The lead character in the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” sings “If I Were a Rich Man.”A small portion of many of our brains fantasizes what it would be like to be wealthy. We dream of a lawyer telling us some long-lost relative fell of their perch and left us bags of loot. Or one Read More…
With nearly 70 percent of the electorate opposed to a second term for President Joe Biden, he announced this week that he’s running despite that number and historically low approval ratings. It could very well be a race between Biden and Donald Trump, the two oldest presidential candidates in history. I’m not sure that is Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor More than three years after the world as we knew it was turned upside down by the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, life continues to return to more of a state of normalcy.That includes the programs being offered to senior citizens by the Plainwell Community Education Department.On Friday, May 5, the Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A large amount of animal waste and remnants spilled onto Starr Road near Plainwell High School on Thursday, April 13, with cleanup efforts taking three hours.According to a release from Plainwell Department of Public Safety director Kevin Callahan, the report of a hazardous-material spill came in at 7:11 p.m. Once on Read More…
Hailey Pueblo connects for a home run in Otsego’s first game against Vicksburg. (Photo by Gary Shook) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—There was no shortage of excitement for the home fans at the Otsego Softball Invitational on Saturday, April 15.The Bulldogs secure a pair of one-run wins—beating Northview 9-8 before downing South Haven 8-7—to go Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A pair of runner-up flight finishes highlighted Allegan’s performance at its home invitational on Saturday, April 15.The No. 1 doubles team of Hailey Fuller/Emma Kuebler and the No. 3 doubles team of Luna Ruiz/Taylor Fuller both won their first two matches before falling in the finals.As a team, the Tigers placed Read More…
Merle Lee Simmons, 83, of Middleville, MI passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023. Born December 25, 1939 in Burnips, he was the son of the late Marshal Theodore and Julia (Selby) Simmons and was the husband of Patricia Ann (Moeller) Simmons. Merle was a veteran of the United States Army having served in Korea during Read More…
Alice Irene (Coffey) Ridlington passed away March 23, 2023 in Allegan. She was born February 15, 1949 in Allegan, MI, the 7th of 8 children raised by Ernest “Marion” Coffey and Dorothy May Foote. She attended Prouty Country School from K-8th grade and graduated from Allegan High School in 1967. Since the family didn’t have much money, they would pick Read More…
Back in the day Bud Light was all the rage. It was the beer of choice for the masses. When I owned a bar we ordered as much Bud Light as all other beers combined. Maybe due to the craft beer rage, it has lost some of its luster, but I gotta believe it is Read More…
We will be observing Earth Day on April 22. It is our fifty-third year of this important day, having begun in 1970. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin introduced the idea, and it was quickly embraced by a bi-partisan majority in both the Senate and House, and a proclamation was signed by the President. The first year it Read More…