By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GUN PLAIN TOWNSHIP—Authorities rescued a group of kayakers who were stranded on the Kalamazoo River in Gun Plain Township on Saturday, July 9.One of the kayakers reportedly had a deep facial cut. That individual was taken to a Plainwell EMS transport vehicle by members of the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office Marine Read More…
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Obituary: Paul Victor Engelmann, 64
Dr. Paul Victor Engelmann, 64, of Plainwell, Michigan, passed away on July 5, 2022 at Vicinia Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Care in Otsego, Michigan, due to frontotemporal dementia. He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Park Engelmann, and his first wife, Martha Heystek Engelmann.At an early age, his father introduced him to Read More…
Obituary: Florence May Schafer, 92
Florence May Schafer, 92, of Allegan, MI passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022 at her home. Born February 7, 1930 in Kalamazoo, she was the daughter of the late Alvis and Ann (Nowakowski) Kremer. She married Gerald Schafer on August 31, 1956 and together they raised two sons and worked together caring for the cows Read More…
Obituary: L. Jean Barnes, 88
L. Jean Barnes passed away June 30, 2022. Jean was born March 1, 1934 at her grandfather Barnes home in Bravo, Michigan. Jean attended several schools and graduated from Fennville High School in 1952. She also attended Nazareth College School of Nursing and graduated in September 1955. Jean worked at Allegan General Hospital for 7 Read More…
Mike’s Musings: America at a Critical Crossroads
Editors Note: I wrote this one year ago, and now find it more relevant than it was when it was written.I’m growing more and more concerned that our republic will struggle to maintain its standing as a leader in this world. I say that because COVID and the resulting hysteria it brings, has done great Read More…
Life as Performance Art
It was just after we returned from watching the Independence Day parade here in Saugatuck that our phone rang. It was Pat’s oldest son, telling us that he and his wife were safe. At first, we were confused by their message, that is until he told us the news from Highland Park, the city north of Read More…
Authorities rescue kayakers from Kalamazoo River
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GUN PLAIN TOWNSHIP—Authorities rescued a group of kayakers who were stranded on the Kalamazoo River in Gun Plain Township on Saturday, July 9.One of the kayakers reportedly had a deep facial cut. That individual was taken to a Plainwell EMS transport vehicle by members of the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office Marine Read More…
Allegan City awarded $2 million for improvements
The City of Allegan is proud to share that it has been selected to receive $2,000,000 in funding in the upcoming State budget to help rebuild Downtown Allegan’s infrastructure.The securing of this $2,000,000 award was made possible by a multi-disciplinary team comprised of JP4 Government Solutions, Abonmarche Consultants, Inc., and City of Allegan staff working Read More…
Perrigo asks FDA to approve first OTC birth control pill
Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO), a leading global provider of Consumer Self-Care Products, today announced that HRA Pharma, a Perrigo company, has submitted its application to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill in the United States.The company has applied for an Rx-to-OTC switch for Opill®, Read More…
Council votes 4-3 to allow Pride event on riverfront
By Leslie Ballard The July 11 Allegan City Council Study Session lasted longer than anticipated while the regular meeting was brief.The City Council held a public hearing regarding establishing an Industrial Development District (IDD) for Tantrick Brewing Company at 138 Water St. In 2020 Tantrick established an IDD at their 134 Water St building. Having Read More…