Otsego tennis earns league wins
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—The Otsego girls tennis team picked up a pair of Wolverine Conference victories by matching 5-3 scores.The Bulldogs beat Sturgis on Monday, April 22, after besting Edwardsburg on Wednesday, April 17.Against Sturgis, Otsego got singles wins…
Obituary: Marian E. Colborn
Marian E. Colborn, 84, of Cheshire Township, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Meadow Woods Nursing and Rehab Center, Bloomingdale. She was born May 21, 1939 in Alamo, the daughter of John and Ester (Maas) Kuiper, the youngest of…
Former Allegan Aquatics Director sentenced to 7-15 years
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Scott Simmons, the former Aquatics Director for Allegan Public Schools, will live the next 7-15 years behind bars, after pleading guilty to criminal sexual conduct with a student.On Monday, Judge Matt Antkoviak of the Allegan County…
Groups observe Earth Day
By Gari Voss The weekend of April 20, 2024, was rather brisk in temperature, but it did not stop Earth Day enthusiasts from participating in outdoor activities.Allegan Conservation District EventAt the new Allegan Conservation District facility on Taft Road, staff…
Life as Performance Art
Fifty years NBC television began broadcasting “Little House on the Prairie” based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s series of young reader novels of the same name.Some of us of a certain age practically grew up reading her stories of growing up in the…
Mike’s Musings: Nothing new about college students protesting
What goes around, always comes around again.I remember the early 1970’s when college students as well as others took to the streets of campuses and cities to protest what they thought was an unjust Viet Nam War. It was a…
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West Nile virus confirmed in dead crow in Otsego
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—A wild crow in Otsego tested positive for West Nile virus, the Allegan County Health Department announced last week.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services informed the ACHD of the positive test on Thursday, Sept.…
Otsego Public Schools students support Purple Week
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Purple Week at Otsego High School was a rousing success, according to Otsego Public Schools director of communications Holly McCaw.“One thing that really stands out right now is just how many people got involved in this…
OAHM presents program
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Roads allow us to travel far and wide.And on Thursday, Oct. 13, you can learn more about the evolution of roads in the state of Michigan.As part of its monthly Historical Happenings Program, the Otsego Area…
New police officer sought
By John RaffelCorrespondent OTSEGO — Otsego chief Brad Misner, has announced the city is accepting resumes for a full-time police officer position from qualified candidates.The City of Otsego has 24-hour police coverage to the citizens of Otsego.An announcement by the…
Fire hydrant flushing
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Those who reside in the City of Otsego may notice some reduced water pressure and/or discoloration of water during the next few weeks.That’s because the Otsego Water Department began flushing all fire hydrants in the city…
Allegan swim places fourth at invite
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HOLLAND—The Allegan girls swim & dive team took home a fourth-place finish at the 2022 Girls D3 Midseason Invitational hosted by Holland Christian on Saturday, Oct. 1.at the Holland Aquatic Center today.Holland Christian placed first (424…
Mike’s Musings: My childhood playground destroyed by Ian
It was with great sadness that I viewed the videos and photos of the destruction to Fort Myers Beach caused by Hurricane Ian. I had spent many days of my youth and young adulthood enjoying the weather and beaches of…
Life as Performance Art
Perhaps you remember the old German oom-pah band drinking song, “In Heaven there is no beer, that’s why we drink it here.” I read some potential bad news for the near future. It seems that there is a serious shortage of carbon…
Obituary: Roger H. Newman, 87
Heaven’s sports teams cheered the arrival of Roger Newman to their ranks on the morning of September 25, 2022. An athlete of note for the vast majority of his life, his loved ones are quite sure he pole-vaulted his way…
Obituary: David Earl Hutchins, 78
David Earl Hutchins, 78 of Fennville, Michigan, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Holland Hospital. Born June 4, 1944 in Douglas, Michigan, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Helen (Bale) Hutchins and the husband of Debra…
Obituary-Susanne Kay Kolhoff, 56
Susanne Kay Kolhoff, 56, of Allegan, MI passed away Friday, September 30, 2022 at Allegan County Medical Care Community. She was born on December 14, 1965 in Ann Arbor and was adopted into the Kolhoff family at the age of…
Allegan County deputy arraigned for crash
On September 29, 2922, Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney Myrene Koch arraigned Thomas Goggins, 42, for a moving violation causing death and for a moving violation causing serious impairment of a body function. These charges stemmed from a review of the…
Larry Massie not only a recipient, but donor
By Gari Voss Author and storyteller Larry Massie received the Library of Michigan’s 2021 Michigan Author Award in January 2022. Due to some changes at the State level, the announcement did not receive its usual kudos until recently when friends…
