Public Safety finds no credible threat following Plainwell High School report
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Plainwell Public Safety found no credible threat to Plainwell High School following an investigation into statements allegedly made by a student about bringing a firearm to school.Plainwell Community Schools received information through the OK2SAY reporting system…
Otsego girls swim & dive edges past Allegan in league dual
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—The Allegan girls swim & dive team won seven of the 11 swimming events in its conference dual meet with Otsego on Tuesday, Sept. 22.The Bulldogs, however, used their depth and a sweep of the diving…
Allegan reclaims SAC/Lakeland championship
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the first time in three years, the Allegan boys tennis team is back on top of the SAC/Lakeland Conference.The Tigers captured the conference tournament championship at the Gary Ellis Courts on Monday, Sept. 28, scoring…
Life as Performance Art
The hot button topic of the past week or so has been how, if turned loose, AI will wipe out human existence, perhaps as early as the beginning of the next decade. My first thought was that this will…
Dix Street students return to class at temporary Allegan home
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Nine days after a fire forced the closure of Otsego’s Dix Street Elementary, students were scheduled to return to the classroom Wednesday, Sept. 30.It just wasn’t at Dix Street.Otsego Public Schools is temporarily relocating the entire…
Hoot-n-Howl set for this weekend
By Gari Voss October 2026 will be off to a chilling beginning in Downtown Allegan when the city rolls out the carpet for a Halloween Hoot-n-Howl. The festivities begin on Friday, October 2nd at 5pm when downtown businesses offer enchanted…
Driver rolls car on “dangerous” Delano curve, residents seek police enforcement
By Gari Voss The Allegan City Police responded to a call on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, that there was a rollover accident at the curve of North Cedar and Delano Streets. When the officer arrived, a car was found on…
Mike’s Musings: The cruelest part of the jury duty scam
A very good friend of mine was recently reduced to tears by a stranger on the phone. The caller claimed she was in trouble over jury duty and demanded that she show up with cash (credit card payments were not…
Wedge’s hat trick leads Allegan past Delton
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor After what coach Andy Bishop described as a rough week, the Allegan boys soccer team was looking for a response.The Tigers provided one in convincing fashion.Sawyer Wedge recorded a hat trick as Allegan defeated Delton 8-0…
Plainwell earns championship at M-89 Challenge
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—The Plainwell girls golf team didn’t just win the M-89 Challenge on Friday, Sept. 18.The Trojans did so with some room to spare.Putting four golfers at 46 or better, Plainwell posted a team score of 175…
Life as Performance Art
I have spent the past year and a half slowly working my way through some of the inventory Pat and I collected over the decades and came across two shoeboxes full of old letters she and her parents wrote…
Fire closes Dix Street Elementary on Tuesday
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—A fire broke out in the library/media center at Dix Street Elementary School Monday evening, Sept. 21, prompted Otsego Public Schools to close the school Tuesday as officials continued assessing the damage.According to Otsego Fire Chief…
Potential safety threat leads to cancellation of Otsego High School homecoming dance
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—A potential safety threat led Otsego High School officials to cancel its Saturday, Sept. 19, homecoming dance less than two hours before the event was scheduled to begin.The following day, Otsego Public Schools Superintendent Christie Robinson…
Allegan County Food Pantry to close Oct. 2
The Allegan County Food Pantry will close its doors Oct. 2, ending a longtime source of assistance for families facing food insecurity throughout the county.The pantry, commonly known as ACFP, operates from the lower level of the First Church of…
Mike’s Musings: Mr. President, Make a Decision Before Gas Prices Climb Even Higher
Americans are once again feeling the pain every time they pull into a gas station.The national average for regular gasoline has climbed to about $4.48 a gallon, compared with $3.18 a year ago. Diesel has reached a record $6.51 a…
Fire closes Dix Street Elementary on Tuesday
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Dix Street Elementary School will be closed Tuesday, Sept. 22, following a fire at the school Monday evening. Otsego Public Schools announced the closure at approximately 7:25 p.m. Monday after initially reporting earlier in the evening…
Safety threat prompts cancellation of Otsego homecoming dance
OTSEGO—A potential safety threat led Otsego High School officials to cancel Saturday night’s homecoming dance less than two hours before the event was scheduled to begin. OHS Principal Jennifer Courtney notified families of the cancellation in an email shortly after…
Otsego Arts Council to display art during Creative Arts Festival
By Elizabeth Vander Ven Every year on the last Saturday in September, crowds fill the streets of Otsego for the Creative Arts Festival.Now in its 39th year, this year’s festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, with activities taking place…
Local communities remember 9/11 on 25th anniversary
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Twenty-five years later, the promise remains the same.Never forget.Communities throughout the country paused on Friday, Sept. 11, to remember the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.Otsego and…
