SHELBY — Shelby State Bank has added four professionals to its lending and wealth advisory teams, including a senior commercial lender, two mortgage lenders and a financial advisor associate. Kenneth Sommerdyke joined the bank as executive vice president and senior lender. He brings experience in commercial lending, customer relations and lending team development. Kevin Dooley joined the bank as a…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 65,000-square-foot indoor recreation and community facility opened this week in the Shelby Township Community Park and is expected to become a premier destination for sports, fitness, and family entertainment. KemperSports Venues, based in Northbrook, Ill., is a leading provider of sports, recreation, and hospitality management experience services, announced it was selected to manage and operate the…
Story by Ross Field, Contributing Writer 2025 Electric Forest Festival photos courtesy of www.electricforest.com ROTHBURY — While the Electric Forest is widely known for its electronic dance music (EDM), it has always had a broad array of different acts on the schedule including bands such as My Morning Jacket, JJ Grey & Mofro, the bluesman Gary Clark Jr., Michigan’s Greensky…
Story by Ross Field, Contributing Writer ROTHBURY — The long lines of traffic on US 31, Winston Road, and Stony Lake Road beginning Tuesday night, June 23, mean only one thing to Oceana County residents: the 2026 Electric Forest has arrived in Rothbury. By Thursday night the vast grounds of the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury will be wholly transformed…
PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — The US 31 bridge project over the south branch of the Pentwater River that was expected to be completed by mid-June is now expected to continue until mid-July, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. MDOT’s $1 million project, which includes substructure repairs, new expansion joints, pin and hanger replacement and painting, began in April. “Lane closures…
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