Julie Cowie

Southwest Michigan needs more housing, and local leaders say increasing the supply of homes will require communities to rethink how they regulate new development. That was the central message at a recent regional housing forum hosted by State Representative Joey Andrews (D-38), where business, housing and economic development leaders discussed the shortage of homes across the region and possible solutions. The panel featured Dawn Crandall, executive vice president of government relations for...

Parks and Recreation committee members Debbie Weaver (l) and Kelly Hecker (r) install an informational sign The Casco Township Parks and Recreation Committee, together with the Casco Township Fundraising sub-committee, held a ribbon cutting and informational event on Saturday June 27 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Casco Township Nature Preserve. Under sunny skies and with a slight breeze, Casco residents and interested Nature Preserve visitors gathered under pop-up tents to review the design for...

Allegan County Administrator Robert Sarro released his first administrative digest for 2026. Dated June 12, 2026, it includes general news about the County. The Administrator's Digest also includes statistics on the number of people served by the Allegan County senior millage program by municipality, data that has been requested by the Casco Senior Advisory Committee chaired by Linda Teeter. See page 14 of the Digest for this information. The Allegan County Senior Services together with the...