By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGANContinued improvement.That’s what third-year Allegan coach Sharron Thompson is hoping—and expecting—to see from his team this season.“I expect us to have a really good season,” he said. “This is a good group of hardworking girls ready…

Conrad Lee Caines, 84, of Wynnewood, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Conrad was born on April 7, 1939 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Francis and Katherine (Weber) Caines. He moved to Oklahoma in 1977. At…

    Don, whose last name I have forgotten, had been a career, a Drill Instructor on Paris Island, and finally hung up his hat after thirty years. Too young to sit around at home or drink too much at the VFW…

By Gari Voss The official Ribbon Cutting for the Allegan Downtown Improvement Project / Streetscape on Sat., Nov. 25, 2023, brought a couple hundred people to the new Trowbridge Plaza near Minnie’s. The gathering afforded the opportunity to celebrate the…

By Gari Voss Black Friday and Small Shop Saturday may have seemed like the best of the best for Holiday sales and festivities, but as November slides out on a thin blanket of slick snow and December takes its place,…

All I want for Christmas is the return of free speech to America and the rest of the world. Free speech, long a credo of Democracy, has been hijacked by those that can’t stand others having a differing opinion. Thus,…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGANTalk about making a strong first impression.As a freshman last season, point guard Quentin Edwards II helped guide his team to a winning record at 12-10, earning First Team All-Conference honors for his efforts.Edwards II is…

Bruce W. Kolhoff passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan, at the age of 90.Mr. Kolhoff was born September 30, 1933 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Cyril and Lillie (Cross) Kolhoff.He was a resident of…

    “They don’t make Thanksgivings like they used to,” Ol’ Curdlepuss moaned the other day. “Back when I was growing up it was pretty good, but not so much anymore. It isn’t the way it used to be.”      He didn’t wait for…

The Martin Clippers are back-to-back state champs. Taking on Inland Lakes in the 8-Player Division 1 State Finals at the Superior Dome in Marquette on Saturday, Nov. 11, the Clippers secured the 30-26 win in comeback fashion.Trailing 20-0 through three…

By Gari Voss The highlight of Thanksgiving Weekend may be the Ribbon Cutting for Allegan’s Downtown Streetscape at 11am on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, but the Holiday Roller Coaster is ready to explode from the starting platform! Everyone is encouraged…

By John RaffelCorrespondent The connection of the first customer of 123Net under the Allegan County broadband expansion program began earlier this month. Coralee and Lynn Zandbergen were one of more than 11,000 county residences to gain access to high speed…

By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN –- Allegan County commission chairman James Storey said Overisel Township Treasurer Patty Reuschel participated in her last board meeting this past week.During the meeting, Supervisor Russ VanDam read Reuschel’s letter announcing her resignation from the jobs…

As we partake in a Thanksgiving feast, watch football, and enjoy time with our relatives, I harken back to these words from Apple founder, Steve Jobs, who died at the age of 56, and lamented about his lack of time…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PARCHMENT—In its Division 2 regional final against Edwardsburg on Thursday, Nov. 9, the Otsego volleyball team utilized a diversified offensive attack.Three Bulldogs racked up at least 10 kills, led by a team-best 13 from Brooke Smalldon.Unfortunately…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PARCHMENT—Second-year Otsego volleyball coach Kelsey Swoboda often talks about her team’s competitive spirit.And that competitiveness was on full display during the Bulldogs’ regional semifinal against Parma Western on Tuesday, Nov. 7.After losing the first set 26-24,…

Alice Irene Henry, 88, passed away Monday, November 13, 2023 at Greencroft Healthcare.She was born April 22, 1935 in Elgin, Ohio to Wiley I. and Blanch S. (Ashbaugh) Miller.On February 13, 1959, she married Arthur Sewell Henry in Bellefontaine, Ohio.He…

James Edward Thayer, 67, of Cassopolis, died Sunday, November 12, 2023.His life began January 14, 1956, in Plainwell, Michigan born to Edward and Lena Thayer. He married the love of his life, Melva Louise DeVries August 9, 1980 in Allegan,…

Frank Piantek, 79, of Fennville, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, in his sleep on the morning of November 4, 2023.  Frank was born in 1944 in Chicago, IL to Frank Piantek Sr. and Lottie Piantek.  He married his wife, Gloria,…

    Back in the Olden Days, sometimes known as The Good Old Days, even if they were not all that great, there was no such thing as Black Friday that began at the stroke of midnight the day after Thanksgiving.  Back then,…