2020 – Page 23

County, area schools, get $ half million to fight Covid

The Gun Lake Tribe has announced donations totaling $500,000 to several local schools and Allegan County government to help deal with the COVID-19 virus pandemic. The donations come from the…

Editor October 29, 2020

Obituaries

Hopkins Hat Day to help deceased senior’s family

A Go Fund Me page on line has been established for the benefit of the mother of 17-year-old Hopkins High School senior Andrew Hofstee, who died suddenly last Saturday of…

Editor October 29, 2020

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 1, 1995 The Hopkins High School varsity football team was pictured…

Editor October 28, 2020

Community Notices

Missing Dorr man found, but no details are provided

Allegan County Sheriff's deputies reported this evening they have found John Ashley Adkins, 46, of Dorr, who was reported missing Monday. Adkins, who was last seen at 9:30 a.m. Sunday…

Editor October 28, 2020

Sports

Lady Vikings close regular season sweeping Allegan

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team Tuesday night bounced back from a lackluster NorthPointe Christian Ti-meet 24 hours earlier to sweep non-league opponent Allegan in the regular season finale. The Lady…

Editor October 28, 2020

Community Notices

Wayland police run studies to help in school bus stops

The Wayland City Police Department earlier this month staged at a few bus stops to make sure drivers didn’t run through the red flashing lights on stopped school buses. "We…

Editor October 28, 2020

Sports

Lady Wildcats just miss 3rd in Allegan County C-C meet

Despite their youth, freshmen Ava Makowski of Wayland sophomore teammate Olivia Barabas and Helena Kerber of Hopkins went 3-4-5 in the annual Allegan County cross-country meet Tuesday at the U.S.-131…

Editor October 27, 2020

Obituaries

Visitations Wednesday, Thursday for Frances Pratt

Frances Elaine Church-Pratt, 67, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Oct. 24, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Born May 15, 1953, in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late…

Editor October 27, 2020

Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe awarded National Park Service grant

The Gun Lake Tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office has been awarded a Tribal Heritage grant funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the U.S. National Park Service, Department…

Editor October 27, 2020

Columns

Ranger Rick: Biden suffers from dementia, ineptitude

Former Vice President Joe Biden is the Democrat presidential candidate, but is not physically or mentally able to carry out the duties of the office if he were elected. Thus,…

Editor October 27, 2020