Christopher Lee Johnson passed away on December 9, 2021, in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born on April 26, 1975 to Donald Johnson, Sr., and Sharon Edge Jager.Christopher grew up in southwest Michigan. He graduated from Allegan High School, attended ITT…

Marilois passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at Vicinia Gardens in Otsego. She was born August 25, 1932 in Wayland, the daughter of Joseph and Helene (Haveman) DeHaan. Marilois loved traveling and spending time with her family. She was a…

As a frequent flyer the last two years have been trying with the mask mandate put in place by our federal government. Flying this past Sunday only exacerbated the situation.Flying out of Orlando is always a challenge but Sunday “takes…

By Scott SullivanEditorHeir Conditioning“If you went on sabbatical, my wife asked me, “where?”“Phuket.”“What?”“Phuket, Thailand,” I said. “It’s one of Travel + Leisure’s 50 Best Places to Travel in 2022.”“Why heed that tripe?” she asked.“Tripe? It’s gospel,” I said. “I learned…

By G.C. StoppelSince I started writing murder mysteries, I have developed a new appreciation for flower and vegetable gardening.There are so many wonderful and deadly chemicals on the garage shelf or garden shed — herbicides, insecticides, cleaning products and more.…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KELLOGGSVILLE—The Saugatuck boys track team won four events in the White Division of the Kelloggsville Rocket Invitational on Friday, April 15.Benny Diaz accounted for three of those victories.Diaz won the 100-meter dash (11.1 seconds), the 110…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PAW PAW—The Allegan track teams traveled to Paw Paw, with the boys’ squad coming home with a pair of Wolverine Conference wins.The Tigers beat the host team 73.5-63.5 and bested Dowagiac 94-42.The Allegan girls dropped decisions…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Rick Brooks was an institution in Plainwell.Not only did Brooks serve on the city council for 26 years—including 20 years as mayor—but he was also involved in numerous community activities such as Dr. Seuss Night at…

By Gari Voss The Elections Office of the County Clerk/Register’s Office coordinates and administers all federal, state and local elections in Allegan County. Spring election turnouts are historically overlooked by voters, but the ballot proposals put forth by schools, cities…

By Scott SullivanEditorA Saugatuck Township developer cited last spring for over-digging a ski lake will be allowed to remove the resulting sand piles from his 47-acre site northwest of Blue Star Highway.But Chad VanHorn, per the Michigan Environment, Great Lakes…

Traditional Easter festivities — bonnet contest, parade and kids’ egg/candy hunt — returned to Douglas Sunday courtesy Ruoff Mortgates. For more pictures, see inside. (Phtoo by Scott Sullivan)

By Gari Voss The Elections Office of the County Clerk/Register’s Office coordinates and administers all federal, state and local elections in Allegan County. Spring election turnouts are historically overlooked by voters, but the ballot proposals put forth by schools, cities…

By Gari Voss National Volunteer Week 2022 runs from April 17 through April 23, 2022. Faith-based, nonprofit, national service, military service and community organizations depend on selfless individuals to carry out the goals of each organization. The concept originated in…

By Leslie Ballard Christian Neighbors is trying something a bit different this year for their major fundraiser. Thursday, May 12 will see the return of the Reflection of Hope Auction at 5:30 at the Silo while the online auction format…

By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Deputies with the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal crash on April 16 at approximately 4:23 a.m. on 58th street near 130th Avenue in Manlius Township. Deputies say preliminary investigation shows that a southbound vehicle on…

by Ben MurphySports Writer The Marion baseball team played a pair of close contests to get the year going in Bear Lake on Monday. Fortunately for the Eagles they were able to walk away with wins in both, getting 3-2…

by Ben MurphySports Writer The Clare track teams have annually been some of the best in the state. Their veteran head coaches expect nothing different this spring, as they look to keep the team hardware and individual accolades pouring in.The…

Virginia Irene Curtiss- age 85 of Farwell, passed away on March 31,2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Virginia was born on January 26, 1937, to parents Charles and Iris (Green) Brown in Farwell, Michigan. She attended Farwell…

Every ten years the Federal Census Bureau releases the information contained in a census. Most recently released, 72 years after it was taken, is the US Census of 1950.If you are a family history/genealogy/ancestry geek like I am, you already…

Well, after a brief peek at the coming summer weather earlier this week, we are back to just a bit cooler – and closer to average – spring temperatures again.Along with just about everyone else in town, we took advantage…