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🌱 How you can help Otsego neighbors hit by this week’s tornado
Hey there, Otsego! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How you can help Otsego neighbors hit by this week’s tornado
- How two tornadoes put Otsego and Plainwell in this week’s spotlight
- What NWS found in the tornado that started north of Otsego
Also on today's calendar: Tiny Tots at Otsego District Library and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 56, low: 33.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny; windy, chilly, with a high of 48 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Nonprofits look for donations, volunteers after Otsego tornado (woodtv.com) — Otsego residents are still cleaning up from Tuesday night’s EF1 tornado, and local nonprofits are urgently asking for volunteers and donations to support affected families. Allegan County Community Foundation and Heart of West Michigan United Way are coordinating help, especially for food pantries and damage assessment. Neighbors in Otsego, Plainwell and across the county are stepping up to assist. 
• Michigan averages 15 tornadoes a year. We've already had 12 and it's only April (mlive.com) — Otsego and neighboring Plainwell were hit by two weak tornadoes this week, part of a surge that’s already brought Michigan 12 twisters this year. Damage included downed trees and property impacts, and experts say a warming climate may be shifting our tornado season earlier into spring.
• Four tornadoes now confirmed to have touched down in West Michigan (wwmt.com) — Meteorologists have now confirmed four tornadoes from this week’s storms in West Michigan, including an EF1 whose damage path began just north of Otsego and may have extended toward Barry County. Additional confirmed tornadoes hit Allegan, Branch and Montcalm counties. The National Weather Service is still compiling detailed track and damage information for our area.
📸 Around Otsego
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Niles Girls JV Soccer @ Otsego
Otsego High School, 550 Washington St, Otsego
5:00 pm
Monday April 20
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Other local events
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OHS Honors Night
Otsego High School , 550 Washington St , Otsego
5:00 pm -
Honors Night
Otsego High School , 550 Washington St , Otsego
5:00 pm -
Planning Commission Meeting
Otsego County, MI Calendar
6:00 pm -
Tiny Tots at Otsego District Library
401 Dix St , Otsego
2:00 pm -
HS Symphonic Band & WMU Band Performance
Otsego High School , 550 Washington St , Otsego
7:00 pm -
Music & Movement
Otsego District Public Library , 401 Dix St , Otsego
10:00 am -
Music and Movement
Otsego District Public Library , 401 Dix St , Otsego
10:00 am
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Allegan Varsity Baseball @ Martin
Martin High School , 1556 Chalmers St , Martin
9:00 am -
Pizza Hut Fundraiser
Allegan High School Allegan, MI 49010
4:00 pm -
Fennville JV Baseball @ Martin
Martin High School , 1556 Chalmers St , Martin
4:30 pm -
Toddler Time at J.C. Wheeler Public Library
J.C. Wheeler Library , 1576 10th St , Martin
10:30 am
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
Wednesday April 22
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🗞 Nearby News
Allegan
- Allegan's Alpaca Fest to draw crowds this weekend for competitions, hands-on learning (mlive.com)
- UPDATE: Allegan Co. Under State Emergency Following Tuesday Storms (whtc.com)
- Morning Buzz: April 15, 2026 (fox17online.com)
Kalamazoo
- Kalamazoo Promise upgrades scholarships for community college students across Michigan (woodtv.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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