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City will make money on cemetery tree removal
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe City of Allegan approved a proposal to remove of 14 walnut and cherry trees from Oakwood Cemetery. The trees are in a wooded area of the cemetery near Academy...
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North Main rezoning in Allegan effort hits deadlock
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterAfter a public hearing in which two residents opposed the rezoning of 10 parcels along the eastern portion of North Main Street from M-1 Manufacturing to R-3...
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Allegan is prepared to ban marijuana businesses while studying issue
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe City of Allegan will be proposing to adopt an opt-out ordinance to prohibit marijuana establishments, at least on a temporary basis. That’s because the...
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Dog rescued from thin ice on river in Allegan
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterA large black lab was rescued from thin ice formed around an island in the Kalamazoo River. No one knows how he got onto the island but residents began calling 911...
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Wayland honors Pearl Harbor Day by speaking with veterans
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorWhile he’s had a chance to speak with other veterans in his family, Wayland Middle School eighth-grader Brett Bultsma of Dorr didn’t pass up the chance to speak with several more...
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More tax freezes sought for new Allegan projects
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterTwo public hearings have been scheduled for tax freezes through Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Application certificates during the Allegan City Council meeting...
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Newspaper office closes Christmas Eve, Day and New Year's Day
The Allegan County News office will close Monday, Dec. 24, at noon for the Christmas holiday.The newspaper’s office, 241 Hubbard St., Allegan, will reopen Wednesday, Dec. 26, at 9 a.m. for normal...
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Police believe man in nighttime crash was hit, killed later on US-131
WAYLAND—Police believe they have pieced together that a man who crashed his vehicle overnight on US-131 near Wayland was later struck and killed by a car.A report from the Allegan County Sheriff’s...
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Allegan city adjusts water fee for 78 users
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterFor those in the City of Allegan who had a 1.5-inch water meter switched out to a 2-inch water meter, the water readiness-to-serve charge will be rising from $70.09...
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Whooping cough canceled basketball games last week
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorWhooping cough has turned up in several west Michigan high school students, some of whom live in Allegan County.Allegan County Health Department personal health services manager...
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County fertilizer ban stays on books
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorAllegan County’s ban on residential lawn fertilizer with phosphorous remains in place.Allegan County commissioners voted 5-2 against repealing the local ordinance at their meeting...
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Allegan County jail program helps inmates with reentry to community
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterIn the midst of the Christmas season, a celebration occurred in one of the most unlikely places.Eight heavily tatooed inmates wearing bright orange scrubs at the...
View ArticleKalamazoo woman arrested for hit-and-run that killed Allegan man
Police acted on a tip to arrest a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed an Allegan man.The pedestrian, Edward J. Howell Jr., 45, was killed Saturday, Dec. 8, about 11:10 p.m. as he walked...
View ArticleOtsego woman dies from toll booth injuries
An Otsego woman who was pinned by her own vehicle at a toll booth in Indiana died from her injuries on Wednesday, Dec. 12.Lucy Ortiz, 40, had worked at Casa Real in Otsego.Ortiz dropped her debit card...
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Allegan County United Way offers tax assistance
Allegan County United Way is offering free tax help filed by individuals using help from IRS-certified volunteers.The effort connects filers with the online service at MyFreeTaxes.com.On location at...
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Police arrest driver in fatal hit-and-run
Police acted on a tip to arrest a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed an Allegan man.The pedestrian, Edward J. Howell Jr., 45, was killed Saturday, Dec. 8, about 11:10 p.m. as he walked...
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Year in Review 2018
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterIt was a year for investment in downtown Allegan and while it’s mostly a work in progress, the momentum is building and leaving many in anticipation of a...
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City’s New Year’s party features ball drop, ice sculptures
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterPositively Allegan and Ropes Courses Inc. will be hosting a New Year’s Eve party Monday, Dec. 31, by counting down to midnight with Michigan’s largest ball drop...
View ArticleSentencing delayed for woman who stole medication
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterA sentencing hearing for a home health aide who has admitted she stole prescription drugs from an Allegan boy who later died after a seizure has been rescheduled.Kristie...
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Three indicted for stealing firearms in Graafschap
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThree Ottawa County residents, Matteo Adan Marroquin, 22, of Holland; Lacy Lynn Zimmerman, 22, of Spring Lake and Andrew Tyler Leenheer, 23 of Zeeland, were...
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