Nelly will perform at the Allegan County Fair later this week after he didn’t show for a concert on Saturday night.The rescheduled concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night, according to the Allegan County Fair website. Comedian Steve Treviño will begin the show.All tickets from the original date will be honored at the Thursday show, according Read More…
A former Gun Lake Casino employee has admitted to stealing more than $84,000 from the property owned and operated by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians near Wayland.A federal grand jury in the Western District of Michigan in March indicted Jordan Lewis Clark on federal charges related to embezzlement and theft from an “Indian Tribal Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Construction bidding documents are being readied by the county’s architect-engineer, Wightman Associates, for the renovation of the Courthouse and the county services building, Allegan County Commission Chairman James Storey said.“Following approval by the Board of Commissioners of layout plans for the renovation of the courthouse, bid invitations to contractors are Read More…
UPDATED AT 9:09 A.M. Wednesday, Sept. 13 By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers High School and Three Rivers Middle School went into a brief lockdown Tuesday afternoon following reports of a suspicious person in the area. According to Three Rivers Police Department Chief Scott Boling, a person called into police saying they Read More…
The Langley Covered Bridge outside of Centreville will be undergoing extensive restorations beginning Monday, Sept. 11. Work, mainly on the bridge’s superstructure, will be going on until near the end of the year. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — After years of planning and budgeting, an icon of St. Joseph County Read More…
First District Three Rivers City Commissioner Pat Dane (left) and Three Rivers Mayor Tom Lowry (right) listen to discussion Tuesday about a possible ordinance amendment to allow for special permit consideration for marijuana consumption lounges in the city. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — A proposed amendment to Three Rivers’ Read More…
Douglas United Church of Christ will sponsor a community beach cleanup in conjunction with the Alliance for the Great Lakes Saturday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 or so p.m. Residents, visitors, family, friends are welcome to join in. A check-in table will be in the parking lot at the entrance to Saugatuck’s Oval Beach. Participants Read More…
BY JIM HAYDEN CORRESPONDENT The Laketown Township board appointed Coast Guard veteran Patrick Dietrich to the open trustee seat at a special meeting Aug. 30. “He’s got that strong military and leadership experience,” said treasurer Jim Johnson. “He has a really good pulse on Laketown,” added clerk Amber Davis. “He brings a lot to the Read More…
Saugatuck Public Schools’ 28th annual Art à Loan program featuring student works will return to the Saugatuck Center for the Arts opening with a reception Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Gallery doors will open at 6:45 with leasing beginning promptly thereafter. Art à Loan pieces are selected by area art professionals and Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas was scheduled to formally hire former Wayne city manager Lisa Nocerini (shown at left) Wednesday in that job here.City council interviewed Nocerini Aug. 10, agreed to offer her the job left vacant by three-year manager Rich Labombard for a $100,000 salary at an Aug. 21 second interview and planned to make it Read More…