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Garrit H. Vander Veen, 87
Garrit H. Vander Veen, 87, of Kalamazoo passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Kalamazoo. He was born Sept. 20, 1928, at home in Alamo Township to Fred and Katrina (Nightingale) Vander Veen.Garrit...
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Bulldogs pick up two wins over Paw Paw
By: Jason WesseldykIt was a case of anything you can do, I can do better in the opening game of Otsego’s Wolverine Conference softball twinbill with Paw Paw on Friday, April 22.After Paw Paw snapped a...
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Millard’s pitching effort highlights Trojans’ sweep over Allegan
By: Jason WesseldykNineteen strikeouts and three walks in 16 innings pitched.Those are the statistics Plainwell pitcher Trevor Millard had amassed entering the opening game of Plainwell’s Wolverine...
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Plainwell’s Conklin is a Titan
By: By Jason Wesseldyk Sports EditorIt’s always nice to be wanted.And Plainwell native Jack Conklin certainly must have felt wanted by the Tennessee Titans during the first round of the NFL draft on...
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M-89 through Otsego closed through Thursday, May 5
By: Dan Pepper, staff writerOtsego residents and other M-89 drivers will have a little kink in their plans this week as the highway will close from Monday, May 2, to Thursday, May 5 for sewer work.City...
View ArticleAugust primary ballot finalized for local races
By: Ryan Lewis (Editor)With the filing deadline for major parties passed, Allegan County has a variety of candidates vying for Republican nominations in state and local government.While each incumbent...
View ArticlePlainwell High School ranked in list of most challenging
Plainwell High School has been selected as one of the Washington Post America’s Most Challenging High Schools for 2016.This year, the school is ranked 41st in the state of Michigan and 2,164nd in the...
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Arbor Day honors local killed in crash
By: Ryan Lewis (Editor)A new tree now stands in Sherwood Park honoring a former Plainwell High School student who died in a car crash late last year.The memorial for Evan Haffner was celebrated Friday,...
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Plainwell soccer slips past Allegan
By: Jason WesseldykThe race for the Wolverine Conference girls’ soccer championship got a little more interesting on Monday, May 9.Allegan entered its clash against Plainwell as the final team without...
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Virginia Pitsenbarger Agne, 88
Virginia Pitsenbarger Agne, 88, of Plainwell passed away May 2, 2016. Virginia was born to Esther Smoot Pitsenbarger and Clarence Edward Pitsenbarger on April 15, 1928. She grew up in Versailles, Ohio,...
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Plainwell Days returns June 2 with new events
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterAfter many years without a festival, a group of volunteers got together to bring fun and festivities back to Plainwell in 2015. It was such a success “Plainwell...
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Otsego picks Top 21 graduates
Otsego High School has announced its top graduates for the class of 2016.Schyler Bennett is the daughter of Martins and Jacqueline Bennett of Plainwell. She plans to attend the University of Michigan...
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Opinions still split on effectiveness of ‘road diet’ changesBy: Ryan Lewis (Editor) & Dan Pepper (Staff Writer)When Otsego eliminated one lane in either direction along M-89 through downtown last...
View ArticlePlainwell woman's body found in Texas Township
By: Virginia RansbottomTEXAS TWP.—A woman's body found Tuesday, June 7, on South 10th Street in Texas Township, has been identified by police as Gabrielle Irene Smith, 32, of Plainwell.The Kalamazoo...
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Otsego boys’ golf team captures first regional championship
By: Jason WesseldykTwo years ago, the Otsego boys’ golf team made history by qualifying for the state finals as a team for the first time ever.On Wednesday, June 1, this year’s Bulldog squad made a...
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Otsego golf team secures top-10 finish at state finals
By: Jason WesseldykBATTLE CREEK—Make it two straight top-10 finishes for Otsego junior Tyler Rayman at the Division 2 boys’ golf state finals.After placing fourth with a two-day total of 144 last...
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Boyd D. Blaine, 77
Boyd D. Blaine of Otsego passed away peacefully on June 18, 2016, while surrounded by family. After 77 years of dedication to family and friends, Boyd leaves behind three sons, Rod (Julie), Eric (Paul)...
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Plainwell turns out for cyclists
By: Daniel Pepper (Staff Writer)Plainwell turned out to welcome over 600 bicyclists as they honored those killed and hurt in a crash last week.The “Finish the Ride” event commemorated the Ride” event...
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Campbell suspends campaign for county clerk
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorAllegan County Commissioner Jon Campbell no longer intends to seek election as county clerk-register.Campbell announced he was suspending his campaign at the end of a special...
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Plainwell schools to take over center
By: Daniel Pepper (Staff Writer)City council members have approved in principle the idea of transferring ownership of the Plainwell Community Center to the school district.Council members voted Monday,...
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