Christian Neighbors offers options for hybrid auction
By Leslie Ballard Christian Neighbors is trying something a bit different this year for their major fundraiser. Thursday, May 12 will see the return of the Reflection of Hope Auction at 5:30 at the Silo while the online auction format…
Deputies investigating fatal accident on 58th St.
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Deputies with the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal crash on April 16 at approximately 4:23 a.m. on 58th street near 130th Avenue in Manlius Township. Deputies say preliminary investigation shows that a southbound vehicle on…
Girls Track Preview:
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGANCoach: Mike Chalupa (20th year)Returning letter winners: Lillie Barnhart (throws), sr.; Christa Lambert (throws), sr.; Hannah VandeVorren (throws), sr.; Sabrina Mills (high jump, sprints), jr.; Josie Navarro (distance), jr.Season outlook: Some people see the glass as…
Barr leads Plainwell soccer to victory
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—It might have been the Plainwell girls soccer team’s opening game of the season, but Kayla Bar appeared to be in mid-season form.Barr scored a pair of goals to lead the Trojans to the 3-0 victory…
Colleges should focus on more practical, less theory
By Mike WilcoxPublisherI read a report a few days ago that lamented the decline in college enrollment in the state of Michigan, and the United States for that matter.Here, Central Michigan University was down nearly 50 percent over the past…
Life as Performance Art
By G. Corwin StoppelRobert “Bob” Ingersoll died just before the 20th century started and his name soon slipped into obscurity. Like his father, Congregationalist Rev. Robert Ingersoll, he was a target and magnet because of his outspoken and frequently unpopular…
Otsego Main Street receives $20,000 Vibrancy Grant
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorOn Wednesday, April 6, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced that eight communities in Michigan had been selected to receive grants to support downtown enhancement and improvement projects.Otsego was among them.The eight…
Senior Expo back at Plainwell Days
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Organizers of the Plainwell Days Festival are planning to bring back a popular event following a two-year hiatus.The Senior Expo, which showcases products and services geared toward seniors, is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to…
Plainwell seeks community input
40 lines (6 inches)By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Are you a resident of the City of Plainwell? Or perhaps you own a business in the city. Or maybe you’re part or a community investment stakeholder group.If so, then city officials want…
Art fundraiser to to be held to help Ukrainian refugees
By Leslie Ballard Many people are asking what they can do to support the Ukrainians and help the Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-ravaged country.One action is to attend the Sunflowers for Ukraine fundraiser sponsored by Brave Art Studios & Gallery…
Residents pack city council as ORV’s, marijuana facility debated
By Leslie Ballard Extra chairs were needed to seat the attendees at Monday’s City Council meeting interested in the Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) ordinance or the Special Use Permit for a Marijuana growing facility.The meeting began Lori Antkoviak, Executive Director of…
Safe Harbor “off to the races” on April 29
By Gari Voss The 14th Annual Lifeline Gala sponsored by the Safe Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) will be “Off to the Races” on April 29, 2022 at The Silo in Allegan. To coincide with the Derby season, the evening…
Spoonfuls and Spirits back on in Paw Paw
After the last two years, going Back to the Future sounds very good. That’s why the Paw Paw Area Chamber of Commerce decided on that for the theme of its 2022 Spoonfuls & Spirits on April 23.Spoonfuls & Spirits has…
Obituary: Elaine Kay Liechti-Yarling, 75
Elaine Kay Liechti-Yarling passed peacefully into the arms of our Heavenly Father on the 29th of March 2022, surrounded by her loving family at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo following a short illness. Elaine was born on the 27th of June 1946 in…
Obituary: Don Swartzlander, 74
Born February 18, 1948, in Chicago, IL to Joseph Edward Swartzlander and Alitta (Krieger), Don grew up in Watervliet, MI where he played baseball & basketball and spent time on Paw Paw Lake. After graduating from WMU, he met his…
Obituary: Bertha Irene “Betty” Reimink, 88
Bertha Irene “Betty” Reimink, of Allegan, MI passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, her 88th birthday. Born April 1, 1934 in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Henry Patrick and Ivah (Reynolds) Smith. On July 25, 1952,…
Mike’s Musings: U.S. Congress needs term limits
By Mike WilcoxPublisherI’ve been a proponent of term limits for a long time. I believe at too many federal level lawmakers make politics a lifelong career, which was not the intention of our Founding Fathers.Don Young, Alaska’s congressman for 50…
Life as Performance Art
By G.C. StoppelIf your vacation plans this year include Washington, D.C., be careful. Folks at the National Archives Museum are making sure you will not be traumatized, outraged or otherwise disgruntled by displays of historic documents.Next to an original copy…
Otsego track teams upend Plainwell to open season
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—Despite cold, breezy conditions that featured wind-chill temperatures in the low 30s, the Otsego track teams had a hot start to the season.The Otsego girls took first place in 11 of the 17 events to post…
