Prosecutor files motion to revoke bond days after release
By Donald Talonen On Friday, August 2, the Allegan County Prosecutor’s Office, led by current Prosecutor Myrene Koch, filed an emergency motion with the Michigan Supreme Court to revoke the bond of a man convicted of criminal sexual conduct. The…
Mike’s Musings: USPS keeps raising prices while providing poorer service
Trouble might come with this rant, but I’ve about had it with United States Postal Service.They just recently raised the price of a postage stamp to 71 cents. It seems every year the price goes up another 5 cents. I’m…
Life as Performance Art
Pat and I have been to Paris several times, so we were eager to watch the opening of the Summer Olympics there. We knew we would see familiar haunts, which excited us. The creativity and style of Parisians appealed to…
City of Otsego deals with trespassing issues
By Aaron MitchellOtsego City Manager As many Otsegoans (I’m not sure if that’s an actual term or not, but I’m going to go with it) have already realized, we are having some issues with trespassers.In fact, it’s more than a…
Primary Elections focus on county and township proposals
By Gari Voss The August 6, 2024, Primary Election is in full swing. Absentee ballots have been requested, sent and are being returned, polls are open for early voting, and Tuesday, August 6th is rapidly approaching. For many precincts, this…
Early voting runs through Sunday, August 4
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Early in-person voting for the Tuesday, Aug. 6, primary election began at municipalities throughout Michigan on Saturday, July 27, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 4.Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each of those…
August 2024 primary election extremely important
By Gari Voss Absentee/Early Voting ballots for the August 6, 2024, Primary Election have been made available. Voters who are Early Voters have received their ballots, and completed ballots are rolling into precinct offices. This is an extremely important election…
Lions Club tourney features many fresh faces
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor This year’s version of the annual Allegan Lions Club City Championship tennis tournament—which took place from Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26—featured a lot of fresh faces.Of the 58 players who participated in at least…
Plainwell trio claims All-American honors
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Competing at the prestigious U.S. Marine Corps Junior & 16U Wrestling Nationals in Fargo, N.D., last month, incoming Plainwell High School freshman Dylan Nieuwenhuis finished one win shy of being an All-American in the freestyle division.That…
Obituary: Carol Jean Hiscock
Carol Jean Hiscock, 80, of Allegan, MI passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Golden Orchards in Fennville. Born May 2, 1944 in Detroit, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Nathaniel and Louise Elsie (Sauthier) Buelow and was…
Obituary: Clayton Brenner
Clayton Brenner, 85, of New Athens, IL, born July 2, 1939, in Plainwell, Michigan, died July 22, 2024. Clayton was a farmer, a United States Air Force veteran, a member and past commander of the American Legion in Mira Loma,…
Obituary: Stanton E. “Stan” Fisk
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Stanton E. “Stan” Fisk. On July 25, 2024, at the age of 83, Stan unexpectedly left this world of natural causes in Wyoming, Michigan, enveloped in the love and…
Nurse imposter skips bond, sentencing
By Donald Talonen Allegan County woman Leticia Gallarzo, 49, was supposed to appear in a federal courtroom last week for sentencing but decided not to show. An order was signed on July 23 revoking her bond. Currently, she is a…
County, twps have numerous proposals on Primary ballot
By Gari Voss The August 6, 2024, Primary Election is in full swing. Absentee ballots have been requested, sent and are being returned, polls are open for early voting, and Tuesday, August 6th is rapidly approaching. For many precincts, this…
Posing with Santa in July
Santa brought Christmas to the Perrigo Splash Pad at the Allegan Riverfront on Thursday, July 24, 2024. It was difficult to corral the children who were not only thinking about Christmas but about keeping Santa busy playing ball as water…
Life as Performance Art
The smartest thing a city can do is install sidewalk benches in its retail distract. If one of a couple wants to pop into a shop, the other can sit outside people watching.Am I looking in a mirror when I…
Mike’s Musings: Olympics should be about sports and sports only
I’ve been an avid fan of the Olympics since I was a pre-teen. I was glued to the TV set in my teenage years, watching the opening ceremony and most of the events. It was a tradition I have always…
Alps and Mediterranean Tour Provides Hands-On Learning
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor School is currently out of the summer.But that didn’t stop a group of Plainwell High School students from adding to their knowledge base through some first-hand experience.A contingent of 42 individuals from PHS participated in an…
Obituary: Ronald Edward Dziekan
Ronald Edward Dziekan passed on July 12, 2024, with his family by his side in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ronald was born to Casmir and Helen (Maciaszek) Dziekan on November 1, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois. Ron attended Catholic school in Allegan,…
Suspect burglarizes Smoke Shop in Plainwell
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Officials with the Plainwell Department Safety are trying to identify the suspect in a burglary that took place in the early hours of Thursday, July 18.At approximately 4:07 a.m., officers were dispatched to Smoke City Smoke…
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