Allegan News

James Walter Pyle, 58, of Gobles passed away peacefully on Sunday Sept. 21, 2014, surrounded by loved ones as his Western Michigan Episcopal Cursillo community sang him joyfully in to heaven.

Dorr Township’s office clerk and maintenance man were given raises at the board’s Sept. 20 meeting.

Construction on a new gar­age for the Allegan County Road Commission is expected to begin in October.

Moline residents spoke for a half-hour during public comments about speeding trucks and increased train traffic at the Dorr Township board meeting Monday, Sept. 22.

Eleanore Harry, 98, of Casco Township, passed away on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at the River Ridge Retirement Community in South Haven.

Janette "Dale" Patterson, 73, of Allegan died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Watson Bible Church recently introduced evening programs, running from the middle of September through the middle of May.

Sylvia’s Place Fall Festival Fundraising Event on Thurs­day, Oct. 2, at The Silo is the fundraising event of the year for the county’s only domestic violence shelter.