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Allegan riverfront restrooms shuffle to new spot
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterFaced with another scenario for constructing Riverfront Restrooms, the Allegan City Council directed staff to move forward with a new location at the May 13...
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Otsego threatens to sue sitting city commissioner over land purchase
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorEditor’s note: Commissioner Nick Breedveld resigned Wednesday, May 22, after signing a settlement with the city in which they agreed not to pursue litigation. Read our story here....
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Otsego won’t sue; Breedveld steps down over land deal
Update: Meeting planned for Memorial Day morningBy: Ryan Lewis, EditorEditor’s note: This story has been updated to note the special meeting Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day).Before Otsego filed its...
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Christian Neighbors marks hunger awareness month 'Food Fight'
By: Ryan Lewis, EditorChristian Neighbors wants to get word out during Hunger Awareness Month—what better way than to have a food fight?Not the messy kind. The kind where the Otsego and Plainwell...
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Allegan County Memorial Day events 2019
Memorial Day this year is Monday, May 27. Here is a listing of all of the events local communities have planned to honor the memory of the nation’s service members. AlleganThe parade will begin at 10...
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Driver dies in crash fleeing traffic stop
A 25-year-old male died in Otsego Township on Sunday, May 26, after crashing in a parked vehicle while attempting to flee a police officer.The crash happened just before midnight when a deputy from...
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First Baptist Otsego launches community garden
By: Elizabeth Abbott, writerFirst Baptist Church of Otsego is launching a community garden in Otsego this summer. The garden, called “Sowing Seeds of Hope,” will be in the front yard of the former St....
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Allegan's 2019 ‘Rollin’ on the River’ concerts lined up
Positively Allegan has a line up of its weekly Friday night music series “Rollin’ on the River.”The live music series from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Allegan Riverfront Stage is at a new time this year,...
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Hopkins senior graduates as marine
Before walking the stage to receive her Hopkins High School diploma, Pfc. Laura Velderman of the U.S. Marine Corps, received a special tribute from Michigan legislators in Lansing for her dedication to...
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Hamilton seeks to honor veterans with memorial
By: Elizabeth Abbott, writerA new veteran’s memorial is being planned for Hamilton coordinated with Heath Township.After seeing Dorr’s Veterans Memorial, Helen Zeerip of Teddy’s Transport in Hamilton...
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Plainwell resident Bradley Older dies near Mendon
A Plainwell resident, Bradley Older, 37, was killed Sunday, May 26, in a single-vehicle crash in a field in St. Joseph County’s Mendon Township, south of the Village of Mendon.According to the Michigan...
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Hopkins Middle School cleared after bomb note, evacuation
Hopkins Middle School was evacuated earlier today after administrators learned the phrase “I will bomb da school” was found written on a boys’ bathroom stall door.The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office...
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Rep. Whiteford will meet constituents in Allegan, Laketown
State Rep. Mary Whiteford has scheduled two times to meet with Allegan County residents Monday, June 17.“By personally listening to your questions and concerns, I can ensure I am delivering results for...
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Allegan seeks sports complex input
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe City of Allegan is hosting a community meeting to collect ideas for the future of the Allegan Sport & Wellness Complex at the end of 29th Street, just east...
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By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterEnforcement of Dorr Township Fire Department’s cost recovery ordinance will be moving forward with invoices to be sent out immediately after major incidents and...
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Wayland will trim fireworks hours to follow new state rules
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterThe City of Wayland will be changing their fireworks ordinance, reducing the number of days residents can shoot from fireworks from 30 to 12 (or 13).At the June 3...
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City’s riverfront restroom option number 2 may be flushed
By: Virginia Ransbottom, Staff WriterAnother property owner has pulled the plug on riverfront restrooms.A deal under negotiation in which One Enterprises would buy the Boardwalk Ice Cream building...
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Taking flight: Korean War veteran visits D.C. on Honor Flight
By: Elizabeth Abbott, writerAllegan resident Leo Cassidy, a veteran of the Korean War, received the privilege of flying to Washington, D.C., Saturday through the Honor Flight Network. Cassidy’s trip...
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Man sentenced for crash that killed newlyweds
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterA Holland man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for killing Hannah Kwekel and Logan Allbaugh in a car crash while intoxicated by drugs last...
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Otsego ends Breedveld suit, talks ethics policy
By: Daniel Pepper, Staff WriterOtsego city commissioners approved an agreement with now former city commissioner Nick Breedveld.Commissioners voted unanimously Monday, June 3, to accept an agreement...
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