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Home ownership is expensive. Just ask anyone who has had to call a builder, an electrician, or a drywall installer for an estimate to have something fixed or to complete a dream p...

A sunny, if cold, Thursday morning saw the groundbreaking for a new facility that will expand opportunities for students in Allegan County. Allegan Area ESA officials, staff, stude...

Every so often, nature treats us to a spectacle that transcends the ordinary, captivating our imaginations and reminding us of the awe-inspiring beauty of the cosmos. The April 8,...

Hopkins Public Schools school board member Traci Rhoades earned awards from the Michigan Association of School Boards in 2023 for her efforts to improve her leadership skills, dem...

We've always known that the Tech Center Culinary Arts program makes great food. Now judges at a state-wide competition have concurred. Two Tech Center teams competed in the Kitche...

Otsego's Washington Street Elementary (WSE) was honored recently with the Literacy Leader Award from TalentFirst, an honor that recognizes West Michigan schools leading the way in...

In February, Plainwell Community Schools hosted the 2024 Battle of the Books team competition at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. There were 26 teams that competed from Hopki...

Every once in a while a community member steps up and becomes a integral part of a school. Steve McCaskey, a Project Superintendent for Owen, Ames, Kimball, has gone above and bey...

On February 15th, 2024, Shandy Longcore, Founder of Embracing Imperfections shared her story, mental health resources and coping strategies with the Hopkins Middle and High School...

Phyllis Drozd of Allegan served on the Allegan Area ESA Board of Education for 48 years. She passed away on February 14, 2024 at age 91. Mrs. Drozd started on the board of Foster...

Hopkins School Resource Officer Deputy Keefauver recently met with all Hopkins 5th-grade students to discuss the topic of bullying. Deputy Keefauver believes it is never too early...

Plainwell High School AP French students, along with their teacher Ms. Trahan, took a trip to Québec. During the trip, the students expanded their knowledge of the language and cu...

Having been in operation since 1854, Glenn School is commonly considered Michigan’s longest continuously operating rural school district. During these years, we have been gifted w...

Two programs from the Tech Center have partnered with the city of Allegan to create bike racks as part of the downtown revitalization. The racks are themed to the part of the city...

Brittany Storey, a biology teacher at the Wayland Union High School, received grant money from the Wayland Union Education Foundation to purchase equipment that would allow her st...

Most teenagers cross their arms and protest when someone asks them to help clean. But that’s not the case for L.E. White Middle School Level 2 teacher Julie Ziemelis’s students. T...

Everyone wants to feel included. Valued. That’s the focus of the first district-wide Inclusion Week, a time where the entire district comes together to focus on what it looks ...

Allegan Area ESA would like to honor its Board of Education during School Board Recognition Month. The five Board members are Larry Collier, President; Rick Day, Vice President; M...

Hopkins High School’s National Honor Society recently wrapped up their 9th annual Epic Toy Drive. Through generous donations from local families and businesses, they were able to ...

In December, Plainwell Community Schools (PCS) held their annual Shop with a Hero event at Meijer in Plainwell. During the event, 125 Plainwell Middle School students received $17...