Apply for vacant Plainwell City Council seat by Aug. 16
Though the late Mayor Rick Brooks will be missed, the Plainwell City Council needs to fill the vacancy. Council members voted Monday, Aug. 12, to accept applications from those willing to serve on council, planning to appoint one to serve out the remainder of Brooks’ term, through November 2022.
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Plainwell mayor Rick Brooks dies after short illness
Plainwell Mayor Richard Brooks died Thursday, July 25, after a short illness, city officials said.
Dive crews discover body of drowned Caledonia man
LEIGHTON TWP.—Dive teams have located the body of a 58-year-old Caledonia man who appears to have drowned in Green Lake, the area where he lived. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office said the drowning was reported to 911 at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, though details were incomplete as to where he had last been seen.
Allegan Dam removal talks move forward
As the Superfund cleanup marches down the Kalamazoo River removing dam impoundment areas filled with PCB-contaminated sediment, the City of Allegan agreed at the July 8 council meeting to move forward with community meetings that educate the public on the future of the Allegan City Dam.
Holland man imprisoned five years for ‘horror novel’ abuse
A Holland man was sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison for abuse toward his girlfriend a prosecutor and judge compared to a horror novel.
In 1891, Allegan Fire Department’s championship running team is seen here practicing running hoses from the hose cart while the man on the box is the starter and timer. The building in the back is today the Allegan News office on Hubbard Street.
Allegan fire service has 150 years of history (Part 1 of 2)
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt of Part 1 of a two-part series looking back on some of Allegan Fire District’s 150-year history, which will be celebrated at the fire hall July 28.
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In 1891, Allegan Fire Department’s championship running team is seen here practicing running hoses from the hose cart while the man on the box is the starter and timer. The building in the back is today the Allegan News office on Hubbard Street.

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Otsego baseball coach Matt Eldred (left) talks to son Will at third base during a game this season. (Photo by Gary Shook), Matt Eldred is seen coaching third base earlier in his career as wife Lisa and son Will—then just a baby—watch while sitting in the grass. (Photo by Gary Shook)
Baseball provides special father/son bond for Eldreds

Coaching your own child at the varsity level can be a tricky proposition.
That’s something longtime Otsego baseball coach Matt Eldred knows about through first-hand experience.

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