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Strong showing at charity stripe lifts Otsego to win

By: Jason WesseldykIt’s been said the best things in life are free.You aren’t likely to get an argument from Otsego boys’ basketball coach Matt Dennis in that regard following his team’s game against...

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Bulldogs struggle to find rhythm in loss to Marshall

By: Jason WesseldykBilly Joel released his hit single “I Go to Extremes” in 1989.If the Otsego girls’ basketball team were to select a theme song for its performance through the first eight games of...

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Otsego city opts out of medical marijuana law

By: Daniel PepperOtsego city commissioners have decided to opt out of licensing and allowing medical marijuana facilities.Mayor Cyndi Trobeck said, “I’m not interested in being the first, but I’m also...

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Otsego commissioners pick list for manager interviews

By: Daniel PepperOtsego city commissioners have picked a list of city manager candidates to interview.The commission met in closed session at a special meeting Monday, Jan. 8, and discussed candidates...

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Gun Plain Township aims to improve 8th St.

By: Daniel PepperGun Plain Township board members said they plan to push ahead with a plan to redo 8th Street.Supervisor Mike VanDenBerg said he’d be asking the Allegan County Road Commission to join...

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Otsego Township hears fire report, declines to pave shoulders

By: Ryan LewisOtsego Fire Chief Brandon Weber told Otsego Township board members response times have been great so far under the new trial-run of staffing the fire station during the day with a police...

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Plainwell public works manager plans retirement

By: Daniel PepperPlainwell’s Public Works Department Superintendent Rick Updike plans to retire.Updike told Plainwell City Council members he plans to retire May 1 at the Monday, Jan. 8, regular...

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Scoring from Finch, Morrell leads Trojans past Allegan

By: Jason WesseldykEntering the season, the senior duo of forward Evan Finch and Luke Morrell were expected to lead the offensive charge for the Plainwell boys’ basketball.The pair certainly lived up...

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Fourth-quarter comeback lifts Plainwell past Tigers

By: Jason WesseldykIt’s not how you start that matters. It’s how you finish.That quote—or some derivation thereof—has been attributed to many motivational/inspirational writers in speakers, including...

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Otsego to interview city manager finalists

By: Ryan LewisOtsego city commissioners have set the slate of applicants they will interview next week for the city’s vacant city manager position.They are invited to a public meet-and-greet at city...

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Plainwell school board reprimands and praises superintendent

By: Daniel PepperPlainwell school board members approved a reprimand for their superintendent but voiced support for him going forward.Board members unanimously approved a reprimand of Superintendent...

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Otsego officially passes marijuana resolution

By: Ryan LewisOtsego city commissioners passed a resolution at their Monday, Jan. 15, meeting prohibiting the operation of medical marihuana facilities.City commissioner Tom Gilmer proposed passing the...

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Possible witness to fatal Cooper Township crash sought

COOPER TWP.—Police are seeking to talk to people that may have been at the scene of a crash on Riverview Drive that killed a Kalamazoo man.According to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office, deputies...

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Bulldogs start strong in securing victory over Allegan

By: Jason WesseldykThe Wolverine Conference wrestling match between Otsego and Allegan couldn’t have started much better for the visiting Bulldogs.After Collin Haffner opened the match with a forfeit...

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Otsego falls short against top-ranked Holland Christian

By: Leo MartonosiThe Otsego boys’ swimming and diving team put up a gallant effort against Holland Christian, which is ranked first in the Division 3 state polls.It just wasn’t quite enough as the...

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Otsego Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes Brinn, Kuipers

The Otsego High School Athletic Boosters recently inducted the two newest members into its Athletic Hall of Fame.Tommy Brinn, a 2009 Otsego graduate, joined 2110 graduate Kelsey Kuipers in being...

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Otsego officials pick Decatur’s Aaron Mitchell as new city manager

By: Ryan LewisDecatur village manager Aaron Mitchell has accepted a conditional offer to be Otsego’s new city manager.City commissioners made the unanimous decision to hire Mitchell following a day of...

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Thief steals from Nancy’s Kitchen Kafe in Plainwell

By: Ryan LewisA thief slipped into Nancy’s Kitchen Kafe on Saturday, Jan. 27, shortly after closing and stole a small amount of money from the register.Owner Nancy Morehouse said neither she nor her...

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Otsego man sentenced to 10 years in state prison for series of crimes

By: Daniel PepperAn Otsego man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a string of crimes in 2016.Kenneth Earl Lapham, 35, was sentenced Monday, Jan. 29, in Allegan County Circuit Court by visiting...

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DNR hopes to sync dam removal with end of river cleanup

By: Ryan LewisA little less than two years after it was installed, the temporary water control structure next to the Otsego Township dam is being disassembled.Completed in March 2016, the structure was...

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