Jason WesseldykSports Editor After spending the past five years as principal at Lawrence High School, Thomas Reed has taken the same position at Otsego High School.Reed replaced Herve Dardis, who retired after a 22-year tenure at OHS.According to Reed, Otsego was the perfect next step in his career.“I’m a big believer in small schools,” said Read More…
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Attorney General Nessel pays visit to Plainwell
Jason WesseldykSports Editor The City of Plainwell welcomed Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to town on Tuesday, Aug. 30.Nessel—who was in the area to visit Martin Public Schools as part of her office’s school safety initiatives—took time to stop in at several small businesses and Christian Neighbors in Plainwell.Martin Board of Education trustee and Allegan Read More…
Otsego prepares for Purple Week festivities
Jason WesseldykSports Editor No one fights alone.That’s the slogan for this year’s Purple Week at Otsego High School.Taking place from Monday, Sept. 26, to Friday, Sept. 30, Purple Week will raise awareness and money for the Van Andel Institute in the ongoing battle against cancer and Parkinson’s Disease.Otsego Public Schools communications director Holly McCaw act Read More…
Otsego girls upend state-ranked Jenison at Rustbuster
Jason WesseldykSports Editor GRAND JUNCTION—The Otsego girls cross country team faced a tough early season test at the Southwest Michigan Rustbuster on Wednesday, Aug. 31.It’s a test the Bulldogs passed with flying colors.Otsego, ranked fifth in Division 2, took home top honors by edging out Jenison—ranked sixth in Division 1—by a margin of 26-32.Plainwell was Read More…
Allegan golfers compete in conference jamboree
Jason WesseldykSports Editor VICKSBURG—Playing in the SAC jamboree hosted by Schoolcraft at States Golf Course on Thursday, Sept. 1, Allegan placed seventh with a score of 231.Zoe Bronkema finished second in the individual standings with a 41, while Leah Snyder carded a 51 to place 11th.Adison Barrett shot a personal best 65 and Audrey Brink Read More…
Obituary: Lois Mae Hammond, 73
Lois Mae Hammond of Allegan, Michigan, age 73, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. She was born to Harold and Una Cole on September 19, 1948, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Lois was so many things. She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a great grandmother. She was a cook, a baker and a Read More…
Obituary: David Bennie Waanders, 90
David Bennie Waanders, 90, lifelong resident of Allegan, MI passed away peacefully Friday, September 2, 2022, at Allegan County Medical Care Community where he had resided for the past five and a half years. Born August 24, 1932, he was the son of the late Benjamin Gerrit and Hilda Florence (Glaze) Waanders. Dave graduated from Read More…
Life as Performance Art
King Charles I of England detested coffee, and especially coffee houses. If he had had his way, coffee would be forbidden in his realm, and coffee houses would slither into the recesses of history. It had nothing to do with the smell or taste of coffee, nor the money people spent on buying it. Rather, it was Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Is this really you?
Believe it or not, one of the most requested additions readers seek in our newspapers is horoscopes. Unfortunately we just don’t have the space to publish a regular Horoscope column. However I came across this rather humorous (some would say cruel) Horoscope piece in Reddit recently and thought I would share. See how you stack Read More…
Allegan County Fair begins this Friday
The 2021 Allegan County Fair broke records in attendance and brought smiles to young and old alike as people cautiously moved through the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Allegan County Fair opens this Friday, and the Fair Board and staff feel it will be bigger and better than ever.Executive Director, CFE Saree Miller shared that the Read More…