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Strongest storms of 2016 include tornadoes to the northwest

Tornado warnings sounded all over Allegan County just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday as funnel clouds were sighted in Bangor and Fennville. The tornado was reported moving north and it was…

Editor August 20, 2016

Obituaries

Memorial service in GR Aug. 27 for Lillian Van Zee, 83

Lillian Lenora (Grose) Van Zee died July 25 at the age of 83 in her home in Fort Myers, Fla. There will be a memorial service in her honor at…

Editor August 20, 2016

Obituaries

Local business owner Jerry Deemter dies from injuries at 62

Jerry Deemter, 62, Shelbyville, died Aug. 19, at Faith Hospice Trillium Woods as a result of injuries sustained in a recent accident. Jerry will be lovingly remembered for his honesty,…

Editor August 20, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats start season fast with Invitational championship

The Wayland girls’ cross-country team got the 2016 season off to a flying start by claiming first place in the Wayland Invitational Friday. The Lady Wildcats scored 46 team points,…

Editor August 19, 2016

Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe taking part in lake sturgeon release Aug. 29

The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians; Michigan Department of Natural Resources; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Kalamazoo River Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow will have an annual release…

Editor August 19, 2016

Community Notices

Allegan Law Enforcement Torch Run is Saturday, Aug. 27

The Allegan area Law Enforcement Torch Run at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, will raise money for Special Olympics Michigan, with registration starting at 9 a.m. at Allegan Sports Complex.…

Editor August 19, 2016

Columns

Army Bob: Down with the contrarians and secular progressives

Let’s talk about the contrarians and how gutless they are. A contrarian is a person who is against everything and for nothing. Contrarians hate our country but live here, they…

Editor August 19, 2016

Columns

Basura: Adventures in snorkeling, searching for manta rays

"Just to be here is so much." Rainer Maria Rilke, poet novelist On the Big Island of Hawai'i, in Kona, I signed up for a boat trip to snorkel with…

Editor August 18, 2016

Community Notices

Gas line work causes Dorr temporary traffic flow headaches

The intersection of 18th Street and 142nd Avenue has been a bit of a traffic bottleneck for motorists in Dorr over the past week. Consumers Power workers have been working…

Editor August 17, 2016

Community Notices

Hopkins Fire Dept. adds a boat to its rescue inventory

The Hopkins Area Fire Department has just added a boat to its apparatus inventory. "Most of our firefighters are Basic Water Rescue certified and this boat will be one more…

Editor August 17, 2016