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Allegan tech center joins Walk-out Day
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterAllegan County Area Technical and Education Center students joined a nationwide walkout March 14 to demand Congress advocate for stricter gun laws and to show...
View ArticleCase continues for car thief suspect who ran from cops
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterAnother charge in the case against a man charged with a number of crimes in Plainwell and Otsego will continue.Adam Nicholas Hahn, 27, was bound over the Allegan County...
View ArticleDemocrats for 6th Congressional District gather for candidate forum
A forum for the candidates running for the Democratic nomination in the Sixth Congressional District will be held Tuesday, April 10, in Wayland.Andy Dominianni, a news anchor at WWMT-TV, will moderate...
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Details expected soon Allegan County's senior millage
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorAllegan County will likely put only a modest increase in the size of the longtime countywide millage that supports care for senior citizens.That followed pushback from county...
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Gilmore brings lively concerts to Allegan, Plainwell
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorA pair of upcoming concerts in Allegan and Plainwell are designed to show audiences of especially children that live, classical performances are not always for those drinking wine...
View ArticleOfficials to meet for Otsego health concerns
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorState and local health officials will meet with concerned citizens in Otsego on Saturday, April 14, to discuss local environmental data.The meeting answers local pleas for an...
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William J. “Jim” Dennis, 84
William J. “Jim” Dennis, 84, of Otsego passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 18, 1933, in Otsego, the son of Marshall and Helen (Coburn)...
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April 16 is National Health Care Decisions Day
To the editor,Advance directives... and eggs?In the event you become unable to make your own healthcare decisions, who will do it for you? Will that individual make informed decisions? Do they—and your...
View ArticlePerson seriously injured while helping others in Cooper Township car crashes
COOPER TWP.—Police are investigating a series of crashes on 12th Street between D Avenue and B Avenue south of Plainwell.According to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office, crashes happened about 6:05...
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Study of Otsego, Plawell cancer data will take months
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorState officials said it will take time to research health and cancer records specific to the Otsego and Plainwell area, but a recent citizen-initiated survey of chronic illness...
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Otsego opens season by sweeping Allegan in twinbill
By: Jason WesseldykMembers of the Otsego softball team entered its Wolverine Conference doubleheader against Allegan on Friday, April 13, feeling a little antsy.And with good reason.The Bulldogs’...
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Bulldogs overcome slow start to take pair from host Tigers
By: Jason WesseldykWith falling temperatures and intermittent light rain, weather conditions weren’t exactly conducive to baseball when Otsego traveled to Allegan for a Wolverine Conference twinbill on...
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Trooper remembered during the Allegan County Crime Victim Rights' Week ceremony
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterIn honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a cherry tree and victims’ waiting room were dedicated at the Allegan County Courthouse on Friday, April 13, in...
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Plainwell man wins Lucky For Life
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterA Plainwell man finally can spend some money on himself after winning $25,000 a year for life playing the Michigan Lottery’s Lucky For Life game.David Marsh matched...
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Accelerated technical training program graduates 15
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterFifteen Allegan County students in a program that pairs a second chance to complete a high school education while arming them with skilled labor credentials,...
View ArticleWoman admits to driving drunk with child in car
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterA woman admitted to driving drunk with a child in her car for the second time in an Otsego incident.Danielle Kimberly Whelan, 37, of Mattawan entered a guilty plea...
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Youth summit ‘lives best life’ at tribe’s Hopkins Jijak camp
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorThe 2018 Allegan County Youth Summit on Saturday, April 21, focused on the message “Living a Good Life.”The student-planned event sought to help energize youth from eight public...
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Plainwell public works head retires
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterPlainwell is saying goodbye to public works superintendent Rick Updike.“I’ve had a pretty good run,” Updike said.His last day will be May 1 after serving in the position...
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Firefighters prevent further damage in industrial park fire
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterPlainwell officials believe the quick actions of the city’s firefighters and assisting departments were able to limit the damage caused by a fire at HyTech...
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Plainwell has small detection of PFAS in water
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe City of Plainwell proactively tested for PFAS in three wells and found a low level in a back up well that supplies 5 percent of the drinking water. That well...
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