Editor,It didn’t take long for publisher Mike Wilcox’s son, Jordan, to catch blow back from his essay advocating universal gun ownership as a solution to gun violence.Of course, it’s a silly idea but I wonder if that might have been the intent.The kid is in college and I think that maybe in an English lit Read More…
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Dean Perry “Gooch” Balgoyen
Dean Perry “Gooch” Balgoyen, 56, of Allegan, MI passed away Saturday,December 25, 2021. Born May 18, 1965 in Plainwell, he was the son of the lateDean Peter Balgoyen and Ruthie (Harrington) Balgoyen and was the husband ofBarbara (Smith) Balgoyen. Perry had a gift for fixing small engines and boatmotors, rarely did he find one he Read More…
Gary W. Emmons
Gary W. EmmonsSeptember 24, 1948 – December 25, 2021 Gary W. Emmons, 73 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021at his home. Born September 24, 1948 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was the son of thelate Glen and Marjorie (Gay) Emmons and the husband of the late Mary Emmons. Garywas a true outdoorsman. He Read More…
Alice M. Johnson
Alice M. Johnson passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021 at her home. Shewas born May 24, 1956 in Allegan; the daughter of the late Robert and Robenia(Burson) Johnson. The youngest of nine children, Alice was often referred to asthe “Baby”. She was a 1974 Allegan High School graduate. She had beenemployed at Hoffman Paper Products, Read More…
Mary J. Knapp, 78
Mary J. Knapp passed away on December 27, 2021, at the age of 78. She was bornon November 24, 1943, to Orville and Beverly (Dewey) Hockett. Mary is survivedby her daughter Susan Knapp; her daughter-in-law Kelli Knapp; stepsons, AndyHitchcock, and Steve Hitchcock; her sister Brenda (Ron) Hershberger; hergrandchildren Heather (David) Stine, Erika Bowen, Andrea Guthrie, Read More…
Carol Ann Wiley, 71
Carol Ann Wiley, 71 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at the Allegan County Medical Care Community. Born May 2, 1950 in Plainwell, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Ethel (Fletcher) Fuller and the husband of Dale A. Wiley. Carol and Dale married on Friday the 13th Read More…
William Carl Stuenkel, 74
William Carl (Bill) Stuenkel, age 74, of Hollywood FL, passed away on November 25, 2021.Bill Stuenkel was born on December 10th, 1946, in Allegan, Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University as a Civil Engineer. He worked for American Bridge a division of U.S. Steel. He built dozens of bridges across the United States including Read More…
COVID cases, deaths continue to mount in county
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN — The number of COVID-19 cases in Allegan County posted by health department officials coming into this week was up to 20,764. Deaths rose by eight from a week ago to 280.Governor Whitmer announced in June restrictions would be lifted as COVID numbers were going down and vaccination numbers were going Read More…
Congregational Kitchen addresses hunger in five counties
By Gari VossCorrespondent The food ministry began as a desire to extend a hand to those in need, and has grown from a church kitchen to a distribution center that not only supplies food for the Congregation Kitchen dinners each Thursday, but distributes food to 30 food pantries across five counties, and fills about 400 Read More…
Faces in the Crowd: What are your resolutions for the coming year?
By G C Stoppel Do people still make New Year’s Resolutions, or is it a now dead tradition? For those of us who are still doing it, the question of the week: What are your resolutions for the coming year?-Man at a gas station on M-89: “Buy a vehicle that doesn’t guzzle gas like this one. This one Read More…