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Allegan Police Chief Rick Hoyer retiring
Allegan City Police Chief Rick Hoyer is retiring, effective April 12, after 41 years of service on the City of Allegan police department.Hoyer has served the City of Allegan as a police officer since...
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State offices close Jan. 28 due to winter weather
LANSING—State offices including Secretary of State branches across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula closed at 10 a.m. due to “emergency snow conditions,” according to a press release.“This is about keeping...
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Woman killed after passing traffic on M-89
A 25 year old woman from Benton Harbor was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Sunday, Jan. 27, at around 6:30 p.m. on M-89 at 2nd Street in Gun Plain Township.According to witnesses, an eastbound...
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Consumers Energy asks customers to reduce thermostats
The state issued a Wireless Emergency Alert, broadcasting an urgent message late Wednesday to cellphones calling for utility customers across Michigan to lower their heat to 65 or less through Friday...
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Woman dies in Gun Plain Twp. crash; child lives
A 25-year-old woman from Benton Harbor was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Sunday, Jan. 27, at around 6:30 p.m. on M-89 at 2nd Street in Gun Plain Township.According to witnesses, an eastbound...
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Allegan’s new airport terminal looking sharp
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe new $625,000 airport terminal at Allegan’s Padgham Field Airport was finished in December by McGraw Construction out of Grand Rapids. It’s the same construction...
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Wayland kicks off utility rate review
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterIt’s been at least 12 years since the City of Wayland increased water and sewer rates.That’s about to change.Rate adjustments are the next step in the city’s...
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‘Speed, age’ blamed for student crash on M-222
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterA car crash that involved Plainwell students leaving the Allegan County Area Technical and Education Center was attributed by police to “age and speed” after consulting...
View ArticleTownship awaits marijuana rules
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorLike many communities awaiting statewide rules regarding newly legalized marijuana establishments, Allegan Township is officially prohibiting the businesses.Board members voted on...
View ArticleDorr Township opts out of marijuana establishments
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterDorr Township Board voted 5 to 1 to adopt a marijuana opt-out ordinance to prohibit commercial recreational marijuana businesses and facilities in the township at...
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Man jailed for exposing himself to two students
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterA man who admitted to exposing himself to a pair of high school girls in Allegan last year has been sentenced to jail and probation.Tristen Scott Reyes, 31, of Allegan...
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Wayland selects Garnsey as new police chief
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterMark Garnsey of Rockford has been tapped as the new police chief of Wayland.After going into closed session on Monday, Feb. 4, Wayland City Council accepted a...
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Driver pleads in Wayland 5-year-old’s death in crash
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterA woman has pleaded guilty in the car crash that killed 5-year-old Blake Huffman in Wayland in July.Amber Lea Collige, 34, pleaded no contest Monday, Feb. 4, in Allegan...
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Expected cost of Allegan city hall renovations rankles some
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterAllegan’s City Council will be tightening the purse strings for renovations to the new city hall building on Trowbridge Street.During an hour-long discussion in a...
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Perrigo carjacking leads to standoff, arrest
A 39-year-old Plainwell area man apparently stole a utility van from a Perrigo parking lot in Allegan, crashed the vehicle, then led police on a foot chase and standoff that ended in his arrest...
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Family loses pets in house fire
A family lost their pets due to a fire that had plenty of smoke billowing from windows when firefighters arrived at 515 Maple St., in Allegan at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19.Two dogs and one cat were...
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Police seek help finding Plainwell man missing since January
By: Daniel PepperPolice are seeking help in finding Todd Lilge of Plainwell who was last seen Jan. 18.According to the Michigan State Police, the Paw Paw Post got a call reporting Lilge missing...
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Wayland opts out of marijuana establishments
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe City of Wayland is the latest municipality to opt-out of allowing marijuana establishments to operate within its jurisdiction.City manager Joshua Eggleston said...
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Carjacker caught after crashes, foot chase, standoff
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterA 39-year-old Martin Township man apparently stole a utility van from a Perrigo parking lot in Allegan, crashed the vehicle, then led police on a foot chase and...
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Sneller Properties applies for tax freeze program in Allegan
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterSneller Properties at 209 Hubbard St., Allegan, is the latest business to request a tax freeze by applying for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (OPRA)...
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