Allegan’s Garvin garnering plenty of attention
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Standing 6-foot-6 and weighing in at 300 pounds, Allegan junior Sully Garvin makes quite the impression when he walks in a room.He’s also made quite an impression on college football evaluators and coaches.Listed as a three-star…
Obituary: Hazel Marie (Russell) Guigue
Hazel Marie (Russell) Guigue passed peacefully on July 13, 2024, in South Haven. Hazel was born to her late parents Harold and Francis (Bushee) Russell on July 30, 1930, at her family homestead. Graduated 1948 from South Haven high school…
Obituary: Kathryn Pearle Mankin
Kathryn Pearle Mankin, 97, died July 10th, 2024, in Wings Home hospice of Allegan.Kathryn was born November 25, 1926, in Mendon Illinois to Earl B and M. Grace (Hawe) McCelland. She married Bernard J. “Bud” Mankin on October 3, 1947,…
Obituary: Jeanne Sands
Jeanne Sands, 93, passed away Monday, June 24,2024, at Fountain View Assisted Living in Grant, Michigan. Jeanne was the second of two daughters born to Charles and Pauline Owen. She grew up in Springfield, Missouri, graduating from Springfield High School in…
Obituary: Reverend Paul Newell Ray
Reverend Paul Newell Ray, a cherished minister and pillar of the Rochester, Wisconsin community, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at the age of 85. Pastor Ray’s journey of faith and service touched the hearts…
City of Allegan awarded $1 million for dam improvements
In 2019, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and AECOM from Traverse City conducted a feasibility and conceptual design report on the City of Allegan Dam. The analysis considered the complete removal of the dam, the partial removal of the…
Allegan native Tyler Merren set to make fifth Paralympic appearance
By Donald Talonen Allegan native Tyler Merren is making headlines as he prepares for his fifth trip to the Paralympics, representing Team USA in goalball at the 2024 Paris Games. Despite being diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease as a…
August Primary offers many candidates, particularly on GOP side
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…
Mike’s Musings: Tone down political Rhetric demand answers from ss
Like many of you I was in shock when I heard there was an assassination attempt on former president Trump’s life while he was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. It had been 43 years since the barbaric act of…
Life as Performance Art
Another “Old” in the grocery checkout lane ahead of me asked the clerk, “Is this the airport?”“What do you mean?” she asked, baffled.“I’d expect to pay this much for a bottle of water there, but not here,” he said.She rolled…
Bicyclist killed in July 4 hit-and-run accident
Justin Lambert By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A hit-and-run accident in Cooper Township on Thursday, July 4, claimed the life of a bicyclist.The accident happened at approximately 11 p.m. at North Riverview Drive and East B Avenue in Cooper Township. The…
Wright leaves Plainwell High School
Jeremy Wright is seen with his daughter Kaylee during her graduation from Plainwell High School. (Photo provided) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor After serving nearly a decade-and-a-half as principal at Plainwell High School, Jeremy Wright is ready for his next challenge.Wright…
Antkoviak reflects on Olympic Trial experience: Allegan grad competed in 400-meter hurdles
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor EUGENE, Oreg.—Be bold. Be strong. For the Lord your God is with you.Those lyrics are from the the worship song “Be Bold, Be Strong.” And those are the words that were playing in Hannah Antkoviak’s mind…
Obituary: Wilma Halstead
Wilma Halstead, age 97, passed away on July 7.Wilma worked for several local companies in Holland. Her specialty was sewing canvas. She retired full time from West Michigan Canvas in 2011, at the age of 84.Although she never had children…
Obituary: Vivian Ileath Arnsman
Vivian Ileath Arnsman, 95, of Hopkins, MI was called home to our Lord on Friday, July 5, 2024. She was always a loving caretaker for many people and was always willing to help someone in need. Vivian was raised in…
Life as Performance Art
In many ways, Jimmy Carter was a good President. He was decent, honest, free from personal scandals, and along with his wife, Rosalind, set the example of a good long-term marriage. A good man, but it turned out he…
July 3rd Jubilee brings thousands to Allegan Riverfront
The City of Allegan’s 2024 July 3rd Jubilee began with a parade that began at the Cutler St. parking lot and snaked through town to the Riverfront where the evening festivities would soon begin. Photo: Olivia Ott Once a vantage…
Storey will launch write-in campaign for re-election
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN –Jim Storey, chairman of the county Board of Commissioners, is seeking re-election but will have to do it as a write-in candidate.“Due to a paperwork snafu, my name was excluded from the pre-printed ballots the voters…
Teen’s organ donation saves at least four lives
Savage family By Donald Talonen On Sunday, June 30, at approximately 1 p.m., the Savage family from Kalamazoo was involved in a car accident at 136th Avenue and 58th Street in Allegan County’s Fillmore Township. Tragically, lives were lost. It’s…
Mike’s Musings: STR’s Are They good or bad?
STR’s, or in layman’s terms, Short Term Rentals are a hot topic all over the United States, and even abroad, but nowhere are they a heated topic of discussion than in resort communities.In the areas, some of my newspapers cover,…
