By Gari Voss The Ottawa Allegan United Way in collaboration with the Allegan Ottawa Barry Migrant Resource Council addressed the needs of people who are living in Michigan but have no previous experience with winter weather. This required gathering hundreds of winter weather items, organizing them, then distributing them to agencies and individuals across Allegan Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – The contract with 123.Net to install fiber optic cable for the sections of the county without high speed internet access is reportedly nearing completion, county commissioner Jim Storey said.“123.Net was chosen from among eleven respondents to the county’s request for proposal to provide access for the 12,000 estimated households without Read More…
With profound sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Steven Paul Thompson on December 10, 2022. Steven was a lifelong Allegan resident born on August 20, 1942, to Paul and Lucille (Weaver) Thompson, and was preceded in death by his parents and newbom daughter, Melissa Marie Thompson. He is survived by his wife of 35 Read More…
Kathleen Eleanor Butler, 78 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022 at Allegan County Medical Care Community. Born November 9, 1944 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Margaret (Kline) Fritz and the wife of Roy Butler. Kathleen, known as Kay by most people, owned and operated Kay’s Read More…
Linda Engel, age 74, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents Fred and Lucille Westfield; brother, Gene Westfield. She is survived by her husband, Donald Engel; children Rob Gardner (Robb Melville), Lisa (Daniel) Williams, Heather Bornson, Amy (Asdras) Jackson, Sara (Terrance) Murphy; 15 Read More…
Arlene Jorgensen passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 after complications from surgery of a broken hip.Preceded in death by her parents Gus and Elsie Larson. Survived by her husband Timothy, brother Lavern (Ilene) Larson, 4 children Tracey (Lorie) Jorgensen, Pamela Engeron, Timothy (Paula) Jorgensen Jr., Troy (Phoebe) Jorgensen, 9 Grandchildren Ashlee, Tyler, Alex, Tracey, Trevor, Read More…
With profound sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Steven Paul Thompson on December 10, 2022. Steven was a lifelong Allegan resident born on August 20, 1942, to Paul and Lucille (Weaver) Thompson, and was preceded in death by his parents and newbom daughter, Melissa Marie Thompson. He is survived by his wife of 35 Read More…
For all true geeks and geekettes, December 12th was a milestone day on the calendar, a seventy-fifth anniversary of considerable importance. That was also the day I walked into a friend’s shop and saw a magnificent Skyscraper style radio, straight out of the 1930s. They are rare because during the Great Depression GE didn’t make many Skyscrapers. Read More…
I always felt guilty as a child on Christmas morning, when I opened a treasure trove of presents. I say guilty because I knew next door or down the road, my friends were nearly bare under their Christmas tree.Although Christmas is a lot about giving and receiving gifts, and family get togethers, sometimes the true Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Customers at a gas station near Plainwell are being asked to check their credit card statements for any suspicious activity.According to a statement from the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Dec. 7, a credit card skimmer was found at the Admiral gas station located at 1149 M-89 Highway.A skimmer is Read More…