By Jason WesseldykSports Editor FENNVILLE—There will be no more Friday night lights in Fennville for the remainder of the 2023 football season.Fennville High School athletic director Wendall Hughes III announced on Tuesday, Sept. 19, that the district had made the decision to forego the final five varsity football games of the season.The Blackhawks will continue Read More…
Allegan County News & Union Enterprise
Obituary: Annabelle Elaine (Crowell) Samuelson
March 29, 1921-September 16, 2023 Annabelle was born in Bloomingdale Michigan, the daughter of John Delbert and Cora Blaine Wright Crowell. Her family moved to Allegan when she was five and it remained her home the rest of her life. Her family joined the First Baptist Church of Allegan and she remained an active member Read More…
Obituary: Lewis (Louie) Jesse Hitchcock
Lewis (Louie) Jesse Hitchcock, 92, passed away peacefully, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 at Allegan hospital, surrounded by his family. Born Sept. 24, 1931 to Leo and Helen(Walker) Hitchcock. He was married to the love of his life, Laura E. Butcher, on Dec. 29, 1951. He was a hard worker his whole life and was always Read More…
Prom night, Oktoberfest highlight weekend activities
As summer officially turned to autumn during the weekend of Sept. 22-24, 2023, Allegan County did not forget how to enjoy the beautiful weekend with a variety of activities. From south to north and east to west, there were events that could engage all the members of the family.
Dorr Elementary named National Blue Ribbon School
September 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education recognized 353 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student groups on assessments. Dorr Elementary of Wayland Union Schools has the honor of receiving one of those recognitions.Dorr Elementary received the Read More…
Deputy recovering after fight with man who wanted him dead
The Allegan County deputy who was injured last week while trying to make an arrest was discharged from the intensive care unit this week, the sheriff said.The deputy was transferred to an area hospital to undergo additional treatment and physical rehabilitation, Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker said.Court documents show the deputy was knocked unconscious Sept. 11 after Read More…
Six county cities holding elections
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Six of Allegan County’s cities will hold municipal elections November 7 to elect members of the respective city’s council or commission.Commissioner chairman James Storey said in Holland, there are three contestedseats, including the mayor’s chair, an at large council seat, and Ward 4 that includes part of the city in Read More…
Life as Performance Art
Mike “Dirty Jobs” Rowe wrote about work, “What’s happening now in this country that scares me to the core fundamentally is we have never had so much unrealized opportunity and little enthusiasm for it.”Since before European settlement America has been seen as a land of opportunity, new beginning, where people could work to create a Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Nightmare in a latrine, lady can’t get out
A few days ago, a story popped up on my computer screen entitled Michigan police rescue woman trapped in outhouse. It piqued my curiosity because the article proclaimed it happened in Otsego, MI, where we publish the Union Enterprise. After further review I discerned it was actually Otsego County, Mi, but not to take away Read More…
Luke Bryan turns Allegan cornfield into a party
Jordan Wilcox Assistant Publisher Last week, Nelly and his concert at the Allegan County Fair, was the talk of the town; but he wasn’t the only big-name star to play in Allegan. On Saturday, Luke Bryan performed a sold-out show to over 25,000 concertgoers, in a cornfield at the John Schaendorf Dairy Farm at 2369 Read More…