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Allegan district prepares for worst-case steep student drop in next budget
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorThe new budget for Allegan Public Schools accounts for a 55-student loss in enrollment for the 2018-2019 budget.School board members passed the initial budget June 25. It includes...
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Man who threw acid on girlfriend sentenced to 30 years
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff Writer(Editor's note: This story printed in the July 26, 2018, Allegan County News.) A man who destroyed most of his girlfriend’s eyesight by rubbing acid in her face has been...
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Craft manufacturing proposed in Allegan's commercial areas
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff Writer(Editor's note: This story printed in the Aug. 2, 2018, Allegan County News.) The City of Allegan is proposing an ordinance amendment to allow light assembly as a...
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Gun Lake Casino donates to Imagination Library
(Editor's note: This story printed in the Aug. 2, 2018, Allegan County News.) In 2005, Allegan County United Way and the Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA) partnered to bring Dolly...
View ArticleRiver Greenway kicks off public input in Allegan
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff Writer(Editor's note: This story printed in the Aug. 2, 2018, Allegan County News.) Improved access to the Kalamazoo River in the central Allegan County area was the...
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Backpack giveaways inspired by thank-yous
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterIt’s time to start shopping for students’ school needs; however, there are many families who can’t afford them.That’s why a couple of friends are busy stuffing...
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Splash pad work in Allegan set to begin soon
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterConstruction notices went out last week to inform business owners and residents along Allegan’s riverfront that with a splash pad breaking ground, there will be no...
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Wayland man admits he sent child porn
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterA Wayland man admitted to sending child pornography from his phone to a coworker.Frank Dean Simmons, 51, was in Allegan County Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 6, and entered a...
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Allegan Township finds extending water lines beyond contamination may be too...
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterAllegan Township Clerk Linda Evans said Monday the cost of including a water line extension to the M-89 Village East Mobile Home Park southeast of the former...
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Koch, 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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Federal lawsuit filed against AAESA
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Allegan Area Educational Service Agency.The Department of Justice filed the lawsuit alleging AAESA subjected two female teachers to sexual harassment and a...
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We have a Bingo Blast winner, but don't forget to send your card in
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorIn this week's paper, we acknowledged that, with so few numbers left to draw, there was bound to be a winner soon in our Allegan County News Bingo Blast contest.We were...
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Man lying in road struck and killed
GANGES TWP.—A 54-year-old man lying in the roadway was struck by a vehicle and died Thursday, Aug. 16, at approximately 3:20 a.m. on 66th Street near 119th Avenue in Ganges Township.According to the...
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Allegan County 2018 primary election official results
Below are the official results (except for Plainwell library’s proposal; see below) of contested races and ballot proposals for the Aug. 7 primary election. The Allegan County Board of Canvassers...
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Allegan County voters turn out for 2018 Aug. 7 primary
Recount requested for Dorr’s recycling surchargeBy: Ryan Lewis, EditorVoter turnout for the Aug. 7 primary was larger than expected as several polling locations ran out of ballots.Countywide, turnout...
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Man says girlfriend shot in struggle for shotgun in Casco
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterA South Haven man has explained his part in the events that led to a shooting in Casco Township in April.Allan Craig Troeger Jr., 26, pleaded guilty Monday, Aug. 13, in...
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Allegan council approves city hall designer, builder
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe City of Allegan moved forward with plans for a new city hall during the Monday, Aug. 13, council meeting by approving a contract with Progressive AE of Grand...
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Ditched gun hooked by fisher
After an Otsego man reeled in a loaded revolver while fishing in the Kalamazoo River, police were able to determine where it had come from.Michigan State Police said Blake Blanchard, 21, had been...
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Allegan man sent to federal prison for child pornography
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterAn Allegan man was sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for persuading teenagers to send him sexually explicit pictures.James Theodore Pyle, 27, was...
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Amid construction, Allegan council reviews other goals
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterWhile the Perrigo Riverfront Plaza project and plans for a new city hall get underway, the Allegan City Council reviewed other goals for 2018 during a pre-session...
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