Lowell's First Look

09/09/2026

We sat down with Mark Anderson to discuss his rental properties, his landscaping business and the data center proposal that has spurred a recall effort to remove him from the Lowell Township Board.

Lowell Township Trustee Mark Anderson says attacks on his business and character are untrue and offensive.

09/09/2026

War on the Flat River? The Lowell Area Historical Museum tells us about that time when tensions between logging companies boiled over.

Things got a little tense between logging companies in 1847, according to the Lowell Area Historical Museum.

09/08/2026

Celebrate with Ability Weavers this Saturday!

There will be a Grand Opening Celebration for their new studio space at 105 N. Broadway. Come at 10am for the ribbon cutting and then take a tour of the studio, meet some of the weavers and enjoy some cake.

Afterward, walk a half block to the Ability Weavers storefront at 215 W. Main St. to see how they’ve redecorated there.

If you can’t make the ribbon cutting, both the studio and storefront will be open from 10am-3pm on Saturday, Sept. 12, and 1-3pm on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Stop by and take a look!

09/08/2026

Chimera Design is giving you the chance to score some bling while supporting a good cause. The Lowell jeweler will be auctioning off a beautiful bracelet with 100% of the proceeds going to Pink Arrow XIX.

You’ll have a chance to score a beautiful bracelet and support a good cause in an upcoming auction offered by Chimera Design.

09/07/2026

It's Labor Day and so we're taking the day off from publishing. We'll be back with more local news for you tomorrow.

09/06/2026

If you haven't been down S. Hudson lately, you may not have seen the new sign pointing the way to Burch Field. The sign is one of many updates made to Recreation Park since Lowell Youth Football started leasing it.

09/04/2026

Students and athletes hit the ground running this school year. Check out a round-up of August highlights, compliments of Shamrock Photography.

It was a busy August, and Shamrock Photography has a collection of photos for us of the Lowell Red Arrows and Lowell High School.

09/04/2026

Check out our three lovely ladies: Nutmeg from Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary, Pauline from Hearts of Hope Dog Rescue and Emma from Second Chance Cats of WM.

Check out these lovely ladies who are up for adoption at West Michigan animal rescues.

09/03/2026

In July, Alltech hosted a soccer tournament in Alto, and it was the inaugural event for the Sebastian Symanski Memorial Field at Swisslane Farms.

You'll find more about the field and the tournament in the press release below.

Sebastian Szymanski loved soccer, and Swisslane Farms has honored his memory by creating the Sebastian Szymanski Memorial Field.

09/03/2026

Many people will get the day off next Monday, and the Restless Viking shares how a strike in Chicago helped spur the government to create Labor Day, a holiday to honor workers.

How did Labor Day come about? A strike in Chicago helped spur the government to set aside a day to honor workers.