May 21, 1928 – November 21, 2022On November 21, 2022, Ila May (Pelkey) Pokornowski passed away at age ninety-four. Ila passed peacefully at the Allegan County Medical Care Community. Prior to this, she had resided at Briarwood Assisted Living in…

82-year-old Martha Menefield of Valley, Alabama was handcuffed and driven to jail last week for failing to pay her Waste Management trash bill for three months- June, July and August.I did a quick reread when this was sent to me…

   One afternoon about this time of year, as my sister walked past his woodworking shop,  Mr. Ness stuck  his head out the door and called for us to come inside.  In his thick Norwegian accent, he told us that a letter for us…

By Gari Voss Allegan’s Festive Fridays began on December 2, 2022 with specials in the shops and hundreds of people wandering the streets and huddling along the sidewalks of Downtown to watch the Christmas Parade that heralded Santa’s arrival.Allegan’s Festive…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—Damage done to the sixth and seventh greens at Lake Doster Golf Club will cost upwards of $100,000 to repair, according to head golf professional Matt Townsley.“The greens were completely destroyed,” Townsley said. “There was no…

By John RaffelCorrespondence ALLEGAN – The Allegan County Sheriff’s Dept. reported on Nov. 28, the body of Avel Martinez was found along the lakeshore by members of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team in the area of…

Harmful Algae Bloom Advisory Lifted for Swan LakeAllegan County Health Department (ACHD) has lifted the advisory for Swan Lake located in Cheshire Township. The advisory originally issued in July of this year was due to the presence of harmful algae…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor FENNVILLEAs he enters his 13th season as head coach of his alma mater, Steve Fries has a big goal for the 2022-23 campaign.“One of our big goals this year is to support the girls on our…

June LaVerne Krug, 84 of Hopkins, Michigan, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 28, 2022, at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan, Michigan. Born February 15, 1938 in Patoka, Indiana, she was the daughter of the…

On Saturday, November 19, 2022, Donald James Hermenitt Jr. (73 years old) of Wayland, Michigan was unexpectedly welcomed into Heaven. He was born to Donald and Diana Hermenitt Sr. in Plainwell Michigan September 15, 1949. He was preceded in death…

    HL Mencken was an old school newspaper man who wrote for the Baltimore Herald – fedora, cigar, allegedly a bottle of something in the top drawer of his desk, and magnificently sarcastic and acerbic. Much to everyone’s surprise, he also…

It’s that time of year when our email and post box is flooded with Christmas Wishes. Our annual program, partially funded by local businesses fulfills the wishes of dozens of families in need of food, transportation, shelter and holiday gifts…

By Gari Voss The live radio broadcast of A Christmas Carol: a Radio Production by the Allegan Community Players will be on stage at the Griswold Auditorium Friday, December 9, 2022 at 6 and 8pm, Saturday, December 10th at 7pm,…

By Leslie Ballard The City Council had a busy agenda for their Nov. 28 Study Session, which included an update on the potential Brady Street hotel, the possible relocation of county office from the City of Allegan, a proposal to…

Fennville City Administrator Kathryn Beemer asked commissioners on Monday, Nov. 21, why the city bought a former bank building in 2019 for its new city hall.“To save the parking lot,” some commissioners answered in unison, repeating the years-old mantra of…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor With all the snow that fell recently, it certainly is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.And it will look even more like Christmas when Plainwell and Otsego host their respective tree-lighting ceremonies.Plainwell’s “Light Up the…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Otsego Public Schools’ annual audit wasn’t perfect … but it was pretty darn close.The audit, which was presented at a recent Board of Education meeting, landed within 0.02 percent of the projected budget.“The auditor stated it…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor What’s the key to living a long, happy life?According to Eloise Doster, it’s helping others and staying mentally active.“You’ve got to be interested in other people and do everything you can to make their day a…

Rev. Raymond Edward Mayhew, age 87, went home to be with the Lord on November 19, 2022.Born in St. Clair, Michigan, on July 1, 1935, he was the second of five children born to Eugene and Viola (Danniells) Mayhew.Growing up,…

I was going to write my usual Thanksgiving tribute to those that have made 2022 a bountiful year, when scanning the news, I came across this piece that got my blood boiling.The headline declared, “Woman arrested for forcing her son…