By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—A brief standoff between police and a man who allegedly pointed a gun at another man ended peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 15.The incident took place near West Bridge and S. Sunset streets.The Plainwell Community Schools complex that includes the high school, the middle school, Starr Elementary and the administrative offices isn’t Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor On Wednesday, Feb. 15, school districts throughout the country took time to recognize the efforts of school resource officers as part of National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day.That included Plainwell Community Schools and Otsego Public Schools.Plainwell Department of Public Safety officer Bob Farris has served as the PCS resource officer for Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—For much of the girls basketball game between rivals Plainwell and Otsego, the host Bulldogs did a good job of containing Trojan senior Lauren Vos.Vos had been limited to two points through three quarters and had four points as the game entered the waning seconds of the fourth quarter.But when her Read More…
June Marguerite Clark, 88, of Allegan, passed away January 30, 2023 at the Wings of Hope in Allegan after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.Born December 21, 1934 in Grand Marais, Michigan, daughter of the late Steve and Evelyn ‘Tudy’ (Bugg) Tornovish. June was a graduate of Holland High School.June worked at Fox Jewelers in Read More…
Carl Frank Richard Geupel, age 92, formerly of Allegan, Michigan, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on January 28, 2023. Carl was born May 26, 1930 in Weehawken, New Jersey as an only child to Carl and Elisabeth Geupel.Carl’s family was the love, joy and epicenter of his life. He leaves behind his daughters, Read More…
Perhaps you remember the 1948 film, A Song is Born, starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. The plot is simple: A group of elderly scholars had been commissioned to write the definitive history of music. For nine years they had toiled away, cutting themselves off from the rest of the world. Then one evening Danny “Professor Frisbee” Kaye Read More…
By Gari Voss Collaboration may be the answer for those who love riding the trails and roads around Allegan County and across Michigan in all seasons of the year. The possible melding of two clubs would touch hundreds of riders and in the process involve students at the Allegan Tech Center.Over the years, the Allegan Read More…
By Gari Voss Fennville Public Schools has offered robotics extracurriculars to students in grades 6-12 for years. Robotics have taken the front stage in the past, but for the 2022-23 school year, an Aerial Drone team was added to the lineup.Coach Richard Lowing discovered that the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation not only supported Read More…
Our government seems to enjoy keeping sensitive information from you and I, even though we pay their salaries and place them in the positions they are in. I believe the people have a right to know. It is not up to career bureaucrats and elected leaders to tell us we can’t handle sensitive information because Read More…