It was a fizzle of a year for tomatoes, as most of my neighbors agree, and now in the waning days of September I am pulling the vines to add to the pile of yard waste waiting for the city crews to clear away. Along with the vines, the pepper plants, egg plants, and bean Read More…
During the Ribbon Cutting for the new Pullman Town Square, Beautify Pullman President Deb Laraway gave special thanks to the major donors including Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD), Consumers Energy Foundation, the Allegan County Community Foundation, Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation, and the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors. Other contributors were Read More…
A Wayland Union Schools worker is on administrative leave after he was arrested this week on child-pornography charges.Michael John Batt, 35, of Jenison, was arrested after a state police investigation into his online activity, police said.He was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 23, in Hudsonville District Court on two counts of producing child sexually abusive material, four Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – The Allegan County Central Dispatch got a call on Saturday for a vehicle that had driven off of a bridge on Bridge Rd near Primrose Pl in Trowbridge Township.Allegan County Sheriff’s Deputies said they arrived on the scene and discovered a single SUV on the river bank. The vehicle was Read More…
by Leslie Ballard Monday’s nights City Council meeting included some informational presentations, discussions and commission reports while action on the City Manager’s contract was tabled until the next meeting.Mayor Delora Andrus began the regular meeting by reading a Source Water Protection Week Proclamation. Allegan’s water source is a well field, not the Kalamazoo River, and Read More…
By Gari Voss Miss Julie Milbocker took her place behind the teacher’s desk in the Jewett School in the John Pahl Historical Village just as she did when she spent time teaching special education students at Jewett School before continuing on to what became Hillside School from which she retired in 1996. Milbocker began teaching Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor It’s last call for anyone interested in participating in this year’s Scarecrow, Harvest and Sculpture Contest in downtown Plainwell.Entry forms for the contest—which can be found at the City of Plainwell’s website—must be completed and returned by Friday, Sept. 23. Forms can be emailed to Denise Siegel at dsiegel@plainwell.org or dropped Read More…
Christian Neighbors is hosting its Seventh Annual PATH Walk to Stabilization on Sunday, Oct. 2, at Sherwood Park.The event, which includes a 1.5 or 3-mile walk, is set to begin at 2 p.m. Walker registration begins at 1:30 p.m.The first PATH Walk took place in 2016 as an awareness campaign of ending hunger in the Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Public school districts across the nation have experienced a decrease in enrollment since the onset of the COVID pandemic, as evidenced by a recent report from the federal Education Department.The report indicates 1.3 million fewer students are enrolled in public schools compared to pre-pandemic numbers, which equates to a decrease of Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor EAST LANSING—For all of the success enjoyed by the Otsego girls cross country team—including back-to-back state titles in 2015 and 2016—the Bulldogs had never taken home a first-place trophy at the Spartan Invitational.That changed on Friday, Sept. 16.Competing in the Division 2 race, Otsego had four of the top six finishers Read More…