By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Allegan boys soccer coach Aaron Rogers wanted his team to set the tone early in its SAC Valley contest against visiting Parchment on Monday, Sept. 19.Mission accomplished.Led by three goals from Mikhail Peters, the Tigers scored early and often en route to securing the 10-0 victory in a game that was Read More…
Tara passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022 in Iowa City. She was born September 8, 1986 in Holland, the daughter of Kenneth VanOrder and Corrissa Dineau. Tara loved going to the beach, spending time on the pier, attending races and derbies and hanging out with her cousins. Surviving are her children, Alex and Brianna; her Read More…
Not too long ago some wise guy or girl came up with the nutty idea that there ought to be age limits on politicians. Just as here in Michigan and a few other states elected officials can be “termed out,” after a certain number of years, the proponents of this idea think that at some arbitrarily Read More…
By Gari Voss Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney Myrene Koch released a statement to the media that the officer involved in the Joseph Nagle shooting on June 16, 2022 would not be criminally charged. After an intensive investigation using numerous sources, “the evidence proves the actions were justified under extreme circumstances.”The announcement and release of the Read More…
The Allegan County Fair wrapped up the 2022 Fair, Saturday, Sept 17th with some record breaking news! The 1st weekend there were heavy crowds and Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias performed on Friday, Sept 9th and Sam Hunt with Travis Denning performed on Saturday, Sept 10th. Both shows were well attended and the Midways were packed. They had some rain on Read More…
Commissioner removed from office, then let back onAn election filing error led to “an odd situation” and the removal then reinstatement of a Fennville City Commissioner over the last month.The issue was discussed by city attorney Dan Martin of Thrun Law Firm PC at the Monday, Sept. 19, city commission meeting.Commissioner Brenda Langston was elected Read More…
Watching a rocket launch into space never gets old for me. Last week I had the opportunity to view three nighttime launches, thanks to Space X’s aggressive launch schedule to send Starlink satellites in to space. Living on the Space Coast of Florida parttime for the last several years has afforded me the opportunity to Read More…
Arlene Louise Broadhurst, age 90 passed away September 7, 2022. Arlene was born October 7, 1931 in Michigan to Frank and Frieda (Mundt) Broadhurst. Per Arlene’s wishes no public services will be held. Please visit www.williamsgoresfuneral.com to share a memory or leave a condolence message for Arlene’s family.
Robert L. Thomson, 79 of Allegan went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 2, 2022.He was born to the late William “Bill”, Sr. and Ethel (Remington) Thomson on August 26, 1943. He was the youngest and last survivor of 6 children.Bob attended Allegan High School where he graduated in 1962. He Read More…
We were in Canada when the news came that Queen Elizabeth II had died. A friend and fellow Anglophile texted so I would know about it.A few hours later when Madame Dewey and I got back to our room and turned on the television, that was the entirety of the news. Once the official announcement was made, there Read More…