Dorothy (Dollie) Louisa Huff, age 79, of Plainwell passed away Monday June 12, 2023 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, MI. Dollie was born September 30, 1943 in Hopkins the daughter of Ralph Morse and Dorothy Morse and lived in…

Robert Harry Brown, 77 of Watson, Michigan, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born December 12, 1945, in Plainwell, Michigan, he was the son of Harry and Elma (Clawson) Brown and the husband…

July 21, 1940 – June 18, 2023 Marian Carol Herpst, “Grandma Harley” of Allegan, Michigan, formally of Lansing, Michigan, left her earthly home to be reunited with her loving husband, Ron, on Sunday, June 18, 2023.  Born July 21, 1940…

Yvonne Elaine Gowens, 59, went to be with her Savior on Thursday June 8, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born June 27, 1963 in Kalamazoo, to the late Micheal Dean Gowens and Mary Elizabeth (Gowens) Greene. She was the…

Diana Marie Puschel, 81, of Allegan, MI passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo.  The family will receive friends at Gorden Funeral Residence, Hopkins Chapel on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 7:00…

  By today’s standards my parents were notoriously of the free-range mentality, albeit within some limitations. Once we were out of school for the summer and had gone through the paper grocery bag full of debris from our desks, we had…

By Gari Voss Summer weekends are abound with events across Allegan County. There is no need to drive across the county to Holland, Saugatuck or South Haven.Beginning Friday, June 16, 2023, Allegan was rocking. Rollin’ on the River brought Prior…

The City of Fennville took home the top prize of $25,000 in a state competition that will help put the small Allegan County town on the map.Three winners of the Consumers Energy Foundation’s 2023 Put Your Town on the Map…

By Gari Voss The sentencing for Cory Nethery (26) on Friday, June 16, 2023 brought a 60 to 100 year prison term for the death of his grandfather, William Fitzhugh. This culminated an investigation that went in-depth after William (82)…

By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – After a two-year wait for a reply to his proposal, a Ganges Township resident’s plan for a bicycle path across the massive, forested Allegan state game area has been rejected by the state’s Department of…

I never cared much for Simon and Garfunkel when I was young. Something about the duo seemed odd to me and their music was too melancholy and folksy for my taste. One song I’ve always been a big fan of,…

Festival-goers wait in line for some treats on the final day of the Island City Festival. (Photo by Jason Wesseldyk) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the first time in four years, the Island City Festival returned to Plainwell as a…

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorStudents from Otsego Public Schools and Plainwell Community Schools are officially on summer break.And that means, among other things, it’s time once again for the summer reading programs at the two local libraries.The theme for Otsego District…

Jen Shearer (right) prepares to hand the key to her classroom to former student Madison Kinnane. (Photo provided) Sandy Knooihuizen hands her key to daughter Caitlin Moore. (Photo provided) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor “Following in Mrs. Shearer’s footsteps.”Those are the…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor VICKSBURG—With his team’s regional semifinal game against Middleville still scoreless headed to double overtime, Plainwell girls soccer coach Garry Snyder wanted to give the Trojans their best chance to score.“We decided to put Laken (Whittington), (Kayla)…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor VICKSBURG—On paper, the Division 2 girls soccer regional final between Plainwell and Pinckney on Friday, June 9, looked like it would be a defensive battle.After all, the teams had combined to allow just 18 goals all…

April 3, 1928 – June 6, 2023 Mary Frances Hearn, 95 of Allegan, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family.  Born April 3, 1928 in Old Fort, North Carolina, she was the daughter of…

June 06, 2023, Susan Jane Knobloch (Ratulowski) 58, of Allegan, passed away at home with her loving husband Tim and sister Sandy Martin by her side. Sue passed peacefully while asleep after a very long battle with breast cancer. Sue…

October 9, 1943 – June 7, 2023 Eloise Frances Raderstorf, 79 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan.  Born October 9, 1943 in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late…

Life as Performance ArtGC  Stoppel     Have a thought and take a teaspoon of pity on backyard gardeners this month. This is a difficult and trying time of year for those raising vegetables.  June is full of angst and anxiety for the amateur farmer.  We…