GVSU gives Watson Excellence in Discipline Award
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLENDALE—Each year, Grand Valley State University honors one undergraduate student and one graduate student in each academic major with an Excellence in Discipline Award.An Otsego High School graduate was among this year’s recipients.Anna Watson, who graduated…
Foupht sentenced to 50-75 years
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor An Otsego-area man who pleaded guilty to charges related to the production and possession of child pornography learned his fate on Thursday, July 7.Appearing in the 48th Circuit Court, Steven Lee Foupht received a sentence to…
Authorities rescue kayakers from Kalamazoo River
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GUN PLAIN TOWNSHIP—Authorities rescued a group of kayakers who were stranded on the Kalamazoo River in Gun Plain Township on Saturday, July 9.One of the kayakers reportedly had a deep facial cut. That individual was taken…
Obituary: Paul Victor Engelmann, 64
Dr. Paul Victor Engelmann, 64, of Plainwell, Michigan, passed away on July 5, 2022 at Vicinia Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Care in Otsego, Michigan, due to frontotemporal dementia. He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Park Engelmann,…
Obituary: Florence May Schafer, 92
Florence May Schafer, 92, of Allegan, MI passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022 at her home. Born February 7, 1930 in Kalamazoo, she was the daughter of the late Alvis and Ann (Nowakowski) Kremer. She married Gerald Schafer on August…
Obituary: L. Jean Barnes, 88
L. Jean Barnes passed away June 30, 2022. Jean was born March 1, 1934 at her grandfather Barnes home in Bravo, Michigan. Jean attended several schools and graduated from Fennville High School in 1952. She also attended Nazareth College School…
Mike’s Musings: America at a Critical Crossroads
Editors Note: I wrote this one year ago, and now find it more relevant than it was when it was written.I’m growing more and more concerned that our republic will struggle to maintain its standing as a leader in this…
Life as Performance Art
It was just after we returned from watching the Independence Day parade here in Saugatuck that our phone rang. It was Pat’s oldest son, telling us that he and his wife were safe. At first, we were confused by their message,…
Authorities rescue kayakers from Kalamazoo River
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GUN PLAIN TOWNSHIP—Authorities rescued a group of kayakers who were stranded on the Kalamazoo River in Gun Plain Township on Saturday, July 9.One of the kayakers reportedly had a deep facial cut. That individual was taken…
Allegan City awarded $2 million for improvements
The City of Allegan is proud to share that it has been selected to receive $2,000,000 in funding in the upcoming State budget to help rebuild Downtown Allegan’s infrastructure.The securing of this $2,000,000 award was made possible by a multi-disciplinary…
Council votes 4-3 to allow Pride event on riverfront
By Leslie Ballard The July 11 Allegan City Council Study Session lasted longer than anticipated while the regular meeting was brief.The City Council held a public hearing regarding establishing an Industrial Development District (IDD) for Tantrick Brewing Company at 138…
Perrigo asks FDA to approve first OTC birth control pill
Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO), a leading global provider of Consumer Self-Care Products, today announced that HRA Pharma, a Perrigo company, has submitted its application to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) birth…
Incident forces closure of US-131 for hours
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor On the eve of Independence Day, drivers traveling along US-131 in Allegan County were forced to find an alternative route.A stretch of US-131 near mile marker 50 near Plainwell was closed for approximately four hours on…
Plainwell reminds residents about guidelines for signs
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Sign, sign, everywhere a sign.Those words are as relevant today as they were in 1971 when the Canadian rock group The Five Man Electric Band released their song “Signs.” Be they signs for garage/yard sales, political…
Otsego Library offers Nemo game
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor In the 2003 hit Pixar movie “Finding Nemo,” it’s the little clownfish’s father Marlin and his friend Dory the blue tang who find Nemo.Now, children and families in the Otsego area have the opportunity to try…
OPS urges familes to apply for free/reduced meals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the past two school years, Otsego Public Schools has been able to provide free breakfasts and lunches to all students thanks to the federally funded Universal School Meals Program.That will not be the case for…
Iva B. Sweet, 86
Iva B. Sweet was born November 6, 1935 to the late Russell and Donna Wesseling in Allegan, MI. She graduated from Allegan High School and for a time worked at DeLano Printing and Allegan General Hospital. She married her husband,…
Patrick T. “Pat” McLaughlin, 83
Pat passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at his home in Martin. He was born June 30, 1938, in Lake Odessa, the son of Paul and Mabel (Weber) McLaughlin. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked…
Life as Performance Art
For several years I was an adjunct college history instructor. On the first day of class, after the initial introductions and small talk, I would always ask for a show of hands from those who truly liked history. If I was…
We can’t ignore Fentanyl any longer
Made in China, transported by Mexico, fentanyl has risen to the top of the opioid chain as the leading cause of drug deaths in America. Unfortunately our leaders seem to be consumed with other situations, ie Covid and war, so…
