Michael Alfred Melms, 79, of Allegan, passed away on Wednesday evening, January 22, 2025, after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was born May 19,1945, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Alfred and Edith (Parry) Melms. Mike was a long-time member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Allegan. In his youth, Mike enjoyed competitive swimming, scouting Read More…
Scott Arthur Lanxon, a man of adventure and the outdoors, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2025, in Ashley, Michigan, at the age of 69. Born on May 20, 1955, in Holland, Michigan to his late parents, Garrett and Evelyn Lanxon. Scott has now returned to being in eternal rest with his beloved wife of Read More…
James J. Larson, age 71, passed away on December 6, 2024, after a months long battle with cancer. Jim was born in Kalamazoo on December 22, 1952, the second of three children born to David and Janet Larson. He moved to Plainwell as a toddler, and grew up there, graduating from Plainwell High School in Read More…
By Gari Voss The Wes Leonard Heart Team came to birth from the tragedy of Wes Leonard collapsing after making the game winning shot for the Fennville High School basketball team. No one knew exactly what to do and attempts to revive him were met with failure.Using a team approach in response to this tragedy, Read More…
By Gari Voss Allegan City Council’s January 17, 2025’s business began with the First Reading of Ordinanc-es 525 and 526, which is a zoning text amendment that would allow for temporary marijuana events. They moved forward to adjusting the meeting time and agenda for future meetings. Those interested in the Wayfinding plan for the city Read More…
If you’ve been watching the crisis at our southern border, you might wonder what has happened to the millions of illegal immigrants that crossed the border the last few years. Where do they go, and how are they supported you may ask?Well, you as an American taxpayer pay NGO’s (non-governmental organizations) to transport, feed and Read More…
By now we have all seen bleak photos from the fire zones in southern California. Thousands of homes, busi-nesses, churches and schools have been reduced to rubble.Other places have been so badly damaged they may have to be pulled down. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced.Overall, scenes are similar to photographs from devas-tated Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent The Gobles Varsity team is off to a solid start this year and are 6-3 at this point. After a few tough losses the Tigers bounced back with a solid 47-27 conference win over Saugatuck. With that win over Saugatuck the Tigers now stand alone in first place in their division at Read More…
Dr. Frank Joseph “Joe” Loomis, 100, of Whispering Pines, died peacefully on Saturday, January 25, 2025.Born in Luckey, Ohio, December 28, 1924, he was the son of the late Chauncey Burr and Esther Emma Joseph Loomis. During WWII, he was in medical school at University of Michigan and simultaneously served in the U.S. Navy. Upon Read More…
Louis C. Barkovich, 90, of Paw Paw, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Paw Paw. He was born Aug. 8, 1934, in Paw Paw, Michigan, the son of Charles Barkovich and Helen (Siskaninetz) Barkovich.Louis proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Read More…