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Allegan High School students: ‘Enough’; walk out in 17-minute protest
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorSeven days after the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., Allegan High School students joined others across the state and country to protest gun violence at...
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Farmers' market stays in downtown Allegan
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterAllegan’s farmer’s market will stay on Locust Street at least for another year.The city council on Monday, Feb. 26, voted 6 to 1 to keep the Locust Street Market...
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Allegan history included in History Channel series
“The Curse of Civil War Gold,” premiering Tuesday, March 6, at 10 p.m. on the History Channel, had a portion of its six episodes filmed at Allegan’s Civil War statue and Old Jail Museum.Allegan County...
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Wayland police chief is finalist in Zeeland
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterWayland Police Chief Steve Harper is one of two finalists for the Zeeland police chief position.Harper was among five candidates interviewed to replace longtime...
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Supreme Court sides with Tribe
Justices: Congress has the power vs. dangerous precedentBy: Ryan Lewis, EditorThe legal battle over the Gun Lake Tribe’s land has ended with the U.S. Supreme Court siding 6-3 with the tribe.Scott...
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Allegan city to test water for PFAS contamination
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe City of Allegan has approved spending $2,975 for testing of its three drinking water wells for PFAS compounds.While testing is not currently required by the...
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Governor names Kengis as new Allegan County Circuit judge
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterAllegan County will see a familiar face on the circuit court bench, as county prosecutor Roberts Kengis becomes a judge.Kengis was appointed to the vacant seat on the...
View ArticleAllegan Twp. plans $500,000 in road work for 2018
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorAllegan Township plans more than $500,000 worth of road work this year.Township supervisor Steve Schulz said bids, which will be procured through the county road commission, are...
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Allegan Township’s budget prepares road work, sidewalk program
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorAnnual revenue continues to climb for Allegan township, so its next budget continues all of the same work set out in recent years and more.Townships board members discussed the...
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Allegan city’s leaf, brush program readies to switch
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe City of Allegan’s leaf and brush program is changing with a majority saying the new schedule will be better.DPW crews in spring will now pick up curbside leaf...
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Art Hop comes back to Plainwell
By: Ryan LewisThe annual Plainwell Art Hop will gather artists, performing artists and musicians to downtown Plainwell Friday, March 9, from 5 to 8 p.m.Plainwell economic development director Denise...
View ArticleMan who shot Plainwell resident sent to prison
By: Daniel PepperA man who was accused of shooting a Plainwell resident and leaving him lying in the street in Kalamazoo last year has been sent to prison.Matthew Derr, 47, of Comstock Township was...
View ArticleGun Plain Township board talks flooding near 110th Avenue solutions
By: Daniel PepperGun Plain Township board members discussed options to help with flooding along Gainder Road at their Thursday, March 1, regular meeting.Township Supervisor Mike VanDenBerg said, “It’s...
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Wayland major pro tem Jennifer Antel to challenge State Rep. Steve Johnson in...
Jennifer Antel, Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Wayland, has announced she is seeking the Republican nomination for the Michigan 72nd District House Seat.Antel is currently serving her seventh term on...
View ArticleStudents react to ‘disappointed’ Sen. Schuitmaker
Students from Allegan High School and the Allegan Tech Center who organized a 17-minute school walkout Wednesday, wrote the following letter:“As students who participated in a national walkout to...
View ArticleMan admits to pair of break-ins at auto repair shop
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterAn Allegan man admitted to a pair of burglaries Monday, March 19, in Allegan County Circuit Court.Alexander Eddie Ruffing, 29, entered guilty pleas to breaking and...
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Easter events 2018
Beware Easter egg hunters. This year, Easter Sunday falls on April Fool’s Day. No fooling! This year’s hunt may get extra interesting. The last time Easter Sunday fell on April Fool’s Day was 1956. The...
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Courthouse swears in new officials
Friends, family and colleagues gathered Friday, March 16, for the investiture ceremonies and swearing-in of Allegan County Circuit Court Judge Roberts Kengis and Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney...
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Garbage fire in Allegan Township burns acre of woods
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterFirefighters from Allegan Fire District doused a woods fire that was sparked from blowing embers off an unattended, smoldering garbage pile.More than an acre burned...
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Best Western coming to Wayland
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterA Best Western hotel received unanimous approval by the Wayland City Council Monday, March 19, for a special use permit for a piece of property between Big Boy...
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