Editor

Construction on 131 slows traffic from Martin to Plainwell

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has US-131 both northbound and southbound lanes down to a single lane from Exit 49 to 55, from Plainwell to Martin. This situation will…

Editor April 16, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings now 2-2 after splitting 2 matches this week

The Hopkins girls' soccer team now stands at 2-2 on the season after splitting two matches this week. The Lady Vikings, who split their two matches in the last week…

Editor April 16, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings runners-up at Gull Lake Invitational

The Hopkins girls’ track team was runner-up in the Gull Lake Invitational Friday, scoring 65 points. Gull Lake won it with 98. Highlighting the individual performances was Julia Forbes, who…

Editor April 16, 2016

Editorial

Musical chairs just another way to skirt around term limits

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I hear tell in the last two weeks that no fewer than three state…

Editor April 15, 2016

Obituaries

Funeral for Marjorie Haas, 86, will be Monday afternoon

Marjorie Ann Haas, 86, of Allegan, died Wednesday, April 13, at her home. Mrs. Haas was born Jan. 20, 1930, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Frank and Leah (Tangway) Williams.…

Editor April 15, 2016

Community Notices

Lilly seems to be getting better in New York experiment

This is an unusual photo of 10-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr, who is in New York to receive an experimental treatment for a virus she contracted earlier this year…

Editor April 15, 2016

Articles

Dorr Twp. road millage request to be back on ballot Aug. 2

The special Dorr Township Roads Committee is laying out a plan to inform voters about the need to pass a three-mill request for repairs, improvements and paving of local roads…

Editor April 15, 2016

Articles

Golf cart, most ORV use around Green Lake permitted

Leighton Township officials hope an old issue about use of golf carts and off-road vehicles (ORVs) at Green Lake has finally been resolved. The Township Board Thursday evening adopted a…

Editor April 15, 2016

Columns

Army Bob: Did Mrs. Clinton fail as the Secretary of State?

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s discuss Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State. For the purpose of keeping this column to a reasonable length, Benghazi will be left out. I…

Editor April 15, 2016

Sports

Wildcats swept in awful day twin bill vs. Byron Center

It was a just plan awful day Thursday for the Wayland varsity baseball team, as it was swept by Byron Center in a doubleheader, 11-1 and 14-1. Coach Travis Wilcox…

Editor April 15, 2016