By Gari Voss Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment in the November 2022 election. Now all voters can go to early voting sites and cast their ballots. The 9-day window for early voting began Sat., Feb. 17, 2023, and ends on Sun., Feb. 25th.By contacting polling places, the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office reported “6,587 Read More…
Allegan County News & Union Enterprise
Ganges body ID’d as Chicago man
By Scott SullivanEditorPolice have identified a body that washed up on a private Ganges Township beach Feb. 14 as belonging to Elijah Ramone Cooper, 21, of Chicago.Cooper, identified by dental records, had last been seen Nov. 15, 2023.The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office reported a homeowner in the 2200 block of Lakeshore Drive saw what she Read More…
The Arts arrive at the Griswold and City Hall
By Gari Voss Paulette and Tim Carr attended the January 8, 2024, City Council meeting to request that the Allegan Area Arts Council (AAAC) receive permission to begin their Art Reach Project. Art Reach is an initiative that will display the work of local artists in public spaces around Allegan.The partnership with the City of Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Recognizing Washington and Lincoln- two of the best
Presidents’ Day has come and gone but I can’t help but reflect on two of my favorites, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.Washington was our first president. He led an army of rag tag colonists of victory over the well-trained, formidable British redcoats. He was able to marshal Indian warriors, and the French, to join in Read More…
Life as Performance Art
Step back in time to midsummer in Paris, 1945. After five years of German occupation, the war in Europe had ended. Paris had been liberated the previous August.At first the city was full of joy again. Despite the Bavarian corporal’s orders, it had not been burned and was full of lights again.Despite it, by summer malaise Read More…
Otsego girls split pair of games
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor EDWARDSBURG—The Otsego girls basketball team fell behind early in its Wolverine Conference clash with Edwardsburg on Friday, Feb. 9, and never fully recovered.The Bulldogs fell behind 15-8 after one quarter and eventually fell by a 50-28 final score.“As the final score shows, points were hard for us to come by,” Otsego Read More…
Allegan boys bowling posts comeback win
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BRONSON—Following the two baker games in its SAC non-divisional match against Burr Oak on Monday, Feb. 12, the situation appeared pretty dire for the Allegan boys bowling team.After all, the Tigers dropped both bakers—135-122 and 168-152—to fall behind 10-0.But as is so often the case, appearances were deceiving.Allegan bounced back to Read More…
City of Allegan dismantles Historic District Commission
By Gari Voss The Monday, February 12, 2024, City of Allegan Council meeting brought some tough decisions. The Historic District Commission (HDC) and the Allegan City Council have wrestled with whether the HDC could adequately carry out the responsibilities outlined in the City of Allegan Code of Ordinance, and if anyone would begin enforcing the Read More…
Life as Performance Art
One day, after a salesclerk said, “Have a nice day,” I turned towards her with my bleakest expression and replied, “Thank you, but I have other plans.” When I bought a couple tomatoes from her later, she said, “Have a good one,” and I tried again, asking, “Which is the bad one. It went right past her.We Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Stop Electing Representative Who Have Spent Their Lives as Politicians
I’ve written about this many times, but as we prepare to vote this year, I would ask you to be mindful of this- we keep electing leaders that have long past the age where we receive social security checks. Age isn’t the only item to consider when you’re voting, but in many cases these lifers Read More…