Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Island City Fest returns as one-day event for 2025

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Island City Festival is returning to Plainwell this summer … albeit with some changes compared to last year’s event.Organizers announced on Sunday, April 27, that this year’s Island City Festival will be a single day as opposed to a three-day affair like in 2024.“This year, we’re condensing everything into one jam-packed Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise Sports

Otsego baseball drops twin bill with Wyoming

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor WYOMING—In the first game of a doubleheader against Wyoming on Thursday, April 24, the Otsego baseball team held a 7-3 edge in hits.That, however, wasn’t enough to produce a win, as the Bulldogs fell 4-1.Otsego also lost the second game, 7-4.The Bulldogs scored their lone run of the opener in the Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Allegan ends consideration of contracting out police services

The City of Allegan has ended its consideration of contracting out police services. After community input sessions and a review of a potential agreement with the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office, the City decided to end further discussion of a budget option to contract with the county for police services. The idea was first publicly discussed at Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Baseline Road crash ends with truck in lake, one dead, several injured

By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Around 7:30pm on Saturday, April 26th, Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a tragic vehicle crash on Baseline Road, near Hillside Drive and Baseline Lake, in-between Allegan and Gobles.According to the Sheriff’s Office, a westbound pickup truck driver lost control of their vehicle, crossed over the centerline, Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise News

Sheriff Department shuts down illegal marijuana grow

Blackman School By Gari Voss Trowbridge Township announced that the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department shut down illegal marijuana grow operations at the old Blackman School and in a pole barn behind it. Trowbridge established a marijuana ordinance, but there are restrictions, and the Township trustees acted to bring the operations into compliance.Interesting enough, there were Read More…

Courier-Leader, Paw Paw Flashes, & South Haven Beacon News

South Haven Area Emergency Services honors members

SOUTH HAVEN – When Ron Wise retired as Executive Director (Chief) of South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES) in 2020 he didn’t put away his helmet and boots.Instead, he changed from wearing the traditional white helmet of Chief to the yellow helmet of the paid-on-call responder.On Saturday (April 26) he was named the SHAES 2025 Read More…

Courier-Leader, Paw Paw Flashes, & South Haven Beacon News

South Haven police chief quits after he failed to resign previous job

By James Windell After new revelations came to light, the South Haven Police Chief resigned on April 23, 2025.The second police chief to resign this year, Dennis Honholt began his duties on April 1, 2025. Just 23 days later, Honholt was forced to resign when information surfaced in the last few days indicating that Honholt Read More…