We received a Christmas card and letter from longtime friends, and in it they wrote about returning to Orchestra Hall for the first performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in nearly two years. At the end of the evening the director, Maestro Ricardo Muti, came on stage to speak briefly with the audience. It was his observation Read More…
By Gari Voss March 13, 2023, a Complaint for Declaration Judgment was filed in the Allegan County 48th Circuit Court by Charles Lawler of Clark Hill PLC in Lansing on behalf of Allegan County Treasurer Sally Brooks, Clerk and Register of Deeds Bob Genetski, and Drain Commissioner Denise Medemar. The complaint stems from the decision Read More…
By Gari Voss Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Richard Lee-Raymond Ward-Perry (24) of Battle Creek was arrested. On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Ward-Perry was arraigned in Allegan County’s 57th District Court for Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm less than murder and Felonious Assault.Nov. 3, 2021, William “Bill” Simpson stopped at the Circle K Read More…
A 53-year-old Wayland man was detained on the suspicion of driving while under the influence following a crash in Allegan County Wednesday evening.Michigan State Police (MSP) says the crash happened in Leighton Township at the intersection of 142nd Avenue and Division Street before 7:40 p.m.A southbound GMC pickup truck rear-ended a Honda minivan that was stopped Read More…
At the February regular Board of Education meeting, the Fennville Public Schools Board of Education accepted the retirement of Superintendent Jim Greydanus, effective June 30, 2023.Over the past six years, Mr. Greydanus led the district through the 2017 bond project that saw a refresh of our high school, arts, and athletic facilities, the COVID-19 pandemic’s Read More…
I play a lot of tennis, and Novak Djokovic, the best in the game, and maybe the G.O.A.T, is a hero of mine. Like Jordan in basketball or Brady in football, Djokovic has dominated men’s tennis for a decade and has helped immensely to popularize the sport.Because he refuses to take a vaccine for COVID, Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor MONROE—A pair of middle school teams from the Plainwell Robotics Club punched their tickets to the VEX World Championship Tournament.Team “Bad Bananas” and team “Trial and Error” are among the teams that earned a spot in the world tournament based on their performance at the Michigan State Robotics Tournament on Saturday, Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The 2023 Otsego-Plainwell Battle of the Books is … well … in the books.The event—a quiz-bowl-style competition that is comprised of three rounds of seven questions for each battle—featured 17 teams from elementary schools throughout Otsego Public Schools and Plainwell Community Schools.And after three preliminary rounds (two with six teams and Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Calling all art lovers.The City of Plainwell is once again hosting its annual Art Hop, featuring the works of local artists on display throughout the downtown area.The event is slated to take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 10.As always, this year’s Art Hop will feature artists from Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor DETROIT—When she stepped onto the mat for her first match at the Division 2 girls individual wrestling state finals on Friday, March 3, Plainwell freshman sensation Madison Nieuwenhuis couldn’t help but feel some butterflies in her stomach.“It was definitely nerve-racking,” Nieuwenhuis told the MHSAA. “Seeing all the people just right there Read More…