By Gari Voss Miss Julie Milbocker took her place behind the teacher’s desk in the Jewett School in the John Pahl Historical Village just as she did when she spent time teaching special education students at Jewett School before continuing on to what became Hillside School from which she retired in 1996. Milbocker began teaching Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor It’s last call for anyone interested in participating in this year’s Scarecrow, Harvest and Sculpture Contest in downtown Plainwell.Entry forms for the contest—which can be found at the City of Plainwell’s website—must be completed and returned by Friday, Sept. 23. Forms can be emailed to Denise Siegel at dsiegel@plainwell.org or dropped Read More…
Christian Neighbors is hosting its Seventh Annual PATH Walk to Stabilization on Sunday, Oct. 2, at Sherwood Park.The event, which includes a 1.5 or 3-mile walk, is set to begin at 2 p.m. Walker registration begins at 1:30 p.m.The first PATH Walk took place in 2016 as an awareness campaign of ending hunger in the Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Public school districts across the nation have experienced a decrease in enrollment since the onset of the COVID pandemic, as evidenced by a recent report from the federal Education Department.The report indicates 1.3 million fewer students are enrolled in public schools compared to pre-pandemic numbers, which equates to a decrease of Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor EAST LANSING—For all of the success enjoyed by the Otsego girls cross country team—including back-to-back state titles in 2015 and 2016—the Bulldogs had never taken home a first-place trophy at the Spartan Invitational.That changed on Friday, Sept. 16.Competing in the Division 2 race, Otsego had four of the top six finishers Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Allegan boys soccer coach Aaron Rogers wanted his team to set the tone early in its SAC Valley contest against visiting Parchment on Monday, Sept. 19.Mission accomplished.Led by three goals from Mikhail Peters, the Tigers scored early and often en route to securing the 10-0 victory in a game that was Read More…
Tara passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022 in Iowa City. She was born September 8, 1986 in Holland, the daughter of Kenneth VanOrder and Corrissa Dineau. Tara loved going to the beach, spending time on the pier, attending races and derbies and hanging out with her cousins. Surviving are her children, Alex and Brianna; her Read More…
Not too long ago some wise guy or girl came up with the nutty idea that there ought to be age limits on politicians. Just as here in Michigan and a few other states elected officials can be “termed out,” after a certain number of years, the proponents of this idea think that at some arbitrarily Read More…
By Gari Voss Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney Myrene Koch released a statement to the media that the officer involved in the Joseph Nagle shooting on June 16, 2022 would not be criminally charged. After an intensive investigation using numerous sources, “the evidence proves the actions were justified under extreme circumstances.”The announcement and release of the Read More…
The Allegan County Fair wrapped up the 2022 Fair, Saturday, Sept 17th with some record breaking news! The 1st weekend there were heavy crowds and Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias performed on Friday, Sept 9th and Sam Hunt with Travis Denning performed on Saturday, Sept 10th. Both shows were well attended and the Midways were packed. They had some rain on Read More…