By Scott SullivanEditorIt was the best and worst of times for Allegan County animals.Best because Wishbone Pet Rescue volunteers transformed a county-run shelter from holding tank and death sentence for most dogs and cats in 11 years into one with 90+-percent adoption rates.Worst because lack of funds and space still threaten.Why care? Have you loved Read More…
Allegan County News & Union Enterprise
Grain dryer fire fought
Saugatuck Township Fire District first responders joined mutual aid peers from Graafschap Saturday helping Hamilton Fire snuffing a Heath Township grain dryer fire called in at 7:06 p.m. “It was a tricky fire,” said STFD IT Director Erik Kirchert, whose crew also brought a tanker and ladder truck, knowing just spraying water inside “could have Read More…
Gas leak causes school closings, evacuations
Plainwell schools were forced to close and some Plainwell residents were evacuated from their homes after a car accident damaged a gas main early Monday, Oct. 17.Plainwell Public Safety officers and firefighters were dispatched to the area of Starr Road (102nd) and Main Street after an area resident called 911 to report hearing a loud Read More…
Great Lakes Dentures and Implants opens in Plainwell
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Transforming lives, one smile at a time.That’s the goal of Dr. Sam McGuire and the rest of the staff at Great Lakes Dentures and Implants, which held its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 6.In addition to complete, partial and fixed dentures, the clinic—located at 380 Oaks Crossing in Plainwell—offers a Read More…
And still undefeated …
The Otsego girls cross country team entered the Portage Invitational–the third-largest high school cross country meet in the nation–ranked first in Division 1.And the Bulldogs showed why, as they finished with 70 points to top a field of 42 teams that included the best teams in the state.The invitational win was the seventh of the Read More…
Plainwell Middle School receives pair of awards
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Plainwell Middle School recently received positive recognition from the State of Michigan in the form of two awards.In addition to earning a Bronze Award for the implementation and impact of the building’s Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) program, the school also received an MTSS Data Utilization Award for using data Read More…
Allegan volleyball plays well in loss
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The final score doesn’t always tell the full story of an athletic contest.Allegan coach Jake Kaylor believes that was the case when his team hosted state-ranked Watervliet on Tuesday, Oct. 4.Because while the Tigers fell in straight sets (25-14, 25-14, 25-21), they scored more points against Watervliet and lost my a Read More…
Local golfers qualify for state finals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—Allegan senior golfer Zoe Bronkema entered the Division 3 regional at Lake Doster Golf Club on Thursday, Oct. 6, hoping to accomplish a first in program history: qualify for the Division 3 state finals three times.She did just that.Bronkema finished with a 93 to secure the third and final individual-qualifier slot, Read More…
Obituary: Janet E. Fulton, 86
Janet Elaine (Long) Fulton was born May 21 1936 in Eaton Rapids Michigan to Ellen Jane Long and passed peacefully at home to be with Jesus and her husband Richard on October 2nd.She graduated from Eaton Rapids High School and Central Michigan University. She started her career as a teacher, and was the “J” in Plainwell’s Read More…
Obituary: Timothy-Jake “TJ” Murray Visser, 28
Timothy-Jake Murray Visser, 28 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 6, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Born June 9, 1994 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was the son of Daryl Visser and Darlene (Foster) Strickler. Timothy-Jake, known to most as TJ, although he lived a short life, he made his imprint on Read More…