Saugatuck News

Residents on Sherwood Street have geared up for their annual Fourth of July street party that has turned into the neighborhood's annual homecoming.

A Michigan State Police trooper pulled over a car on eastbound I-196 Tuesday morning for improper lane use and an equipment violation and ended up finding 150 lbs.

The Saugatuck school board selected one of its neighbors, Hamilton Elementary Principal Rolfe Timmerman, as its new superintendent on Monday.

This year you're getting plenty of chances to see it all -- the whole package, the ``Full Monty.'' Only one month after the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre staged ``The Full Monty,'' both Augusta's Barn Theatre and Saugatuck's Mason Street Warehouse are opening the musical and running it through July.

Known for his memorable account of growing up gay in the Missouri Ozarks, the critically acclaimed author Wade Rouse returns with his third memoir, At Least in the City Someone Would Hear Me Scream , this time reflecting on his transition back to rural life.

A line of strong thunderstorms smacked the area with downpours Friday night that flooded streets and heavy winds that uprooted trees, knocking out power and causing road closures.

Someone is sleeping in your bed. OK, so it's not really your bed anymore. In fact, it's not even your home these days, but visiting the place where you grew up makes you remember your childhood.

Torrential rains washed out roads, flooded basements, damaged museum archives and knocked out power in Holland and elsewhere along the Lakeshore.

A new superintendent will start work just a month before residents reconsider a failed millage that funds 60 percent of the school district's budget.

Michigan's state parks need fix-up money, but a plan to drop park entrance fees and instead ask drivers to pay higher vehicle registration fees may stall because some want more money for roads.

The family of Clarissa Green and her nephew Dean Taylor are suing the Allegan County Road Commission after they two were killed when the road they were driving on washed out.

"At Least in the City Someone Would Hear Me Scream: Misadventures in Search of the Simple Life," by Wade Rouse, The Crown Publishing Group, Harmony Books While on a summer visit to Saugatuck, Mich., Wade Rouse got cabin fever -- and became the proud owner of a cabin on five acres in the woods.

Could this have been the Best. Year. Ever. for the Waterfront Film Festival ? Pardon an allusion to "The Simpsons," but it seems appropriate when Yeardley Smith -- aka the voice of Lisa Simpson -- sightings were commonplace at this year's event.

Republican lawmakers from our state House plan to spend some of their summer touring the state to get reaction on possible school reforms.

Within the next 24 hours, more than 14,000 movie-goers are expected to fill the streets of Saugatuck for the 11th annual Waterfront Film Festival.

Yeardley Smith is way more than just a distinctive voice. Yet, no matter what else she does in life -- and she has accomplished much -- the actress, writer and producer will be forever known as the voice of Lisa Simpson on Fox TV's animated hit show, "The Simpsons." She won an Emmy in 1992 for Outstanding Voice-over Achievement in the long-running ...

Jeff Daniels will not be at the Waterfront Film Festival next weekend, although one of his films will be.

Lori and Dave Smallegan want to offer horse-drawn carriage rides downtown two or three nights a week.

Vacation Journal It seemed a good idea to plan a short vacation for early this year because there were lots of events appearing on the calendar as well as some schooling scheduled at Alliance College.A Some time away in early spring - " and then again in October - " seemed to be a good option.

Horse Haven Ranch Ministries will host a live and silent auction from 10 a.m. to noon June 13 at the farm located at 1993 135th Ave., Hopkins, where the goal is to give girls, especially those at risk, a purpose by getting involved with horses.