Allegan News

Reading Rod Smith's article that Allegan County has banned tobacco use in parks with playground equipment puts a smile on my face.

Borgess Medical Center JOLENE JENKINS and GREGORY JOHNSON, of Allegan, a daughter.

The following is a sample of incidents to which officers responded. It was provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.

Dispatchers in three West Michigan counties were passing along information to officers on two men being sought in an armed robbery in Coopersville.

The following is a sample of incidents to which officers responded so far this month.

Allegan, ranked No. 4 in Division 2, won six individual championships and had 10 wrestlers in the finals as it amassed 236 points to easily outdistance runner-up Otsego, which had four individual champions and 207.5 points.

On June 28, 2010, a car traveling 50 mph rear-ended another car on M-40 in Allegan County, which then hit this Ford Explorer.

Battle Creek Live Green Home Show and Green Vehicle Showcase, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Kellogg Arena, 1 McCamly Square, Battle Creek.

The following is a sample of incidents to which officers responded Jan. 31. It was provided by the Allegan County Sherifff's Office.

Mary A. Colborn grew up on a farm in Allegan. Now, she's brought a bushel full of movies to town, with the launch of the first Allegan Green Film Fest.

Plans by the Sturgis Journal to cease daily printing at its base in Sturgis and consolidate printing work with those at its sister printing facilities in Allegan and Adrian is an efficiency move, its publisher says.

The following is a sample of incidents to which officers responded Jan. 27-30. It was provided by the Allegan County Sherifff's Office.

PRESS RELEASE 01-31-2012 Allegan Police Chief Rick Hoyer Shut Down of 'Defending Our Constitution from Enemies Foreign and Domestic' Event: On Tuesday the 24th of January, CAIR had in fact sent a letter to Allegan High School Administration office, the Allegan County news and others.

Here are some interesting videos from around Southwest Michigan that were recently posted online: YouTube user GregNoll61 uploaded the below video on Saturday.

The Allegan County News reports that Allegan Police Chief Rick Hoyer, who shut down a speech by self-proclaimed former terrorist Kamal Saleem at Allegan High School Thursday, said there was no specific threat to the event and that it was stopped to protect the other people in the building.

The money is in place, the contracts are signed and demolition is under way for a new Allegan County Jail.

Allegan police chief Rick Hoyer shut down an event where Kamal Seleem was to speak on the threat of radical Islam.

ALLEGAN, Mich. A West Michigan representative is upset after a lecture at Allegan High School was shut down abruptly on Thursday night.

West Michigan unemployment rates climbed slightly in December but remained, for most part, below the state average of 9 percent.

The following is a sample of incidents to which officers responded Jan. 23. It was provided by the Allegan County Sherifff's Office.