’s City Commission meeting.Through the Urban Cooperation Agreement (UCA) with Grant Township, a request from Dillon Properties Management, LLC (Tractor Supply Company), to transfer approximately 3.25 acres located at 10600 South…

A Second Line Pub Crawl will bring the Great Lakea Brass band performing in and parading through Saugatuck streets and watering holes on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 13. Proceeds will go to the Red Horse Center Collaborative Leadership Center, which furnishes…

By Scott Sullivan Editor  A letter printed here Jan. 11, “County should get off carcasses,” noted Allegan County was not heeding requests to remove roadkill deer from near Blue Star Highway. The writer said Saugatuck Township — unlike Douglas and…

By Scott SullivanEditorWhat’s new with 200 Blue Star Hwy., apart from the parcel that once housed Douglas’s largest private employer/taxpayer now marking 10 years vacant?City council met Monday with its Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to discuss contract planners’ latest conceptual design…

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorEveryone wants a sense of belonging. To know they are valued. To be included.That was the message shared during Inclusion Week at Otsego Public Schools that began Monday, Jan. 29, and ran through Friday, Feb. 2.And after…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A water-main break at Plainwell High School led to a boil-water adversity for Plainwell Community Schools’ main campus.The water-main break was discovered on Friday, Feb. 2, near the high school’s athletic entrance on Friday, Feb. 2.…

By Gari Voss On February 2, 2024, Consumers Energy announced that a Request for Proposals (RFP) had been issued to seek potential buyers for the 13 Michigan hydroelectric dams identified for decommissioning.August 31, 2022, leadership from Consumers Energy made a…

By Gari Voss Allegan Township has some unique characteristics. Like most townships in Allegan County, its approximate 6 mile by 6 mile borders create a well-defined square. But unlike other townships, within those borders, just south of the center, lies…

By Pamela Whitlow Cheerleaders:Shyneilya Finley aka Shy – parents: Neal Finley and Mary Heard; Escorted by her parents, family and friendsin addition to cheering, shy s extracurriculars are:Being a member of BLA, Softball and track teamFuture Goal: Graduate from college…

PAW PAW – On Jan. 31, Special Agents from the FBI Seattle office contacted the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office, advising this agency of their nationwide search being conducted for a missing/endangered 14-year-old girl who went missing from Mount Vernon,…

PAW PAW – The second annual “Shine Together, an evening of magic, music and art to benefit Luc’s Light Youth Music and Arts Foundation, will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Paw Paw High School’s Performing Arts…

LAWRENCE – On March 3, 2023, Rene Rangel, Jr., was killed while working for the Van Buren County Road Commission in a work zone on County Road 681 in Arlington Township. His tragic death has devastated Rene’s family, friends, and the…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers police are searching for two suspects connected to a bank robbery in the city Saturday. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, the incident occurred just before 11 a.m. Saturday at…

THREE RIVERS — A 66-year-old man from Constantine was killed Friday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 131 near M-60. According to Michigan State Police, the incident occurred late Friday morning when the southbound Ford Escape driven by the 66-year-old…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A former St. Joseph County prosecutor who lost re-election in the aftermath of a high-profile drunk driving arrest four years ago is now back in public service. At a special meeting of the…

LOCKPORT TWP. — Three Rivers firefighters were able to rescue a dog that fell through the ice over the weekend.On Sunday, Jan. 28 at 9:23 a.m., the Three Rivers Fire Department was dispatched to the area of South River Road…

By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — When one year ends, it’s usually a good idea to reflect on the year that was and preview what’s to come in the future.That was the premise of this year’s annual State of…