Allegan News

When his car was trapped in the flooded Ionia Fairgrounds, along with his cash, credit cards and house keys, Matt Hartwig faced one of the toughest weeks of his life following the B-93 Birthday Bash last June.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. The Census is still looking for workers in West Michigan. The local Census Office Manager David Wiemerslage says that there are still 1,000 jobs available in Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass and Kalamazoo Counties.

The Consumers Energy Foundation has awarded a $900 grant to a Barry County organization to recognize outstanding volunteerism by a utility employee.

A new group wants to pressure state lawmakers on education funding reforms. Members of Future of Allegan County Education, or FACE, said their goals are to provide information, a forum for ideas, and a way to give input to state legislators.

Allegan County Jail inmates have helped an Upper Peninsula charity give children some hope, by shortening their hair.

The President has made jobs his main focus, and west Michigan has just gotten another reminder of just how dire the situation is.

If you are a municipal administrator, you may be responsible for responding to citizen FOIA requests.

A new announcement from the state could help bring more wind energy to the lake shore.

A convicted murderer from Allegan County has lost her appeal. Dena "Winky" Thompson had petitioned the state Court of Appeals to overturn convictions stemming from the December 2007 murder of her ex-husband Troy Tyo.

Michigan's Public Service Commission sends its final recommendations on our state's windiest regions to the lawmakers.

Lawyers, judges, law enforcement officers and even program graduates have praised a nationally recognized methamphetamine diversion program, but that might not be enough to save it.

Allegan County joined Ottawa and Kent counties last week in distributing a prescription-discount card.

January 18, 2010, 3:30PM New Otsego postmaster James Hillen, who spent most of his career in Grand Rapids, spent the past 11 months as the temporary postmaster in Niles.

We have called hospice once again. The first time was in 2007 when my father became ill.

A couple involved in a domestic dispute Sunday now face charges related to attempted murder after the man fired shots at the woman's friends in Van Buren County's Grand Junction.

GIRL SCOUTING THROUGH THE AGES: View changes in girl scouting since it began in 1912 through awards, uniforms and other memorabilia on display at the Old Jail Museum, 113 Walnut St., Allegan.

Members of steering committee of the West Michigan Regional Policy Conference provide an update Thursday of the group's efforts at a meeting of more than 200 area business people.

Earl Kranz, the co-founder of an Allegan area ministry to help the poor and homeless.

The Director and Co-Founder of a Health Clinic and Ministry in Allegan has been charged with eight counts of sexual misconduct.

The man who helped found an outreach program to help the poor and homeless in Allegan County is now facing several charges of criminal sexual conduct.