By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Allegan girls tennis team won a pair of flight championships and finished runner-up in five other flights at the Allegan Duals on Saturday, April 23.The Tigers placed second in the team standings with 16 points. Hudsonville won the event with 21 points, while Elk Rapids was third with seven points Read More…
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Otsego tennis opens league season with two victories
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Otsego girls tennis team opened the Wolverine Conference portion of its schedule with a pair of 8-0 wins.The Bulldogs shut out Paw Paw on Wednesday, April 20, before doing the same to Vicksburg on Monday, April 25.In the Paw Paw match, Otsego dropped two or fewer games in six of Read More…
Otsego city commission fills two vacant seats
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The two vacancies on the Otsego City Commission have been filled.At the regular city commission meeting on Monday, April 18, Jason Smith and Chuck Moore, Jr. were sworn in. They join Mayor Stacey Withee, Mayor Pro-Tem Laurie Krueger and Brent Milhiem on the five-person board.The seats filled by Smith and Moore Read More…
OHS celebrates Honors Night
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Otsego High School hosted its 92nd Annual Honors Night on Sunday, April 24.Students who earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the first two trimesters of the current school year were invited to attend. This year, 324 students qualified for the recognition.Beginning sophomore year, students are also eligible Read More…
Holocaust survivor to share her story in Plainwell
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Community members and students in Plainwell will have the opportunity to hear from a Holocaust survivor.Irene Miller, author of “Into No Man’s Land,” will share her story at Ransom District Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, before speaking to Plainwell High School and Middle School students the next morning.Plainwell Read More…
Allegan County commission candidates announced
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Board of Commission chairman James Storey, will be facing opposition for another two-year term this year.He will face opposition for the Republican nomination in the August primary.“On the county Board of Commissioners election front, four of the five races for county commissioner seats will feature challengers this year,” Read More…
Roll out the barrel
You know it’s a summerlike spring day in downtown Saugatuck when Frank Banko of Ada returns with his accordion to entertain polka-loving college couple Joe Figurski and Helen Hoffman. Bring your dancing shoes; the season’s just starting. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
Full Venetian Fest to return this year
By Scott SullivanEditorLook for Saugatuck’s biggest summer party, Cow Yacht Club’s Venetian Festival, to return full force July 29-31.Saugatuck City Council Monday approved Cow Hill’s special events application to bring back a full state of fun — fireworks and boat parade included —after Covid-caused scale backs the past two years.The 501c3 nonprofit “Little Club with Read More…
Live entertainment returns to Griswold Auditorium
The City of Allegan is thrilled to welcome live entertainment back to the historic 600-seat Griswold Auditorium located in Downtown Allegan for the first time since the COVID-19 Pandemic began. On Friday, May 13, The Gordon Lightfoot Tribute brings the “Lightfoot – The Stories, The Songs,” tour to the Griswold featuring the Canadian icon’s classic Read More…
Three county commissioner races up for grabs
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County Board of Commission chairman James Storey, will be facing opposition for another two-year term this year.He will face opposition for the Republican nomination in the August primary.“On the county Board of Commissioners election front, four of the five races for county commissioner seats will feature challengers this year,” Read More…