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Plainwell bank robbery suspect arrested wandering along US-131
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterA man who police allege claimed to have a bomb when robbing the PNC Bank in downtown Plainwell Thursday, June 14, has been arrested.The Plainwell Department of...
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Lois Helen Cutcher, 92
Lois Helen Cutcher, 92, passed peacefully from this life on Monday, June 11, 2018, at Autumn Winds, her residence for the past two years.Born on March 3, 1926, in Plainwell, she was the daughter of...
View ArticleSchool takes next step for police officer
By: Daniel PepperPlainwell school board members voted unanimously to appropriate $75,000 toward a school resource officer for the 2018-19 year.Superintendent Matt Montange said, “This allows me to go...
View ArticleOtsego commission approves summer events
By: Nicklas GrifhorstThe Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will again descend on Otsego this August.It will be Aug. 23-26 and the Otsego city commission Monday, June 18, unanimously approved the...
View ArticlePlainwell school board to decide on community center time frame
By: Daniel PepperPlainwell school board members heard from staff and volunteers urging them to move the district’s Renaissance High School to the former Plainwell Community Center as soon as...
View ArticleClub Car Grille will remodel in wake of fire
By: Nicklas GrifhorstFollowing an April 14 fire, the Club Car Grille on D Avenue is planning to rebuild and remodel.The fire spread through the Alamo Township restaurant at approximately 8:45 a.m. and...
View ArticlePlainwell bank robbery detailed in court papers
By: Daniel PepperFurther details in court records show how police and federal agents zeroed in on the man who the say robbed the PNC Bank in Plainwell Thursday, June 14.According to a criminal...
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Plainwell man will get new sentencing
By: Daniel PepperA Plainwell man who was sent to prison for abusing his 2-month-old daughter has been denied his request for a new trial but was given the chance to have a new sentencing...
View ArticlePlainwell city approves budget for 2018-19
By: Daniel PepperPlainwell city approved a 2018-19 budget which will slightly decrease its fund balance from 20 percent to 19 percent.City manager Erik Wilson said, “Our auditor wants us at 15 to 20...
View ArticleFlorida man pleads guilty to Plainwell bank robbery
By: Daniel PepperThe man charged with robbing the PNC Bank in Plainwell has pleaded guilty to the charge against him in federal court.Paul Michael Donnelly, 50, of Key West, Fla., pleaded guilty...
View ArticleAuction of 1973 Cadillac will benefit Good Hands Plainwell
By: Daniel PepperYou could fit a lot of groceries to donate for Good Hands Plainwell to send home with students who need food help into the trunk of one 1973 Cadillac El Dorado.The charity, however, is...
View ArticleMost state Senate candidates gather next week for meet-and-greet
DOUGLAS—All but one candidate for the Michigan Senate 26th District will attend a meet-and-greet Thursday, July 19, at the Old Schoolhouse in downtown Douglas from 6:30 to 8 p.m.The event was organized...
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Best of Best celebrates community
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorOur Best of the Best feature is a chance for our readers to celebrate their favorites—their favorite hair salon, their favorite place to get their coffee, their favorite pizza...
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Project seeks photos of missing country schools
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterJewett School, the one-room schoolhouse among the historic buildings of the John Pahl Historical Village in the Allegan County Fairgrounds, has been a repository...
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Local baseball team takes top honors at Summer Slam tourney
By: Jason WesseldykThe Fourth of July had already come and gone, but that didn’t stop the Mudville Nine 13U baseball team from providing a few additional offensive fireworks at the inaugural Summer...
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Input sought this summer for Kalamazoo River Greenway
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterWhat do you envision for the future of the Kalamazoo River corridor in Allegan County? Now’s the time for community members to voice their ideas.A Kalamazoo River...
View ArticleThree injured in car crash on 12th Street in Cooper Township
COOPER TWP.—Three people were injured in a head-on collision on 12th Street south of D Avenue Thursday, Aug. 2.According to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called about 4:45 p.m....
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Countywide millages set for August 2018 election
In addition to candidate races, there are numerous ballot proposals that will go before voters in the Aug. 7 primary election.Allegan County has three countywide proposals; so do 13 townships, three...
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Sandra Pursell Fiebiger, 82
Sandra Pursell Fiebiger, 82, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 31, 2018.Sandra was born June 22, 1936, in Springfield, Mo., to Ralph and Phyllis Pursell. She married Ted Fiebiger on June 16, 1957, in...
View ArticleKoch, libraries win in primary election
The latest tally with 41 of 42 precincts reporting shows Myrene Koch winning the Republican nomination for Allegan County prosecutor over Michael Villar .Koch received 7,035 votes and Villar 6,241.In...
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