By Scott SullivanEditorA June 16 Michigan Bureau of Elections letter to former Saugatuck Mayor Garnet Lewis indicates she, with three other current or past city council members, may have committed a felony when they collaborated on 2024 campaign signage.Former Mayor Ken Trester Oct. 16 complained to the BOE that EPIC — (Empowering People to invest Read More…
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Huberty named assistant principal at Plainwell HS
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A familiar face will be taking on a new role at Plainwell High School.Longtime PHS teacher/instructional coach Brian Huberty was recently named the schools’ new assistant principal.According to Huberty, who began his teaching career at PHS in 2003, this seemed like the perfect time to take on this new challenge.“I’m in Read More…
Women Who Care of Allegan County make big impact
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The most recent Otsego City Commission meeting featured a visit by a special guest.Holly McCaw, representing the organization Women Who Care of Allegan County (WWCAC), gave a presentation outlining the group’s impact both locally and throughout the county.McCaw attended the meeting at the invitation of City Manager Aaron Mitchell.“Aaron said (the Read More…
Allegan Summer Open draws rave reviews
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor On Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, the inaugural Allegan Summer Open took place at Gary Ellis Courts near L.E. White Middle School.Allegan High School tennis coach Damien Arthur—who organized the event—said the tournament was a rousing success.“The feedback has been incredible,” Arthur said. “A few varsity coaches reached out Read More…
Life as Performance Art
This coming Friday, July 4th, is our nation’s 249th anniversary since the delegates to the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. Two hundred forty-nine is not considered a major milestone event. We’ll wait until next year for a big celebration, so let’s think of this year as something of a dress rehearsal for Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Health costs soar, some hospitals benefit
I just read a report from the Michigan Health Purchasers Coalition (MIHPC) that essentially concluded that larger hospitals have had profits increased dramatically.Now we all know, if we have spent any time in a hospital, we are charged exorbitant amounts for the most sundry items such as aspirin. You can’t get out of a hospital Read More…
Allegan County towns spotlight music, fun and food
By Gari Voss Following the entertainment around Allegan County can be a bit overwhelming. There are numerous choices of location, music genres, comedy, theater and food. Just follow the sounds. Just one example was the weekend of June 27-29, 2025, that offered entertainment in different quadrants around the county. The 4th of July Weekend will Read More…
County woman who crashed into hayride, injuring 5, sentenced for driving drunk
A woman who was driving intoxicated when she crashed into a tractor taking nine people on a hayride last fall, was sentenced Monday.Angelina Marie Hamberg had been driving 55 mph when she crashed into the tractor — which had been traveling at 3 mph hauling a wagon full of people behind it — on Saturday, Read More…
Veteran, off-duty police officer pull driver from burning car
A driver suffered serious injuries after being pulled from a burning car by an Army veteran and an off-duty police officer.According to the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at approximately 3:52 p.m. Friday along SB I-196, near M-40 in Fillmore Township.The driver may have suffered some kind of medical emergency that caused him Read More…
Two seriously injured in UTV accident
On 6-28-2025 at approximately 10:22 pm, Allegan County Central Dispatch received a 911 call stating that a vehicle had crashed into the trees on 122nd Ave near 52nd St in Clyde Twp. The preliminary investigation shows that a UTV was traveling EB on 122nd Ave. The UTV lost control and ran off the road where it rolled and Read More…