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EPA cleanup will reshape river channel
By: Daniel PepperEditor’s note: This is the second part of two-part story. See last week’s issue for the first part.When contractors for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are done, the Kalamazoo...
View ArticleTwo meth labs found in Alamo home
Kalamazoo County police officers will seek charges against a couple after finding two active methamphetamine labs at their home in Alamo Township.According to a press release, the Southwest Enforcement...
View ArticleOtsego Public Schools SAT scores stay strong
By: Ryan LewisOtsego juniors kept their SAT scores above the state average in the second of two years of the mandatory college prep testing.That was one of the takeaways from an overview of the spring...
View ArticlePlainwell aims to keep smelling well
By: Daniel PepperPlainwell city council members voted to approve a purchase that will keep the city smelling better.Council members voted unanimously Monday, Sept. 25, to approve the purchase and...
View ArticlePlainwell Middle School looks for new mentors
Those who organize a mentoring program at Plainwell Middle School are hoping to find new mentors in the community.The school, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, has a site-based...
View ArticleTheater plans auditions for ‘Love, Loss’ at library
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorThe Collywobbles Theatre in Plainwell is getting its start in the community by performing a reader’s theater production of “Love, Loss and What I Wore” by Nora Ephron in...
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Marlee is Otsego’s new pet mayor
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterMarlee, the Siberian Husky sporting a red, white and blue bowtie, was named Otsego Main Street’s Pet Mayor of Otsego during the 30th annual Otsego Creative Arts...
View ArticlePlainwell school district earns clean audit
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorPlainwell Community Schools received praise from the firm that audited its financial reporting for the 2016-17 budget.Accountant Molly Fish, manager with the firm Yeo & Yeo,...
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Whiteford announces October office hours
State Rep. Mary Whiteford is inviting residents of Allegan County to meet with her at her monthly “local office hours” on Friday, Oct. 16.Rep. Whiteford will be available Friday, Oct. 16:• 9:30 to...
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Allegan man pleads to Plainwell assault
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterA 32-year-old Allegan man facing his third domestic assault charge pleaded guilty to assault by strangulation and lesser charges during a hearing on Monday, Oct. 2,...
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Otsego man pleads to one of series of Watson break-ins
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorAfter months of delay, an Otsego man pleaded to several crimes connected to a series of home invasions in Watson Township in August 2016.Kenneth Earl Lapham, 35, admitted to...
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Otsego’s Comerford puts on show at Bulldog Invitational
By: Jason WesseldykOtsego junior Alex Comerford finished the Division 2 race at the Bulldog Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 30, in a time of 14:55.7. That was, according to Milesplit.com, good enough...
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'Winning at Home' conference helps with parenting, marriages
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorThere are no instruction manuals for many important aspects of life—parenting and long-term relationships among them.They may not be solving those two problems, but a group of...
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Police don’t seek charges in fatal Gun Plain Township crash
By: Daniel PepperPolice have decided not to seek criminal charges in a fatal crash that killed a Kalamazoo County man and injured two others.The crash happened Thursday, Sept. 14, about 9:30 p.m. on...
View ArticleEPA river cleanup plan includes removal of the Otsego City Dam
By: Daniel PepperOfficials at the Environmental Protection Agency have adopted a record of decision that includes a removal of the Otsego City Dam.In the decision, the agency said dam removal would...
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Otsego’s Otsego's Dix Street elementary is named ‘National Blue Ribbon School’
Dix Street Elementary School in Otsego was recently named by the U.S. Department of Education a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School.Dix Street is one of only 342 schools nationwide and 13 in Michigan...
View ArticleOtsego manager search continues
By: Ryan LewisOtsego’s search for a new city manager continues.Mayor Cyndi Trobeck said the Michigan Municipal League’s executive search team is compiling input gathered Sept. 26 and will design a...
View ArticleWork to begin soon at Otsego waste water plant
By: Ryan LewisOtsego officials are pleased a project to improve the city’s wastewater treatment plant is moving ahead.Mayor Cyndi Trobeck said city commissioners officially awarded the bid for...
View ArticleOtsego Township approves zoning ordinance work
By: Daniel PepperOtsego Township will try to head off future problems and possible inconsistencies by commissioning a technical review of its zoning ordinance.The board voted 7-0 at its Monday, Oct. 9,...
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DC Strong founder loses battle with cancer
By: Virginia Ransbottom(UPDATED) The community of Plainwell and young cancer patients across the country are mourning the loss Dustan Colyer, the founder of DC Strong. Colyer died from a rare kidney...
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