Bill passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Alamo Nursing Home. He was born July 31, 1937 in Newberry, the son of Paul and Edith (Puckett) Nickerson. Bill starting working at a lumber mill before transferring to the automotive industry. He also worked at Menasha, Southern States Feed in Kentucky and during his retirement, worked Read More…
Mary Ann Boreczky, 91, died Wednesday, February 1, 2023 in Allegan, Michigan. She was a native of Chicago, Illinois and retired to Brevard in 1990 and moved to Michigan in 2006.Preceding her in death were her parents, John and Angela Boreczky; brothers, Rev. John, Frank and Vincent Boreczky; nephew, Vincent Mark Borecky; and great-nephew, Paul Read More…
We see labels everywhere. If we go into a grocery store we for labels so we know whether we are buying canned peaches or canned mystery meat. Sometimes we read and compare labels of the ingredients to make certain we are eating something healthy. We want a label on a new shirt to let us know the Read More…
By Gari Voss The recent 6-day homicide trial of the People v. Nolan Woodworth led by Prosecuting Attorney Myrene Koch began on February 14, 2023 in Judge Roberts Kengis’ Allegan County 48th Circuit Court. The proceedings concluded on Feb. 23rd after the jury deliberated for 45 minutes and returned with a guilty verdict to 1st Read More…
By Gari Voss A March 31st deadline looms over the Sake of Being Humane Animal Rescue outside of Fennville, MI. Ashlynn Cluchey has been rescuing dogs since 2019 and housing them at her rental property on Blue Star Highway. The property owners have recently requested that Cluchey either purchase the property or move.Moving is not Read More…
By Gari Voss The new fleet of vehicles for the City of Allegan Police Department has begun to arrive. It was at the April 13, 2021 meeting of the City Council when it was decided to have “Conversations to further explore the possible development of an agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management to update and maintain Read More…
Why are we still supplying Ukraine with taxpayer money and weapons? Wouldn’t the hundreds of billions of dollars we have sent to fight the proxy war against Russia, be put to better use at home? I certainly think so.We have been told by our leaders for over 70 years that we must enter in to Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A planning grant from the State of Michigan could allow Otsego Public Schools to expand access to health care for its students with on-site services.OPS recently learned it was selected as one of 26 districts throughout the state to receive the Child and Adolescent Health Center Program Planning Grant through the Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the second time in recent months, the Shaffer family was able to celebrate a return to the basketball court.Jurian Shaffer, a sophomore at Otsego High School, was in the starting lineup for the Bulldogs’ JV game against Plainwell on Thursday, Feb. 16, and played one possession on each end of Read More…
After posting an unbeaten dual-meet record for the first time in school history, the Otsego boys swim & dive team took care of business at the Southwest and Central Swim Conference meet by taking top honors.Plainwell finished runner-up at the meet.For the full story, see Page A9. (Photo by Terra Wesseldyk)