County pays tribute to Chambers
Monday Regina Chambers was recognized for over 25 years of service to the Chambers County Commission. Skip McCoy stated “We are so thankful for her!”
Paw Paw voters to decide two bond issues
PAW PAW – On May 3 or before, if voting by absentee ballot, voters in the Paw Paw Public School District will have the opportunity to vote on two separate Paw Paw Public School District bond proposals.Proposal 1 would address…
Weather finally better, sports teams ramp up action
by Ben MurphySports Writer Softball Lawrence softball gets sweep over Benton Harbor in home opener The Lawrence softball team played their first home games of the season on Monday, taking down visiting Benton Harbor in the process. They won in…
Paw Paw Chamber honors “Quiet Heroes”
PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Area Chamber of Commerce brought the community together Saturday night, April 23, for its popular Spoonfuls & Spirits community dinner and awards celebration at the Paw Paw Lions Club. The event, sporting a “Back…
Saugatuck baseball falls
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorBenny Diaz and Nate Firmiss combined for five hits for the Saugatuck baseball team against St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran on Monday, April 25.That, however, wasn’t enough to carry the Trailblazers to a win, as they finished on…
Residents tell Council to pass ordinance allowing ORV’s on city roads
By Gari Voss Allegan’s City Council worked to clarify park fees, Off Road Vehicle (ORV) routes, commission recommendations, special use variances, and downtown development pieces while celebrating water awards and city events.During the Study Session, the Council was able to…
Alexa Urquhart, 73
It is with deep regret that Alexa Urquhart transitioned on Good Friday from cancer.She was and is loved by her husband, Dan Urquhart, son, Dan Hager, sister Rita Flattley and David Davenport, brother David and JoAnne Flattley, niece Christy Valenzuela,…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorSporting NewsThere are geeks who bite heads off live chickens and ones who fix your computer, then tell you next time simply upload the ethernet SSD Bluetooth to the URL GUI until you glaze over and want to…
Obituary: Donna M. Hotchkiss
Donna M. Hotchkiss of Allegan, MI passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, peacefully at her home. Born September 6, 1929, in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Lillian (Miller) Truax and was the wife of the…
Obituary: Joanne C. Craig
Joanne C. Craig, 82, of Sioux City, IA passed away Thursday, April 21st evening due to cancer in the comfort of her home. She was born in Menominee, MI to Virginia and Peter Christiansen who preceded her in death as…
Obituary: David Donald Hagger
David Donald Hagger of Fennville passed away peacefully as the sun was setting on April 21, 2022, surrounded by his two loving daughters Dana and Julie. David was born in Douglas on June 30, 1941, to Walter and Margaret (Haan)…
Obituary: Benny LeRoy Koteras
Benny LeRoy Koteras, 75, of Allegan, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born in Allegan on December 16, 1945, son of the late Bernard and Iva Koteras. He grew up on…
Obituary: Isabella Mary Hanse-Amundsen
Isabelle Mary Hanse-Amundsen passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Advent Health Hospital in Ocala, Florida. She was born on October 8, 1948, in Passaic General Hospital, Passaic, New Jersey to the Rev. John Chapman Hanse and Isabelle Maxwell…
Obituary: Danielle Ruby Coster
Danielle Ruby Coster, 37 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022. Born August 3, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was the daughter of Steven Coster and Angelia (Hinton) Nash. Danielle was a vivacious woman who had a…
Mike’s Musings: Our tax dollars fund useless projects
Why is it that our federal government feels it can spend our tax dollars on projects that make little sense? Is it because there is no accountability? Or is it because out bureaucracy needs to spend the dollars allocated to…
Life as Performance Art
If you have ever gone to a big potluck dinner or noshed your way through an all-you-can-eat buffet, you know the drill. Spread out before you at serving stations or trestle tables is a vast array of food. With a plate…
Tigers continue to show improvement at Allegan Duals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Allegan girls tennis team won a pair of flight championships and finished runner-up in five other flights at the Allegan Duals on Saturday, April 23.The Tigers placed second in the team standings with 16 points.…
Otsego tennis opens league season with two victories
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Otsego girls tennis team opened the Wolverine Conference portion of its schedule with a pair of 8-0 wins.The Bulldogs shut out Paw Paw on Wednesday, April 20, before doing the same to Vicksburg on Monday,…
Otsego city commission fills two vacant seats
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The two vacancies on the Otsego City Commission have been filled.At the regular city commission meeting on Monday, April 18, Jason Smith and Chuck Moore, Jr. were sworn in. They join Mayor Stacey Withee, Mayor Pro-Tem…
