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Hopkins man injured in farm accident in Zeeland Township

A 24-year-old Hopkins man was listed in fair condition at an area hospital Saturday after being injured in a farming accident near Hudsonville. Authorities have reported Jacob Elzinga was operating a boom…

Editor July 22, 2017

Articles

Martin schools to proceed next month with solar project

by Austin Marsman As the Martin public school system progresses with its historic bond construction, green upgrades are taking center stage. The Board of Education decided July 17 to approve a solar…

Editor July 22, 2017

Columns

One Small Voice: President Trump has no clue about protocol

by Lynn Mandaville The United States State Department plays a very important role in the ways America interacts and interrelates with other nations around the world. One aspect of those…

Editor July 22, 2017

Obituaries

Memorial service for Paula Snyder will be July 29

The memorial service for Paula Snyder, age 55, of Plainwell, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 4125-18th St. in Dorr. Mrs. Snyder died Thursday,…

Editor July 22, 2017

Obituaries

Service will be Tuesday for Robert Blackford, 77

Robert J. Blackford, age 77, of Wayland, died after a very short battle with cancer Friday, July 21. He is survived by his children, Mark (Michele) Blackford, Sue (Ken) Babb,…

Editor July 22, 2017

Columns

The Subterranean: The most ‘specist’ movie ever made

Review of War for the Planet of the Apes **** (out of five stars) Currently in wide release by Walter G. Tarrow Get your hands off me, you damn dirty…

Editor July 21, 2017

Community Notices

Watson crime spree suspect halts plea agreement in court

An Otsego man accused of home break-ins in Watson Township and car and gun thefts last year halted a plea hearing Tuesday in Allegan County Circuit Court. Kenneth Earl Lapham,…

Editor July 21, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: The times they are a-changin’ on Supreme Court

by Robert M. Traxler Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is rumored to be contemplating retirement. I have always been interested in how the Supreme Court came to be the arbitrator,…

Editor July 20, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Beware of nefarious anecdotal evidence

Philosophy 101 with Plato’s Republic was my introduction to the concept of inductive reasoning and later anecdotal evidence. My earliest brush with inductive reasoning was the statement, “This is a…

Editor July 20, 2017

Community Notices

Hopkins bus driver recuperating after being hit by car

Hopkins school district bus driver Chris Stampfler Tuesday was struck by a car while walking and has been hospitalized since. Stampfler, a driver for Sycamore Elementary, had surgery Tuesday night and…

Editor July 20, 2017