Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Silver ribbon decorates special tree in Plainwell

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor If you visit Bill and Deb Brown at their house in Plainwell, you’re sure to notice the large tree that stands guard very close to the driveway.On Sunday, Nov. 24, Deb Brown decorated the tree with a silver ribbon.The occasion? The 94th birthday of Bill Brown’s aunt Beatrice (Brown) VanWeelden, who Read More…

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OHS choir takes part in CMU’s Choral Vocal Day

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A day to remember.That’s how Otsego High School choir director Meredith Lincoln described her students’ trip to Choral Vocal Day at Central Michigan University last month.“It’s a day full of opportunities and experiences and an overall wonderful event,” Lincoln said.For Lincoln, the trip to CMU was a bit of a homecoming. Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise Sports

Wayland picks up road victory over Hamilton

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HAMILTON—It’s been said that the third time’s a charm.For the Wayland boys basketball team, the third quarter was the charm in its contest against host Hamilton on Tuesday, Nov. 26.Facing a 24-19 halftime deficit, the Wildcats used a 12-4 edge in the third quarter to take the 31-28 lead on the Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise Obituaries

Obituary: Patrick L Rumery Sr.

Patrick L Rumery, Sr. of Valrico, FL passed away peacefully on October 22, 2024. Pat was born in Allegan, MI on April 5, 1949, the son of Jeanette and Weldon Rumery. He graduated from Ferris State University in Michigan. His professional career included safety research at American Motors, manager of Red Lobster restaurants, sold insurance Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

3126 residences hooked up to county broadband so far

ALLEGAN — The $65 million project to bring broadband, hi-speed internet access to unserved areas of Allegan County, continues to connect residents to the world wide web. The county organized the project using $17 million in federal ARPA funds to leverage funding from 123Net and the state’sROBIN program, also funded by federal awards.As of mid-November, Read More…

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Small Business Saturday brings wonderful surprises and a sad goodbye

By Gari Voss Even with solid Black Friday sales and specials, the streets of Allegan were lined with vehicles belonging to shoppers taking advantage of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30, 2024. Full parking spaces may have meant walking a couple of blocks to stores and shops, but once parked, there were treasures and information Read More…