By Jason WesseldykSports Editor When Otsego High School cross country coach Steve Long began the elementary cross country program in the district two years ago, he did so with a certain goal in mind.“I think initially starting this program was…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor During the past week, officials from Otsego Public Schools and Plainwell Community Schools emailed a letter to parents/guardians of students in their respective districts.Both revolved around issues involving school safety.The letter from Plainwell officials went out…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Allegan boys tennis team welcomed five teams—including Holland Christian, the top-ranked team in Division 4—to town on Saturday, Sept. 14, for the Allegan Invitational.The tournament was played using a blind-group-draw format, and the Tigers finished…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor STURGIS—A dominant showing in doubles helped propel the Otsego boys tennis team past Wolverine Conference rival Sturgis on Monday, Sept. 16.The Bulldogs swept the four doubles flights to go with one singles win to give them…

Age 68 Grand Junction Passed away Sunday, September 15th, 2024 at his home.  Steve was born August 12, 1956 in Sault Ste Marie Michigan, son of the late Howard and Lorraine Pope, and lived the majority of his life in the…

I was riding my bicycle last Saturday (yes, the same bike I fell and broke my hip from a year ago) when I was about 8 miles from home, and I heard a loud splat. I knew immediately my bsck…

Allegan Cub Scout Pack 3026 hosted a Scout Salute in memory of those lost on 9-11-2001. Members of Pack 3026, Scouts BSA Troop 91 and Troop 191, and Girl Scout Troop 80024 participated in the event at the Allegan Veterans…

     After I wrote the Faces in the Crowd piece on teaching penmanship in school, my mind drifted  slightly sideways toward learning how to print in the first and second grade, and then cursive writing a year later.  That class…

By Rita Williams A Kent County Judge has denied a challenger’s attempt to keep an Allegan County Board of Commissioner Candidate from appearing on the ballot.On September 13, 2024, Judge George Quist denied Democratic Challenger Christi Allen’s request to prevent…

By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher A shelter in place order was issued at South Haven’s Baseline Middle School on Tuesday, September 10th, following unsettling comments made by a substitute teacher.According to the mother of one of the students in class that…

by Jim Whitehouse Tomatoes. Wonderful things are tomatoes. Every spring when I plant tomatoes in our garden, I anticipate eating one of those sun warmed beauties picked right off the plant and scoffing at the memory of the rock-hard flavorless…

In celebration of our “Festival of the Forks,” coming up this next weekend, we go way back to the beginning of Albion’s history. Tenney Peabody (1792-1856) was the first white settler at “the Forks” of the Kalamazoo River. In March,…

On the evening of Sept. 11, Cascade Falls in Jackson, Michigan, provided a solemn backdrop for a memorial honoring the victims and first responders of the 9/11 attacks. Organized by the Jackson, MI Tunnel to Towers Foundation, the event brought…

NILES — Three Rivers’ boys’ soccer team was shut out twice this past week, losing 8-0 to Niles on Wednesday, Sept. 4 and 4-0 to Harper Creek Thursday, Sept. 5.The losses move the Wildcats to 1-4 on the season. Constantine…

ADRIAN — In what was a battle between two stingy defenses, Adrian came out on top over visiting Three Rivers Friday, Sept. 6, by a final of 10-7.Both teams would get on the board with back-to-back scores in the first…

Mary Katherine (Lent) Flucke was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on November 9, 1933, the daughter of  Albert John Lent and Elsie (Wilber) Lent. Mary graduated from Smith College in Northampton, MA, in 1955 with cum laude distinction and an honors…

Brenda Jo Asher, age 61 of Battle Creek, passed away at Bronson Hospital on September 6, 2024. She was born on August 1, 1963 in Eaton Rapids, Michigan the daughter of Brent and Sherley (Jones) Satterlee. Brenda attended Mendon High…

Jean Marie (Hass) Rockwell, age 86, left us to be with her beloved Savior on September 9, 2024, at Birch Meadows in Three Rivers, Michigan surrounded by those who loved her.Born on March 21, 1938, in Benton Harbor, MI, to…

Patricia Ann Haines, 77, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Three Rivers Health surrounded by her loving family.She was born April 22, 1947 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Richard and Mary (Cosgrove) Crego who gave…

Marilyn Marie (Paul) Ward, 81, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Birch Meadows Senior Care in Three Rivers.She was born March 12, 1943 in Everett, Washington, the daughter of Olga (Edmunds) and Raymond Paul, and graduated…