The Allegan girls swim & dive team defeated Alma 96-63 on Saturday, Sept. 24, in a five-team quad meet that also included Plainwell, Otsego and South Haven. Allegan hosted the meet, in which Alma competed separately against each team.The Tigers defeated Alma in each of the 12 events, but also had a number of overall Read More…
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Allegan swim earns league win over Alma
The Allegan girls swim & dive team defeated Alma 96-63 on Saturday, Sept. 24, in a five-team quad meet that also included Plainwell, Otsego and South Haven. Allegan hosted the meet, in which Alma competed separately against each team.The Tigers defeated Alma in each of the 12 events, but also had a number of overall Read More…
Saugatuck volleyball picks up win
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HOLLAND—The SAC volleyball match between visiting Saugatuck and Black River on Thursday, Sept. 22, was a true back-and-forth affair.In the end, it was the Trailblazers who claimed the 25-12, 21-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-13 victory.“We jumped out to a quick start in the first game, but it was a battle after that,” Read More…
Obituary: Steven John Cochran, 54
Steven John Cochran ended his journey on September 16, 2022, in the comfort of his home and loved ones both human and animal. He was born in Allegan, Michigan on July 4, 1968, to Doris Ann Smith and James Lee Cochran. His life was not an easy one, but he made the best of it Read More…
Obituary: Pamela Kay Wooten-Oram
Pamela Kay Wooten-Oram, 74 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022 at University of Michigan Health West in Wyoming, Michigan. Born October 11, 1947 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Hilda (Saladin) Wooten and the wife of the late Peter Oram, Jr.A graduate of Allegan High Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Forget fossil fuels, solar power-nuclear energy is best
In attempting to break through the logjam between clean air advocates and those who think our reliance on fossil fuels will not go away any time soon, we have forgotten what I think could be an important alternative- nuclear energy.Green New Deal proponents always talk about carbon footprints. Nuclear energy has virtually no carbon footprint. Read More…
Life as Performance Art
It was a fizzle of a year for tomatoes, as most of my neighbors agree, and now in the waning days of September I am pulling the vines to add to the pile of yard waste waiting for the city crews to clear away. Along with the vines, the pepper plants, egg plants, and bean Read More…
Pullman’s Town Square becomes a reality
During the Ribbon Cutting for the new Pullman Town Square, Beautify Pullman President Deb Laraway gave special thanks to the major donors including Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD), Consumers Energy Foundation, the Allegan County Community Foundation, Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation, and the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors. Other contributors were Read More…
School worker arrested on child porn charges
A Wayland Union Schools worker is on administrative leave after he was arrested this week on child-pornography charges.Michael John Batt, 35, of Jenison, was arrested after a state police investigation into his online activity, police said.He was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 23, in Hudsonville District Court on two counts of producing child sexually abusive material, four Read More…
Man in serious condition after driving off bridge
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – The Allegan County Central Dispatch got a call on Saturday for a vehicle that had driven off of a bridge on Bridge Rd near Primrose Pl in Trowbridge Township.Allegan County Sheriff’s Deputies said they arrived on the scene and discovered a single SUV on the river bank. The vehicle was Read More…