I have long since forgotten the woman’s name. I just remember that she worked in the ladies’ fashion section of a clothing store and had a blue rinse in her hair. Whenever Mother went in the store, she always asked for the woman I call “Madame Blue Hair.” I had never seen anyone with blue hair before, and Read More…
Wanita Mae Franklin (Myers) passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Wanita was born on March 16, 1949 in Allegan, M to Franklin and Wanda Myers. She was the wife to Ralph Franklin for 57 years. Wanita loved her family and through the years cheered them on in all their activities and was always there Read More…
Debra Lee Northrop, 67, of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born March 7, 1955, in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Duane and Dixie (Green) Grauman. Debra worked at Armintrout Tree Farm from age 15 to 17 and after graduating from Allegan Read More…
June Hustafa, age 97, of Kendall, MI, passed away quietly, Sunday, October 23, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Steve. June is survived by her children, Marie Hustafa (Robert) of Mancos, CO, Steven John Hustafa (Jan) of Gobles, MI, and Jerold Hustafa (Mary Ellen) of Enterprise, OR; grandchildren, Ben Hustafa (Shelly) of Read More…
by G C Stoppel This year the Allegan County Community Foundation is hoping to collect 10,000 cans of soup to be distributed to fourteen food pantries across the county. This is one of three food drives they sponsor each year, along with peanut butter during the winter and boxes of cereal for the summer. At many churches and Read More…
by Gari Voss Tuesday, November 8, 2022 elections are rapidly approaching. For those who have not completed the Absentee Ballot process and those who plan on voting at local polling places, there remains an opportunity to examine the candidates. Some precincts have little competition for School Boards, township positions and city government officials while others Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the second time this year, the Allegan County Health Department has confirmed a case of rabies in a bat within the county.The most recent case was confirmed in a release on Friday, Oct. 21.The rabies virus, most often found in bats, is in the saliva of infected animals and is Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A weekly tradition recently led to financial windfall for an Otsego man.Mark Brooks, 60, said he stops to buy two Powerball tickets every Friday on his way home from work. One of the tickets he purchased for the Saturday, Sept. 24, drawing had numbers matching all five white balls: 03-09-21-24-29.And just Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Have a question related to the history of Plainwell?If so, then Sandy Stamm likely has the answer.Stamm has spent more than four decades uncovering, documenting and preserving the city’s rich history through research done largely at Ransom District Library.For those selfless contributions to the city and its residents, Stamm was recently Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor It was a return fit for a champion.And deservedly so.Members of the Otsego High School band received an escort from local police officers and firefighters after being named Grand Champions and setting a new school scoring record at Vicksburg’s Bulldog Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15.Otsego’s score of 95.5 broke the previous Read More…