Plainwell News

Nearly three decades ago, Judy Himmelein was a waitress, determined to make Thanksgiving memorable for a few friends who were divorced or who had lost loved ones.

WEST MICHIGAN Many area restaurants and organizations will be offering free meals on Thanksgiving.

When psychic Carli Lesterhouse, whose professional name is Carli Ray, arranged to rent space in downtown Otsego for her business, Bewitching Wares, she didn't foresee a hurdle that a 93-year-old city ordinance would put in her path.

PLAINWELL, Mich. When Staff Sergeant David Julian was killed a suicide bomber near a market in Baghdad, he had been married for less than a year, and his daughter was just three months old.

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. Kalamazoo County leaders are looking over the plans to build a new arena in Kalamazoo and trying to figure out if voters will agree to pay for it.

It's not difficult to get up in arms when something goes wrong. If the state can't balance its budget, if schools are under-funded or if tax dollars are poorly spent, then criticism is warranted.

A Power of Attorney Seminar is being held at Life Care Center of Plainwell, 320 Brigham St., Plainwell.

A Kalamazoo man was arrested Wednesday after a lengthy car chase that police say stretched from downtown Kalamazoo to Plainwell.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Police chased a man across Kalamazoo Wednesday after he took off during a traffic stop.

Dreams of a permanent memorial honoring veterans here will become reality Wednesday when the community gathers to dedicate the Greater Plainwell Veterans Memorial.

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.