The selected company looking at developing the corner lot at 101 Brady Street, next to the historic iron bridge, said their vision is to make a destination boutique hotel and restaurant that is not only a downtown anchor but also frames the riverfront—rather than obscures it.

With Allegan Public Schools superintendent Kevin Harness retiring at the end of this year, school board members will have a busy couple months pursuing candidates to succeed him. At the school board meeting Monday, April 8, president Troy Carns said Harness would be missed.