Articles tagged with allegan

Wed, May 16, 2012

Shoplifting ring captured in Allegan County

ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO) A sharp eyed Allegan County Deputy is getting credit for breaking up a shoplifting ring, and he did it far from ...

Sat, April 28, 2012

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Collections in Holland, Allegan, Wayland

UNDATED (WHTC) - An effort to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs, along with proper disposal of those scripts, will be held at ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

Accused Allegan Co. Puppy Mill Owners Accept Plea Deal to Reduced Charges

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Two Allegan County dog breeders pleaded guilty in Allegan District Court this morning to reduced misdemeanor animal cruelty charges and ordered ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

VIDEO: Meet & Greet for Allegan Co. Animal Shelter Puppy Mill Dogs

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - Officials of the Allegan County Animal Shelter held a meet-and-greet session last night for around 80 prospective owners of dogs ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

"Meet & Greet" Tonight at Allegan Co. Animal Shelter for Puppy Mill Dogs

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Prospective new owners for some of nearly 400 canines seized in a raid of a Cheshire Township home earlier this month ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Construction Hampers Traffic Attempting to Cross Allegan Co.

OTSEGO, MI (WHTC) - In the best of times, trying to drive east-west across Allegan County smoothly is difficult. Right now, it could be next ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Allegan Co. Shelter to Host Meet-and-Greet for Seized Dogs

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - While agencies across the state are helping to find homes for nearly 400 dogs taken from an alleged puppy mill in ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Funeral for Fallen Allegan Co. Sheriff's Sgt. Today

WAYLAND, MI (WHTC) - The funeral service for Allegan County Sheriff’s Sergeant Scott Tatrow is this morning at St. Therese Church in Wayland. The ...

Sun, April 15, 2012

Allegan County Sheriffs Department Veteran Dead after Sudden Illness

ALLEGAN (WKZO) -- The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department is reporting the death of one of their Deputies. Sgt. Scott Tatrow, who had most recently ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Funeral Arrangements Complete for Allegan Co. Sheriff's Sgt.

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Allegan County Sheriff’s Sergeant Scott Tatrow, who died early on Saturday morning at the ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Search for Missing Allegan Co. Woman Ends with Safe Recovery

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - The search ended overnight for 32-year-old Jessica Anne Fitch, as the Allegan County woman, who missed a scheduled probate hearing on ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Allegan Co. Commissioners Table Proposed West Side Park Improvements

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Allegan County Commissioners tabled a requested improvement project for West Side County Park after residents argued that installing up to 30 ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Couple Arrested in Allegan Co. Puppy Mill Raid

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - The Allegan County couple who operated that runaway dog breeding operation out of their home in Cheshire Township has now been ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Allegan County Couple To Be Charged In Dog Case; Call for Shelter Help Made

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - An Allegan County couple will face criminal charges in connection with the seizure of more than 350 dogs from their home ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Dogs Seized in Allegan Co. Puppy Mill Raid Surrendered for Adoption

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - The owners of a Cheshire Township puppy mill raided over the weekend have surrendered custody of 352 dogs taken from what ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Two Allegan Co. Communities Take Up Issues Tonight

UNDATED (WHTC) - In separate meetings this evening, Douglas city planners will consider whether to recommend an ordinance that would regulate medical marijuana in terms ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Hundreds of Animals Seized from Allegan Co. House

CHESHIRE TWP., MI (WHTC) - We have heard of hoarders keeping a few dozen strays, only to have it get out of hand. This may ...

Sat, April 07, 2012

Holland, Plainwell Intersections Most Accident-Prone in Allegan Co.

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Holland had six of the top 10 intersections for crashes in Allegan County during 2011. Sheriff’s Department figures claim that ...

Sat, March 31, 2012

Robo-Calls Did Not Originate From Allegan Jail: Sheriff

ALLEGAN (WHTC) - Allegan County officials say a recent series of robo-calls from an individual claiming to be a county jail inmate did not originate ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Another School Bus Accident in Allegan County

HAMILTON, MI (WHTC) - For the second time in as many days, an accident involving a vehicle rear-ending a school bus occurred in Allegan County ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Suspect in Stabbing South of Allegan Reportedly Captured

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - A 23-year-old man wanted by Allegan County authorities for questioning in a multiple stabbing at a residence south of the county ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Allegan County Detectives have Suspect in Attempted Murders in Custody

TROWBRIDGETOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Allegan County Deputies say they now have Levi Nation in custody, after they say he fled the scene of multiple stabbings on ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

Firefighters Battle Mobile Home Fire in Allegan Co.

ALLEGAN COUNTY (WHTC) - No injuries were reported Wednesday afternoon after a mobile home fire in central Allegan County. Dispatchers received a call of a ...

Sat, March 17, 2012

Busy Friday Night Reported by State Police in Allegan Co.

WAYLAND, MI (WHTC) - The first night of extended patrols by state police troopers, county sheriff's deputies and local police officers along the Lakeshore ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Groundbreaking for New Allegan Co. Jail Today

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - A day many in Allegan County law enforcement have been waiting for comes this morning.

The first ceremonial shovels will be ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Allegan teenagers caught following alleged burglaries in Laketown Township

LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- A fresh snowfall can be a burglar’s worst enemy. A couple of teens found that out the hard way early ...

Thu, February 23, 2012

Allegan Co. United Way Nears Fundraising Goal

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Officials of the Allegan County United Way and Volunteer Center say that they are about six thousand dollars away from their ...

Wed, February 22, 2012

Two Allegan Co. Projects on M-DOT's Agenda for 2012

LANSING, MI (WHTC) - Michigan Department of Transportation officials have announced a series of road improvement projects for the state’s southwest corner during 2012 ...

Wed, February 22, 2012

Illness Knocks Out Democratic Challenger to Allegan County's Congressional Seat

KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - A possible Democratic challenger for the US House seat currently held by Republican Fred Upton has pulled out of the race ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

Foreclosures Down in Ottawa Co., Up in Allegan Co.

ROCKVILLE, MD (WHTC) - Foreclosures were mixed along the Lakeshore last month. In numbers released by RealtyTrac, there were 185 filings in Ottawa County in ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

Chef Container Lands Allegan City Refuse/Recycling Deal

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Chef Container has won another municipal agreement, as Allegan city officials and the Holland-based waste handler concluded a year of negotiations ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Charges Possible in Allegan Co. Snowmobile Crash

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Allegan County authorities are apparently preparing to file charges against an unnamed 39-year-old Dorr man who remains hospitalized after his snowmobile ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

"Former Terrorist" Speech in Allegan Cancelled Over Security Concerns

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - A self-described “former Islamic terrorist” was supposed to speak at Allegan High School last night. However, the auditorium was cleared moments ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Remains Identified As Missing Man in Allegan Co. Accident Case

KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - Investigators are tight-lipped following results of DNA testing that confirmed the identity of a 33-year-old man whose body was found in ...

Sat, January 14, 2012

Allegan Twp. Man Hospitalized in Possible Meth Lab Explosion

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - An unnamed Allegan Township man is being treated for critical burns at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. He claims he was burned putting ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Incumbent Allegan County Officials Jointly Seek Reelection

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Allegan County’s top elected county-wide officials announced yesterday a joint reelection effort this fall. Sheriff Blane Koops, Clerk Joyce Watts ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Allegan Co. Commissioners Give Final Approval to New Jail Project

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - A years-long quest to build a new Allegan County Jail will culminate next month when work on converting the former Haworth ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Book Thrown at Kidnapping Mastermind in Incident that Ended in Allegan Co.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) - Kent County Circuit Court Judge Mark Trusock lived up to his reputation yesterday by throwing the book at 33-year-old Regan ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Allegan Co. Photo Winners Announced

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - The Allegan County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department yesterday announced its quarterly photo contest winners. Jayne DeKraker of Allegan took the ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Allegan Co. United Way Fundraising Campaign at 96% of Goal

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Working on a different schedule than their counterparts in Ottawa County, officials of the Allegan County United Way said today that ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Sentencing Today for Allegan Co. Man in Kalamazoo Co. Burglary & Assault

KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - Sentencing is slated today in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court for Craig Allen Frost, a 30-year-old homeless man from Allegan County who ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Allegan Detour on M-222 to be Lifted

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Motorists heading east from Allegan towards Martin will no longer face a detour around the municipal airport, as state transportation department ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

Fire Destroys Barn but Not Nursery Business in Allegan

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Fire crews are investigating a blaze that destroyed a barn at Peterson's Riverview Nursery on 26^th Street in Allegan ...

Thu, December 01, 2011

Accidental Shooting Hospitalizes One Allegan Co. Man, Jails Another

CHESHIRE TWP., MI (WHTC) - What appeared to be an accidental shooting in the kitchen of a Cheshire Township home late on Tuesday night has ...

Sun, November 27, 2011

Allegan Woman Killed in Crash

ALLEGAN TWP., MI (WHTC) - A 67-year-old Allegan woman died after a one-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon. Alice May Creech was pronounced dead off of ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Ottawa Co. United Way at 40% Mark; Allegan Co. Campaign Underway

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The Ottawa County United Way’s main fundraiser has eclipsed the one million-dollar mark, according to a statement today by Campaign ...

Sat, November 19, 2011

Alleged Phone Threatener in Allegan Co. Arrested, Arraigned

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - A 48-year-old Kalamazoo man suspected of leaving a threat in a voice mail at the Allegan County Circuit Court was arraigned ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

Allegan Man Critically Hurt in Farm Accident

ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - A 39-year-old Allegan man suffered critical head, chest and facial injuries when the tractor that he was operating ran over ...

Tue, October 25, 2011

Online Auction of Repossessed Assets of Allegan Co. Flight School Today

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - An online auction of the assets of Allegan County-based Dodgen Aircraft and Skykid Aviation is today. Miedema Auctioneering will be ...

Tue, October 18, 2011

Allegan Co. Burglars Caught in Kent Co.

SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC News) - Two suspects involved in three home burglaries yesterday afternoon in Allegan County have been apprehended. County Sheriff's deputies and ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Allegan Co. Man Arraigned in Brutal Burglary Assault

KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC News) - A 30-year-old Allegan County man was arraigned today on charges stemming from a brutal assault of a woman during the ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Man Involved in Police Chase Through Allegan Co. Refutes Plea Deal

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC News) - The Kent County man whose high-speed police chase through Allegan County on US-131 a year ago led to a ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Services Today for Allegan Girl Killed in Crash

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Funeral services are this afternoon for Susanna Joy Miller, a 14-year-old Allegan girl who died this past Sunday when the ...

Sun, September 25, 2011

Identities Disclosed in Fatal Allegan Twp. Crash

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - A 14-year-old Allegan girl is dead, while two drivers were hospitalized, after two separate accidents on one stretch of roadway ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Boards of Ottawa, Allegan Counties Discuss Employee Pay

UNDATED (WHTC News) - The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners yesterday approved a one-percent pay increase for unclassified employees, along with a workers’ group that ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Funeral Today for Marine from Allegan

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Services are this afternoon at the Gordon Funeral Residence in Allegan for 22-year-old Gregory Courtney, a US Marine Corporal who ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Rampage Leads to Threats, Injury, Arrest in Allegan Co.

CHESHIRE TWP., MI (WHTC News) - A 20-year-old Allegan man was arrested this morning after an alleged rampage inside of a 37^th Street home ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Back-to-Back Days of Allegan AESA Bus Crashes Reported

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - For the second time in as many days, an Allegan Area Educational Service Agency bus was involved in an accident ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Allegan Co. Parks Photo Winners Named

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - A woman and a girl, both from Allegan, won that county's quarterly photo contests as conducted by the Parks ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Vehicular Burglars Caught in Ottawa, Allegan Counties

UNDATED (WHTC News) - Several teens have been arrested for two separate burglary sprees along the Lakeshore.

The first came along two stretches of roadway ...

Sat, September 17, 2011

Allegan Man Killed in M-40 Crash

MERSON, MI (WHTC News) - A 22-year-old Allegan man died in a fiery crash south of his hometown yesterday morning. Authorities say that Gregory Courtney ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

Marital Spat Turns Fiery in Allegan Co.; Robber Caught at Drag Races

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - From the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department blotter: A Salem Township man was arrested after punctuating an argument with his ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

Busy Allegan Co. Police Blotter

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Two suspects are in custody, while three others are being sought by Allegan County Sheriff’s Deputies. A lawnmower driver ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

Some Wild Mustangs from Allegan Co. Ranch Find New Homes in Ca.

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - The saga of wild mustang horses brought to Michigan this past spring for sales that fell through and were found ...

Fri, September 09, 2011

Allegan County Fair Begins Today

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - The Allegan County Fair begins its nine-day run today with youth livestock competition and an evening rodeo. Concerts, tractor pulls ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Serial Burglar in NE Allegan Co. Caught

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Allegan County Sheriff’s Investigators believe that they have got the man involved in a series of burglaries of a ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Another Dog Joins Allegan Co. Sheriff's Department

BRADLEY, MI (WHTC News) - In another show of community support, officials of the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians will be holding a ceremony ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Allegan Co. Farmers Eligible for Federal Grant

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - The Macatawa Area Coordinating Council announced yesterday a 665 thousand-dollar, three-year-long federal grant that would help farmers along the Lakeshore ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Forum on Proposed State Mental Health Care Rules is Tonight in Allegan

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - A community forum on a proposed state mental health plan that would take many of the decision-making processes away from ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Electricity Cut to Allegan Co. Residents for Second Straight Day

UNDATED (WHTC News) - For the second straight day, customers of Consumers Energy in Allegan County were affected by a power outage, although the circumstances ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Teenage Gang of Robbers in Custody Following Allegan County Mugging

LEIGHTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- A mobile gang of robbers with gang ties, are in custody. They allegedly mugged a teenager in Allegan County Sunday ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Four Caledonia Teens Arrested for Allegan Co. Assault

CALEDONIA, MI (WHTC News) - Four teens from Kent County’s Caledonia Township are accused of bringing some apparent gang activity to Allegan County.

According ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Burglar Sought in Allegan Co. Neighborhood

FILLMORE TWP., MI (WHTC News) - There may be a couple of burglars on the prowl in northern Allegan County.

For the second time in ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Allegan County Approves Resolution to Sell Bonds to Convert Haworth into Jail

ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO) -- It’s been debated in Allegan County for nearly two decades: how to fund and build a new county jail. Now ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Go-Ahead Given for New Allegan Co. Jail

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Allegan County Commissioners have endorsed a 17.7 million-dollar design for a new county jail and sheriff’s headquarters, as ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Allegan Co. Company Earns Regional Green Honors

EAST LANSING, MI (WHTC News) - The Michigan Agri-Business Association announced yesterday that the Moline Cooperative Milling Company was one of three firms in West ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Saugatuck Man Wins Allegan Co. Photo Contest

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - A Saugatuck man won Allegan County’s Spring 2011 Photo Contest, as the county’s Tourist Council announced yesterday that ...

Fri, July 29, 2011

Power Out for Some Allegan Co. Residents

JACKSON, MI (WHTC News) - Consumers Energy officials are hoping to restore power sometime Saturday to customers affected by an outage in Overisel Township. A ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

Chef Container Lands Allegan Co. Recycling Contract

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - Holland-based Chef Container has landed another municipal contract, as Allegan County has tabbed the firm to handle recycling collection at ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Allegan Attorney Sentenced

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Probation and restitution was the sentence handed down yesterday to John Watts, the Allegan attorney who didn’t contest embezzlement ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Allegan Deputies Monitoring Mustang Situation

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Allegan County Sheriff’s Deputies are hoping to have an inventory of wild mustangs taken in by an Allegan breeder ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Allegan Co. Building Momentarily Closed Due to "Situation"

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - The Allegan County Building was closed for about a half hour this morning due to what the Sheriff's Department ...

Sat, July 23, 2011

Farm Fest Today Among Lakeshore Farms in Allegan Co.

SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC News) - Eleven participating Lakeshore Harvest Country farms from Saugatuck to South Haven will be welcoming visitors to experience a slice of ...

Fri, July 22, 2011

Allegan Co. Jail Plans Move Forward

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - It was another step taken in the effort to build a new Allegan County Jail.

Commissioners spent around two and ...

Thu, July 21, 2011

Advisory Ended for Two Allegan Co. Beaches

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Allegan County health officials today lifted a no-body contact advisory for the waters of Lake Michigan off of West Side ...

Thu, July 21, 2011

Allegan Co. Board Goes Over Jail Plans

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Could there be a breakthrough on the long-standing stall over a new Allegan County Jail? County Commissioners huddle this morning ...

Tue, July 19, 2011

Two Lake Michigan Beaches in Allegan Co. Off-Limits to Swimmers

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Allegan County Health Department officials have slapped no-body contact advisories for the waters of Lake Michigan off of both West ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Allegan Man Hurt in Van Buren Co. Crash

BLOOMINGDALE, MI (WHTC News) - A 25-year-old Allegan man was injured in a rollover crash on a Van Buren County road over the weekend.

According ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Sentencing Slated Today for Allegan Attorney

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - Allegan attorney John Watts, husband of the Allegan County Clerk, is scheduled for sentencing today on one count of embezzlement ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Allegan Co. Jail Issue Pushed Back a Week

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - A final decision on moving forward with plans for a new Allegan County Jail is expected next Thursday, as Commissioners ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

New Dog Joins Allegan Co. Sheriff’s Dept. K-9 Unit

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - There’s a new four-legged partner for Allegan County Sheriff’s Deputy David Holmes.

The veteran of the department’s ...

Sun, July 03, 2011

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