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100-year-old has unique claim to fame
By: Virginia RansbottomAdelaide Weeks joined the century old club surrounded by family on April 28 during a birthday party at Life Care Center in Plainwell.To show she still had her memory intact,...
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Harold R. 'Banjo' Cutcher, 87
Harold R. "Banjo" Cutcher passed from this life into his new life on Friday, May 5, 2017.He was a resident of Life Care Center of Plainwell where he had made his home since 2010. He was born on Sept....
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Otsego Township approves 108th Avenue work, Gun Plain officials pushed to do so
By: Daniel PepperResidents of the Gun Plain Township portion of 108th Avenue were at the last township board meeting to ask to get their part of the road improved.A few days later, Otsego Township...
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Want to talk with the EPA?
Environmental Protection Agency staff will hold a number of meetings throughout the Kalamazoo River cleanup area to talk to community members about EPA’s activities and what works best to keep the...
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Sheriff seeks millage, contracts to boost coverage
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorAllegan County Sheriff Frank Baker knows there are too few deputies on patrol and handling investigations.While the department’s personnel have remained locked at 53, including...
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Otsego native tapped for JAG Corps
Josh Kinning was recently selected to join the Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps In-Service Procurement Program.The Otsego native graduated from Otsego High School in 2008 and enlisted in the Navy...
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Allegan prevails over Otsego in battle of league unbeatens
By: Jason WesseldykYou’d expect a game between the two ties tied atop the Wolverine Conference girls’ soccer standings to be a close one.And a close game is exactly what fans witnessed when Allegan...
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Union Enterprise office moves
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorLike the Jeffersons of the late 70s sitcom, The Allegan County News is movin’ on up—upstairs, that is.The Union Enterprises’ parent company will now be easier to find in...
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Plainwell Days adds more fun events
By: Daniel PepperAnother year of the Plainwell Days festival will kickoff the summer Thursday, June 1, in downtown Plainwell.The volunteer-run event will begin Thursday afternoon with the carnival...
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Police seek help finding missing Minnesota man Steven Eugene Chandler
Police are seeking help in finding a missing Minnesota man.Steven Eugene Chandler, 38, reportedly left Minnesota May 21 traveling by bus to Michigan and arrived in Kalamazoo on May 22, but he did not...
View ArticleCharges continue against man who jumped in river
By: Daniel PepperThe case against a man who tried to escape Plainwell public safety officers after attacking his girlfriend will continue.Kenneth Craig Moose, 28, was bound over to Allegan County...
View ArticleFree summer meals offered for children in Otsego
Otsego Public Schools has announced the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program for children.Free meals will be made available to children 18 years of age and under and also to persons up to age...
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Kathy Misner remembered at Otsego city meeting
By: Daniel PepperOtsego city commissioners gathered for their first meeting without Kathy Misner Monday, June 5.Mayor Cyndi Trobeck said, “We had a meeting three weeks ago. We had a commission of five...
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Plainwell Mill Race might change, but won't go away
By: Daniel PepperPlainwell city officials have been discussing possible changes to the Mill Race with state and federal agencies.City manager Erik Wilson told the city council Monday, May 22, he’d been...
View ArticleGun Plain Township continues marijuana moratorium
By: Daniel PepperGun Plain Township has extended its moratorium on medical marijuana-related businesses until December.Supervisor Mike VanDenBerg said, “We did a moratorium even though it’s an opt in....
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Otsego native’s World War I service chronicled by grandson
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff Writer“One Fought On” author Norman Hinga will be at the Otsego Area Historical Museum on Thursday, June 15, for a presentation on his book and other research he’s done about...
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Community Action Allegan distributes food June 19-23
Community Action of Allegan County will distribute food at five locations on three days starting June 19.Included in the distribution this quarter: 1 percent milk, canned pork, mixed fruit, peaches,...
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Sun goes down east of town
A particularly colorful recent sunset is shown in Gun Plain Township.Visible at right is the outline of the township’s water tower seen across a farm field. (Photo by Dan Pepper) .Tags: Otsegosunset
View ArticleLibrary hosts ‘Build A Better World’ summer reading
Otsego District Library’s “Build a Better World” summer reading program will launch Saturday, June 17.From 10 a.m. to noon, youth will be able to sign up for the construction-themed program, which...
View ArticleCity hunts for downtown vandals
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterPersistent graffiti artists have placed themselves in the sights of Plainwell city officials.City manager Erik Wilson said, “We cleaned it up and then they came back the...
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