By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck City Council Monday approved paying engineers Fleis & Vandenbrink $32,000 to assist with an estimated $1.5 million in Elizabeth Street improvement project over the next two years.Work, as shown in the city’s capital improvements plan, will include addressing aging street and water utilities along 1,750 feet of Elizabeth between Allegan and Francis Read More…
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Creviston, Zupko join OHS band for holiday concert
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor As Otsego High School band director Mitch Piersma was eating breakfast in the early morning hours on Thursday, Dec. 4, his phone rang.He was hesitant to answer.“I immediately starting saying, ‘No, no, no,’ before I answered it,” Piersma said.When he answered, his fears were confirmed: Otsego Public Schools was closed for Read More…
Plainwell High School Student Senate hosts PCS Holiday Night
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Want to have fun while making a positive impact on the community?If so, then the Plainwell High School Student Senate has just the thing for you.On Monday, Dec. 15, the PHS Student Senate will host PCS Holiday Night, a family-friendly event at Plainwell High School that will support the Plainwell Volunteer Read More…
OMS robotics teams wrap up successful season
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor “How am I going to use this in real life?” or “When will I need this?”Those are questions many teachers have heard from students over the years.Members of the two Otsego Middle School robotics teams learned the answer to those questions during the recently concluded season.OMS science teacher Jen Sutton is Read More…
Otsego boys pick up hardwood win against Hopkins
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HOPKINS—It was a busy first week of the season for the Otsego boys basketball team, as the Bulldogs played three games in five days.And after dropping the first two of those contests, the Bulldogs collected their first win by besting host Hopkins 73-52 on Saturday, Dec. 6.Otsego’s Wyatt Dennis led all Read More…
Allegan boys basketball drops pair of games
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor WYOMING—After opening the season with a win over Comstock on Monday, Dec. 1, the Allegan boys basketball team traveled to play Potter’s House the next evening.And while the game started well for the Tigers—the score was tied at 10-10 after one quarter—the 3-point shooting of Potter’s House proved to be the Read More…
Life as Performance Art
When I was younger five or six deacades ago, Christmas did not seem to come so early. We followed a stately procession of months, holidays and family celebrations.All came in an orderly fashion. Christmas did not begin right after Labor Day, Halloween or the fifth of July. We waited, albeit impatiently, until at least the Read More…
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Wayland, dies at hospital
Wayland police identified Dwayne Goodman, 59, of Wayland, as the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Monday, Dec. 8.The crash happened around 7:20 a.m. in the 1100 block of West Superior Street, just east of U.S. 131.He was found lying in the road with significant injuries. He was taken to a Read More…
Downtown Allegan kicks off Festive Friday celebrations
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Downtown Allegan welcomed the season of lights and cheer last Friday, December 5th, as it kicked off its annual Festive Fridays, a series of holiday-themed evenings designed to bring the community together through shopping, strolling, and seasonal celebration.As daylight gave way to glowing storefronts and twinkling decorations, families and friends converged Read More…