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Hopkins FFA joins effort to help Western U.S. farmers

Members of the Hopkins chapter of the FFA have gotten involved to help with the wildfire relief efforts from the devastating wildfires that have occurred in the Western United States.…

Editor April 3, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral will be Wednesday for Pauline Orris of Martin

Pauline Orris died Saturday, April 1, at her home in Martin. She was 91. Mrs. Orris was born Jan. 16, 1926, in Martin the daughter of Harold and Isoline (Wilcox)…

Editor April 3, 2017

Community Notices

Single-vehicle crash in Dorr kills Robert Miklusicak, 59

Robert M. Miklusicak, 59, was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle traffic crash at the corner of 138th Avenue and 24th Street in Dorr Township. Allegan County Sheriff's office…

Editor April 3, 2017

Columns

Barry Hastings: Where in hell are we Americans going?

By Barry Hastings "It is sad, to paraphrase the Tweeter in Chief himself, that Washington is now a city of avoidance, denial and deception." Thus wrote E.J. Dionne of the…

Editor April 2, 2017

Obituaries

Service will be Tuesday for Norma Luxford of Dorr

Norma J. Luxford, 83, died Saturday, April 1, at her home in Dorr,. She was born on Jan. 6, 1934, to Martin and Laura (Beiber) Harig in Dorr. Norma worked…

Editor April 2, 2017

Community Notices

WHS robotics team loses in Kentwood tourney semifinals

The Wayland High School robotics team, only in its second year of existence, lost in the semifinals Saturday at a tournament at East Kentwood High School. The local group lost…

Editor April 1, 2017

Features

Ethel Visser beginning 43rd year on Dorr Township ZBA

There aren’t many who can claim to have served in local public office for more than 40 years. Leighton Township Clerk Lydia Frey was famous for her longevity, as are…

Editor April 1, 2017

Community Notices

Hopkins High School grad killed in crash with semi

Jeremy Lee Hibma, 19, of Wayland, was killed early Saturday morning when the SUV he was driving crashed into the back of a semi-truck stopped for a red light on…

Editor April 1, 2017

Columns

Basura: Is Dick Cheney right that meddling is ‘act of war?’

“This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.” — George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle Dick Cheney served Ronald Reagan as Secretary of Defense. Later, when George…

Editor March 31, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Judge’s ruling goes against free speech

by Robert M. Traxler A federal judge in Hawaii, Judge Derrick Watson, struck down President Donald Trump’s ban on immigrants from six predominantly Muslim countries. These countries have a track…

Editor March 30, 2017