By Jason WesseldykSports Editor WAYLAND—The Wayland boys cross country team eked out a win by the slimmest of margins at the season-opening Wayland Mini Invite on Monday, Aug. 22.The buoyed by the winning effort of Devin Weaver (17:48), the Wildcats…

The Allegan girls swim & dive team came home with a 92-89 win over Portage Northern in its first meet of the season.Bella Festerling had the team’s only individual top honors, winning both the 50 and 100 freestyle, while also…

Of all the conditions or diseases, one might encounter, Alzheimer’s/dementia is in my opinion the worst.Many of us know a mother, father or a close relative that has suffered from this disease that saps almost all memory from a person.…

   Play, we are told, is the work of children.  Einstein wrote that when children play it is the beginning of all research. A classic example that philosophy might be the great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.  As a youngster his mother sat…

By Gari Voss 2022 Fiber FestivalThe weekend of August 20-21, 2002 really began on Wednesday for the 2022 Fiber Festival at the Allegan County Fairgrounds. That is when folks first arrived to participate in the first of 59 fiber arts…

By Mike WilcoxPublisherScammers are everywhere these days, often where you least expect them.I ran into a group a couple nights ago while trying to call Spectrum to fix my internet.Spectrum wants you to make all inquiries online, so they do…

By G.C. Stoppel A recent TV insurance commercial shows an older man trying to help young people not turn into their parents. Good luck with that one. Why run from their attributes and quirks when it gives you instant status as…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Otsego Summer Fun Nights—a collaborative effort between the City of Otsego, Otsego Public Schools and Otsego Main Street—provided free entertainment for families and free meals for children on Wednesday evenings during the summer.It also played a…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Merchants in downtown Plainwell were hoping for sunny, warm weather for the sidewalk sale event on Saturday, Aug. 13.Instead, they got rain and cooler-than-normal temperatures.But not even those less-than-perfect conditions kept customers away, according to City…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGANAllegan football will enter a new era in 2022.After playing the 2021 as an independent, the Tigers are joining the SAC as members of the Lakeshore Division.Allegan previously played in the Wolverine Conference, where it had…

Richard Steffen passed away peacefully at his home on July 13, 2022 with his 5 children by his side. Richard was born June 15, 1935 and is survived by his children, Mark Steffen, Mike Steffen, Debra Moresco, Denise Nealy and…

By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – The Board of Commissioners at its August 11 meeting, chairman Jim Storey said, approved matching allocations from the three townships’ American Rescue Plan (ARPA) dollars for the expansion of broadband/high speed internet access.“Cheshire dedicated $216,874…

By Gari Voss The last time Allegan, Speak Up! hosted an event was the Black Lives Matter “Sit In” on June 6, 2020. Their voices were heard peacefully in order to protest needless violence towards Blacks propagated by the death…

By Gari Voss The Allegan City Council held a special meeting on Thursday, August 11, 2022 to examine two significant monetary proposals. The first involved the approval of the Lead Replacement Program, and the other was the approval of Streetscape,…

Jerry G. Oisten, 70 of Allegan passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at home. Jerry was born January 21, 1952 in Allegan, son of the late Clayton and Beatrice Oisten and lived his entire life in the Allegan area. Jerry…

Sharon K. Burrough, 74, of Marion, Indiana, passed away at 7:45 am on Friday, August 12, 2022, in her home surrounded by her children. She was born in Allegan, Michigan, on Sunday, July 25, 1948, to Glenn and Madeline (Root)…

James Leroy Freeman, 98 of Allegan, Michigan, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Vicinia Gardens in Otsego, Michigan. Born August 21, 1923 in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of the late…

Margaret passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 in Kalamazoo. She was born October 31, 1938 in Alamo Township the daughter of Cornelius and Wilma (Kindle) Groen. For many years Margaret worked at National City Bank until her retirement. In her…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Inspiration struck Eric Luthy four years ago.A fan of tabletop gaming since the 1980s, Luthy came across an article about a board game café in Chicago. Soon, Luthy and his wife Susan—whose own interest in board…

Drivers expecting to take 13th Street in Otsego Township on Monday, Aug. 8, had to make other arrangements.The stretch of 13th Street between 102nd Avenue and 103rd Avenue was shut down throughout the day as crews were hard at work…