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Petition demands Allegan stop the sale of hotel site
Petition to rescind resolution 20.28 to sell 101 Brady Street was filed on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 by the Friends of Mahan Park. The intent of this petition is to stop the sale of 101 Brady...
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Health Dept. urges citizens to keep COVID mitigation in place
On Friday, October 2, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court held that “the executive orders issued by the Governor in response to the COVID-19 pandemic lack any basis under Michigan law.” The Court...
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Allegan police work to establish positive relationships
By: By Gary VossAllegan Police Chief Jay GibsonPolice departments across the United States have been examining their practices and their relationships with their communities because of incidents across...
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Faces & Masks in the Crowd:
Autumn in AlleganBy: by G Corwin StoppelThe question of the day was, “What do you like or dislike about October?” Roving around Allegan, here are some answers: “I love the changing colors,” a man told...
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From Priest to Poet or Mystery Writer
Murder of the Saugatuck Church Basement Kitchen Ladies by G. Corwin Stoppel is now available through Amazon. This is the seven mystery of Stoppel’s tales set in Saugatuck near the beginning of the 20th...
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Hocus Pocus kicks off theatre re-opening
By: by G Corwin StoppelFor many months the marquee on the Regent Theater in Allegan announced that it was closed down because of the pandemic. The way they phrased it helped dispel some of the...
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Fennville shelves proposed ban on storage units
By: By Jim HaydenFor full story, pick up a copy of the MONTH XX issue of The Allegan County News/The Union Enterprise/The Commercial Record or subscribe to the e-edition.
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Arcade re-opens for business
During a free, soft opening Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, Matt Adams, gaming guide, assists KesslerKline in his first adventure with pinball machines as Tonya Klifman and Jessica...
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Beier receives volunteer of the year award
By: By John RaffelThe City of Plainwell has announced the recipient of the Chris Haas volunteer of the year award.The recipient is Del Beier, who was an elementary school teacher in Plainwell for...
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Fleeing driver catapults in to Kalamazoo River
By: By Gary VossMorgan SvidronWednesday, October 21, 2020 about 8:30 am, an Allegan County deputy attempted to check on a suspicious vehicle that was parked along Monroe Road west of Allegan. When the...
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Veterans Day Salute
By: by G Corwin StoppelWithout exception, the American Veteran is our nation’s greatest asset.On Wednesday the 11th of November it is our opportunity to remember and express our appreciation to the men...
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Halloween weekend: more tricks than treats
By: By Scott Sullivan EditorHalloween weekend proved haunted literally for area first responders. Starting Friday, the Saugatuck Township Fire District answered calls ranging from a garage fire to a...
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Gun Lake Tribe donates $500k to schools, others
By: By Gary VossThe Gun Lake Tribe announced Thursday, November 29, 2020 that it would contribute its federal CARES Act funds to Allegan County and local schools. The $500,000 will assist in meeting...
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Peek at the Past
From the pages of The Allegan News and The Allegan County News and Gazette:Nov. 2, 1945300 to hunt in special season: Three hundred lucky persons who can hunt antlerless deer in Allegan County from...
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Small Business Saturday asks us to shop local
By: by G Corwin StoppelThis year is the tenth anniversary of the Shop Small Saturdays concept.It began as a response to the big box stores holding their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving night and the...
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Smashing Old Pumpkins
By: by G Corwin StoppelWith Halloween now well behind us, one question remains: What do we do with old pumpkins and jack o lanterns? For an individual or business with one or two decorative pumpkins it...
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Andrus elected new Allegan City mayor
By: By Gary VossDelora AndrusDuring the November 9, 2020 meeting, the Allegan City Council were apprised of the financial state of the City, and began filling the advisory boards and commissions with...
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Over 600 new COVID cases identified in county
By: By John Raffel CorrespondentALLEGAN — The number of COVID-19 cases in Allegan County posted by health department officials coming into this week, is up dramatically to 2,596, up from last week’s...
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Pullman branch library ready for modernization
By: By Gary VossThe call has gone out for volunteers who are willing to assist in making improvements to the Pullman Library. This has been truly a community affair to promote literacy and provide not...
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Fennville Police Department running out of cash for part time officers
The Fennville Police Department is at 117 N. Maple St. Fennville City’s police department is running out of money to pay its officers and could be more than $20,000 over budget if nothing is done soon....
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