… seen Friday, Jan. 27, at Oval Beach just before the Blood Red Moon caused by lunar eclipse and six Solar System planets realigning in luminous changing patterns. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
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2026: A PPP spill odyssey
By Scott SullivanEditorPer a tip last week, a semi crossing the I-196 bridge crashed and spilled “potentially 25,000 pounds” of plastic pellets into the Kalamazoo River. What does“potentially” mean and what plots might it perpetuate? The PPT rhythms sucked me in.The tipster, “Anonymous” to protect his/her privacy, further posited that an EPA-ordered cleanup crew would Read More…
Battle of the Books brings excitement and retro reads to the PAC
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For 25 elementary school teams from across Allegan County, Saturday was all about books, teamwork and a little friendly competition.The annual Battle of the Books competition returned to the Plainwell Performing Arts Center, bringing together students in grades three through five from eight elementary schools representing Plainwell, Otsego, Hopkins and Martin.While Read More…
Otsego High School earns Gold status on AP School Honor Roll
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Otsego High School has been recognized at the Gold level on the College Board’s 2024–25 AP School Honor Roll, placing it among the top-performing high schools in Michigan for Advanced Placement success.OHS was one of 170 schools in Michigan to earn AP School Honor Roll recognition and one of just 38 Read More…
Plainwell police warn residents about law enforcement impersonation scam
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Plainwell Department of Public Safety is warning residents about a sophisticated phone scam involving callers who falsely claim to be court officers or law enforcement personnel.The alert comes after a recent incident in which an individual walked into the Plainwell Department of Public Safety while actively on the phone with Read More…
Plainwell swim & dive defends conference championship
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—The Southern Central Conference boys swim finals returned to Plainwell on Saturday, Feb. 28.And the host Trojans made sure the celebration stayed home.Plainwell captured its second straight conference championship — and did so in style — scoring 551 points to outdistance Allegan (389) and Otsego (348) inside the Plainwell Field House Read More…
Allegan falls to top-ranked Dundee in quarterfinals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KALAMAZOO—The scoreboard told one story during the Division 3 boys wrestling state quarter between Allegan and Dundee Friday, Feb. 27, at Wings Event Center.The Tigers told another.Top-ranked Dundee—the No. 1 team in Division 3 and the top-ranked program across all MHSAA divisions—defeated No. 8 Allegan 70-3 in the Division 3 state Read More…
Life as Performance Art
My father would occasionally remind me that the older I got the better I would have to dress so I wouldn’t look like an old codger.Then he would point to someone and quietly add: “That fellow over there, he is not a good example to follow.”From time to time I remember his admonishment and, near Read More…
Historic Allegan Presbyterian Church closed
By Gari Voss The decision is final. The First Presbyterian Church on Cutler Street in Allegan has been closed by the Presbytery of Lake Michigan in Portage. The final service was Sunday, March 1, 2026, and members of the congregations were instructed to remove any personal items because they would no longer have access to Read More…
County makes changes to senior home-delivered meals
By Gari Voss The Allegan County Board of Commissioners approved the continuation of the Home Delivery Meals to eligible seniors. In a conversation with Dan Wedge, the Deputy County Administrator of Services, he wanted to emphasize that the program, which is funded through the Commission on Aging and voter approved millage, is continuing with a Read More…