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OBITUARY: Haas, Sue
12/17/2025

OBITUARY: Haas, Sue

View Sue Haas's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

OBITUARY: Bouton-Goldberg, Barbara
12/17/2025

OBITUARY: Bouton-Goldberg, Barbara

View Barbara Bouton-Goldberg's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

DeVries reflects on time as assistant director at ODL
12/17/2025

DeVries reflects on time as assistant director at ODL

Diane DeVries (center) wrapped up her final program as Otsego District Library assistant director/program and outreach director with Santa Storytime. (Photo provided) By Jason WesseldykSports Edito…

OHS National Honor Society hosts annual toy drive
12/17/2025

OHS National Honor Society hosts annual toy drive

Members of the Otsego High School National Honor Society show off one of the presents they bought as part of their toy drive. (Photo provided) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Each year, members of …

City of Plainwell looks at fire gear
12/17/2025

City of Plainwell looks at fire gear

By John RaffelCorrespondent At its meeting earlier this month, the Plainwell City Council was to consider purchase of Fire Gear according to NFPA Standards, which provide guidance on the lifespan a…

Allegan girls come up just short in season opener
12/17/2025

Allegan girls come up just short in season opener

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor It was a game of two halves for the Allegan girls basketball team in its season-opening contest against visiting Watervliet on Friday, Dec. 12.The Tigers started str…

Plainwell swim & dive takes second place
12/17/2025

Plainwell swim & dive takes second place

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GRAND RAPIDS—Plainwell boys swim & dive coach Andrea Murphy said the Grand Rapids City Sprint is one of the more fun meets her team has all season.And the Trojan…

Life as Performance Art
12/17/2025

Life as Performance Art

Since the Great Covid Shut Down, Christmas has become very “the past.” I don’t blame it on the virus nor closures used to slow its progress.Some has come from our penchant for online shopping, orde…

Educators’ legacy lives on with$2.2 million gift to Fennville Public Schools
12/17/2025

Educators’ legacy lives on with$2.2 million gift to Fennville Public Schools

James and Grace Walz gave a planned gift of $2.2 million to Fennville Public Schools to address the needs of students and educators across the generations. Photo courtesy of ACCF A generous planned…

Rossman Park neighborhood, some downtown areas on tap for 2026 improvements
12/17/2025

Rossman Park neighborhood, some downtown areas on tap for 2026 improvements

By Gari Voss As of mid-December 2026, about 90% of the engineering plans for the 2026 Phase of the Allegan Street Project are complete, but by listening to residents and their questions, the Abonma…

Oakwood Cemetery remembers veterans during Wreaths Across America
12/17/2025

Oakwood Cemetery remembers veterans during Wreaths Across America

As emcee Wally Coots announced each branch of the Armed Forces, a wreath was placed by a veteran. Ray Lewis, who had served in the Navy, placed the final wreath for POWs. About 100 participants bra…

Mike’s Musings: We Need The Good News of Christmas
12/17/2025

Mike’s Musings: We Need The Good News of Christmas

I was searching for words that would express an uplifting spirit this Christmas season. Too many of us, my self-included, consider the holiday season to be a distraction rather than a time to rejoi…

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