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 the footage, obtained by the Commercial-News via Freedom of Information Act request, witnesses told Kalamazoo Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent It may even be next week! The Ideal Theater is getting ready to reopen.The exterior is nearly finished and work is wrapping up on the renovation of the interior of Clare’s vintage Ideal Theater. The face of the historic building, which was hidden for weeks, was unveiled recently.Co-owner Lisa Benic posted on Read More…
From March 2nd through the 4th, the Marion Eagles Robotics team competed at the FIM Robotics Competition at Calvin University in Grand Rapids.And they competed well.The squad went 8-4 in qualifying matches, earning an 8th place ranking and a position in the competition playoffs.After winning their first playoff match 113-109, the Eagles dropped their next Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office issued a report on the pursuit and arrest of Flee and Elude/Felony warrant suspectOn March 4, at approximately 12:47 a.m., deputies were on traffic patrol and observed a vehicle with an equipment violation near the intersection of Mackinaw Trail and 13 Mile Road in LeRoy Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – The Osceola County sheriff’s department has announced on its Facebook Page deputy Nick Harrison, has received the Deputy of the Year recognition award.Sheriff Cool presented Deputy Harrison with this award at the Osceola County Board of Commissioners meeting.“Deputy Harrison is assigned to our road patrol division and has been with Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR What is real? Say you’re 17, early ‘60s, Beatlemania breaking. With three high school Chicago friends, you form a band, pay Chess Records to make a demo and try to sell it. “We sound just like The Beatles,” you tell the producer, desk behind framed by stacks of black vinyl disks, Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWTON – A young child who brought a bag of methamphetamine to school led to the arrests of the youngster’s parents, according to a press release from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott reported that on Feb. 27, at approximately 3 p.m., the Van Buren County Read More…
Funeral services were held March 4, at Paw Paw High School’s Performing Arts Center for Paw Paw firefighter, Lt. Ethan Quillen, who was killed last month while responding to a fire call during an ice storm. Lt. Quillen, 28, was killed when a downed power line fell on him in Almena Township during the Feb. Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to appropriate $895,000 to this spring dredge the Kalamazoo River federal channel from Saugatuck’s Coral Gables north and west to Lake Michigan. (See map at lower right.)Federal work, last performed here in spring 2019, provides for an entrance channel between piers and revetments 200 feet Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck City Council Feb. 27 unanimously approved a $10,500 pay increase for City Manager Ryan Heise, bringing him to $110,500 yearly.The 10-percent hike following council’s review of third-year manager’s 2022 job performance. Members based it on 10 key metrics including customer service, organization, financial management, planning, leadership and communication.Heise also provided his own Read More…