Allegan County News & Union Enterprise

Alamo Elementary DI team places second at Global Finals

Alamo Elementary DI team places second at Global Finals

Editorial StaffJun 1, 20224 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KANSAS CITY—Team members, coaches and parents from the Bubble Buddies—a Destination Imagination team from Alamo Elementary School in Otsego—were starting to get nervous.The team had finished competing in the Global Finals in Kansas City and were…

Concert, 10k race headline 2022 Bridgefest

Concert, 10k race headline 2022 Bridgefest

Editorial StaffJun 1, 20222 min read

Bridgefest Returns in 2022 Celebrate the historic Second Street Bridge, now the centerpiece of the award-winning Riverfront Park, on the second Saturday of June in Downtown Allegan!The fun begins on Friday night with the kickoff to the free summer concert…

Allegan pays tribute to soldiers who died fighting for us

Allegan pays tribute to soldiers who died fighting for us

Editorial StaffJun 1, 20222 min read

Led by members of the Gen. Benjamin Pritchard Camp 20 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the Allegan Memorial Day Parade 2022 stepped off from the Allegan…

Deputies investigate fatal accident

Editorial StaffJun 1, 20221 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to reports of a single motor vehicle crash in the area of 108th avenue just west of 34th street in Trowbridge township.The crash wound up being a fatality.Deputies located a minivan…

Pullman Pride Day features many events

Pullman Pride Day features many events

Editorial StaffJun 1, 20224 min read

By Gari Voss All are welcome to gather in Pullman, MI for a fun-filled weekend. From Friday, June 3rd to Sunday, June 5th, the Pullman community will celebrate with numerous activities for individuals of all ages while earning money for…

Obituary-Scott Zoll

Obituary-Scott Zoll

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20222 min read

Scott Zoll age 51, passed away on May 17, 2022 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.Scott was born November 19, 1970 in Allegan and graduated from Allegan High SchoolBesides being an outstanding athlete thru his school years, he was an…

Obituary-William Meshkin

Obituary-William Meshkin

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20222 min read

William Meshkin of Mesquite, Texas passes away May 18, 2022. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 2, 1937, to John and Della Meshkin, He was raised on the family farm near Allegan, Michigan. He started school at the…

Obituary-Dawn Yvonne Snyder

Obituary-Dawn Yvonne Snyder

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20222 min read

Dawn Yvonne Snyder, 75, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Park Place Assisted Living in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born August 7, 1946 to Bruce and Stella Kolhoff in Allegan MI.Dawn took her love of sewing and…

Obituary-Alejandrino “Chili” Mateos-Flores

Obituary-Alejandrino “Chili” Mateos-Flores

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20222 min read

Alejandrino “Chili” Mateos-Flores of Fennville, passed away on May 15, 2022, peacefully surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born to his parents Balbino Mateos-Villalva, and Maurilia Flores-Ruiz on September 27, 2005, in Tlapa de Comonfort, Mexico. Alejandrino…

Obituary-William Eugene Collick

Obituary-William Eugene Collick

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20222 min read

William Eugene Collick, age 91 of Kalamazoo, passed away on May 16, 2022. Gene was born on January 11, 1931 in Allegan, the son of William and Edith (Adams) Collick. Gene proudly served his country in the United States Navy…

Obituary-Linda Anne Cobb

Obituary-Linda Anne Cobb

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20221 min read

Our dear mother, Linda Anne Cobb, sadly passed away on May 18, 2022, at the age of 72. She was a wonderful mother with a heart of gold. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Daniel…

Obituary-William Fredrick Delbridge

Obituary-William Fredrick Delbridge

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20222 min read

William Fredrick Delbridge Jr. of Allegan, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2022. William was born on December 4, 1949 to his late parents William, and Ruth (Craft) Delbridge in West Branch, Michigan. After graduating high school, he would go…

Obituary-Leona Mae Nevenzel

Obituary-Leona Mae Nevenzel

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20222 min read

Leona Mae Nevenzel, 95, of Allegan, Michigan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Holland Hospital in Holland, Michigan. Born February 6, 1927 in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20223 min read

By G.C. StoppelThis Memorial Day I will wear a small Sons of the American Revolution medal on my lapel.Unlike many who will attend this Monday’s local commemorations, I didn’t earn it the hard way. That was done by my seventh-generation…

Suspend gas tax for price relief

Suspend gas tax for price relief

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20223 min read

By Mike WilcoxPublisherThe price for a gallon of gasoline has gotten out of hand. In the last two weeks it has risen by more than $1 for both gasoline and propane. Economists and others in the know claim the increases…

Otsego, Plainwell host Memorial Day parades

Otsego, Plainwell host Memorial Day parades

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20222 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Memorial Day provides citizens throughout the United States the opportunity o pause and mourn the military personnel who have lost their lives while serving in the armed forces.As in years past, the communities of Otsego and…

OHS honors Class of 2022 with Senior Parade

OHS honors Class of 2022 with Senior Parade

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20222 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor After the COVID pandemic wreaked havoc on the Class of 2020’s final days at Otsego High School, school officials wanted to do something special to recognize the grit those students showed during that difficult time.Thus the…

Otsego tennis collects first D3 regional championship

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20224 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAnother week, another historic win for the Otsego girls tennis team.Six days after securing the first Wolverine Conference title in program history, the Bulldogs claimed the first Division 3 regional title in program history on Friday, May…

Casino breaks ground on new hotel, Aquadome

Casino breaks ground on new hotel, Aquadome

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20225 min read

May 19, 2022, officials from the Gun Lake Casino and Resort, owned by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi, brought together representatives from the tribe, project architect HBG Design, and Clark Construction Co. to officially announce the groundbreaking of their $300…

Memorial Day activities honor, reflect, remember

Editorial StaffMay 25, 20225 min read

By Gari Voss On Monday, May 30, 2022, communities around Allegan County will hold parades and services to remember and honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.Decoration Day began following the Civil War that…