Plainwell News

Allegan County already has more requests for Recovery Zone money than it has available.

Nursing homes are remaking their image as not just places for long-term patients at the end of their lives but as affordable alternatives for post-surgery rehabilitation.

Two men have been found guilty of beating and robbing a then-83-year-old World War II in his Livingston County home.

Day six in the trial of two men accused of beating a World War II veteran included testimony from a witness who reluctantly admitted he was angry at one defendant's family and who claims he overhead the defendants talking about the stolen loot.

Allegan County ballot Below are the candidates and questions that will appear on the Tuesday ballot.

Here are the vital statistics for Monday, Oct. 26: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Jason and Jessica Herbert, of Plainwell, a son.

Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Candace Allen and Arthur Evans, of Kalamazoo, a daughter.

Once again, Plainwell is the happening place for low gas prices. On Tuesday morning, the price of regular had dropped by as much as 4 cents per gallon at four stations in that area.

Plainwell High School and Plainwell Renaissance High School will close Tuesday and Wednesday due to illness.

Beebe and Debbie at the Lakeview Vet Clinic for their genuine and compassionate care of Dottie Kay Macaulay, my "god dog." They are truly amazing.

The Michigan Career and Technical Institute is on lock-down. The school is located between Plainwell and Delton.

A miscommunication between two men on a canoe trip on the Manistee River and their ride home led to a missing person search Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Flowers and foliage are flowing into downtown Plainwell as two flower shops settle into renovated storefronts.

Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. John Baginske, of Hartford, a son.

October 14, 2009 - The Michigan Rehabilitation Council in collaboration with Michigan Rehabilitation Services and the Michigan Commission for the Blind in the Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth hosted the first annual MRS Employer Champion Awards today at the State Capitol in Lansing to recognize employers who consistently support, ...

A tour taking place across Southwest Michigan today, Oct. 10 will offer an opportunity to learn about solar energy and other sustainable energy sources.

Peeks are being offered this weekend into 12 historic properties tucked around Plainwell.

The following is one in a series of articles on artists with local links participating in ArtPrize, which ends today.

Kalamazoo - Judy Granado left, walks her three Boxers as her sister Karen Beach, a retired meter reader for Consumer's Energy from Plainwell is pulled in her wheelchair by her dogs Shelby, left, Mazie, second left, Harley right, and Raven, who belongs to her neighbor, far right on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Spring Valley Park in Kalamazoo.

Back in Battle Creek after a recent trip to Australia, 6-year-old Joshua Ferro was digging into the skull of a happy pumpkin, filling his hands with stringy orange guts and diligently working to clean the cranium.