By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Choirs from Otsego High School and Plainwell High School were among those to participate in the District 10 Choral Festival hosted by the Michigan School Vocal Music Association earlier this month.And the students from both local school made quite an impression on the event’s judges.OHS’s Chamber Singers and Bell Voce choirs Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KALAMAZOO—Several third-place finishes highlighted a strong showing for a group of Plainwell High School students at a regional Science Olympiad Tournament held at Western Michigan University on Saturday, March 18.Those third-place performances for Plainwell included: Thai Nguyen and Henry Cox for Fermi Questions; Hiro Nguyen and Isabelle DeLaet for Forensics; Isaac Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 81,500 American service members are considered missing in action, dating back to World War II.Members of Otsego VFW Post 3030 want to do their part to ensure those individuals are never forgotten.On Saturday, May 20, Post 3030 will host a special night Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGANCoach: Mike Chalupa (21st year)Returning letter winners: Sabrina Mills (sprints), sr.; Josie Navarro (distance), sr.; Maddie Antkoviak (throws, high jump), soph.; Dawn DeGood (throws), soph.Season outlook: As a junior last season, sprinter Sabrina Mills was the lone member of the Allegan track team to qualify for the Division 2 state finals.As Read More…
LeRoy Douglas Maltby, 79 of Allegan, MI sadly left us on March 13, 2023. Doug was born on December 28th, 1943 in Lawrence, MI; the son of Harriet Sanborn Maltby and LeRoy Maltby, Jr. Doug was a familiar face to many in the Allegan community where he provided haircuts to thousands of people during his Read More…
Adelia Davis, 89, of McCamey, TX, and formerly of Hopkins, MI, passed quietly into the arms of her Heavenly Father at the McCamey Convalescent Center on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 10:20pm.She was born in South Haven, MI the daughter of Harold “Bus†Mort and Elna (Jorgensen) Mort. Adelia was a 1952 graduate of Hopkins, Read More…
I knew there had been a radical shift in the universe the day I was walking down the street and three women were coming in my direction. They were not talking with each other. Rather, all of them were on their flip phones talking to someone else. They were not experiencing the moment together, perhaps creating memories Read More…
By Gari Voss The City of Allegan began plans for reconstructing Downtown in 2018, now the vision is ready to become a reality. The formal groundbreaking was held on March 20, 2023 at the intersection of Locust and Trowbridge Streets.A contingent of city, state and federal leaders gathered with Allegan business owners and citizens in Read More…
By Jim HaydenCorrespondent Fennville is again searching for a new police chief after the city’s choice withdrew to stay in his current position in South Carolina.“So we’re back to square one,” Mayor Dan Rastall said at Monday’s city commission meeting. The city will start interviewing new candidates as soon as possible.In January, the commission unanimously Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County commission chairman James Storey has provided a statement in response to three county officials filing suit over an alleged plan to move some county offices to a location outside of the county seat.The suit was filed by the clerk-register, treasurer and drain commissioner.Here’s Storey’s statement:“The suit by three Read More…