By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 2, the large, wooden playground structure at Otsego’s Northside Park was set ablaze.Less than three weeks later, charges have been filed in the case.According to Otsego Director of Police and Fire Brad Misner, on Monday, Sept. 22, his department filed the following charges with the Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BANGOR—The boys cross country teams from Plainwell and Paw Paw had quite the battle for the top spot at the Bangor Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 20.And despite putting all five of their scoring runners in the top 20 of the 13-team field, the Trojans fell short by three points and finished Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the record, Allegan was not hosting the Division 4 Boys Tennis State Finals on Saturday, Sept. 20.But based on the level of talent on hand at the Gary Ellis Courts, it had the feel of a mini Finals.Five of the top-10-ranked teams in D4 were included in the 8-team field Read More…
The name “Ned Ludd” was quietly whispered from person to person throughout the central part of England beginning in the early 1800s. People would say, “We’re going to meet up with Ned Ludd tonight at the Dew Droppe Inn.” “Ned’s got things planned, and so on.” It was a coded message, and there was Read More…
When tragedy strikes, our instincts often turn toward anger, resentment, and the pursuit of vengeance. That is human nature. Yet, every so often, someone rises above those instincts and shows us a higher way — a path of grace that most of us cannot even imagine taking. Yesterday, Erika Kirk did exactly that.Her husband’s life Read More…
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Seventh-grade English teacher, Sarah Ruegsegger has been suspended from her classroom at Hopkins Middle School after being accused of making inappropriate comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.The alleged comments were first brought to light by a concerned mother who spoke to WZZM 13 ON YOUR SIDE. According to her, Mrs. Ruegsegger told her students that “Charlie Kirk Read More…
By Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher Before school even started on the morning of Friday, September 19th, Allegan Public Schools (APS) notified parents that a former Allegan High School student who is currently enrolled in the Allegan Online program had been arrested due to a “potential threat.”According to APS Superintendent, James Antoine, the incident began when federal Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A pair of downtown Otsego businesses are closing their doors for good, the owners announced via social media on Wednesday, Sept. 17.Liquid Note—a brewery and live-music venue located at 119 E. Allegan St.—and Maude’s Taphouse (117 E. Allegan St.) will close following the Creative Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 27.Both businesses Read More…
Oktoberfest, held in Bloomingdale’s Augustus Haven Park, Sept. 19-21, saw many people attend the Friday night through Sunday morning event. Some of the many activities and events on Saturday included the Galvan Industries Car Show, which saw Chris Serdel capture the People’s Choice award with his 1976 Corvette Stingray. Other events included face painting, live Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com. In a recent social media post, a great-nephew of Gene (The Pumpkin Man) Rhodes, who passed away last December, announced that he and his wife had purchased the family farm that Gene operated from 1957 to 2024.Steele and Sadie Evans, Gene’s great-nephew and niece-in-law, purchased the farm which has been in Read More…