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Memorial service Nov. 12 for Shelly Buckhout-Albett

Shelly Marie Buckhout-Albett, 47, died Saturday, Oct. 29, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Shelly was born in Kalamazoo on March 28, 1975, to Jim and Marilyn Buckhout and spent…

Editor November 4, 2022

Features

Martin Student Council rakes up leaves in village

Members of the Martin High School Student Council spent time Friday raking and bagging leaves within the village. There were no reports about whether they were caught by the sudden…

Editor November 4, 2022

Obituaries

Memorial service will be Nov. 12 for Catherine Byler

Catherine Byler, age 87, died Monday, Oct. 31. Catherine loved garage saling, playing cards with her family and friends, and decorating her home. Most of all, Catherine loved her family…

Editor November 4, 2022

Obituaries

Mass of Christian burial Nov. 7 for Robert Gardner

Robert Royce Gardner, age 86 of Wayland, died Wednesday, Nov. 2. He served in the United States Army. Bob was a hardworking man and jack-of-all-trades; he was a gunsmith, machinist…

Editor November 4, 2022

Articles

Watson dump cleanup to be done under Brownfield Redevelopment program

Watson Township got some welcome news Thursday night from consultant Jay Eveland that plans for cleanup of the old dump site near 12th Street will be under the umbrella of…

Editor November 3, 2022

Articles

Hopkins firefighters rescue fallen hunter very quickly

Trevor Beilby of the Hopkins Area Fire Department Thursday night told a stunning story about the rescue of a hunter in Watson Township Oct. 15. Beilby told Watson Township Board…

Editor November 3, 2022

Columns

Army Bob: Import energy? But we can make it here

by Robert M. Traxler Americans need to ask why we are not drilling and pumping our own energy as opposed to importing it from halfway around the world. Tankers are…

Editor November 3, 2022

Sports

Hopkins volleyball season ends in district semifinals

It was the last match for seniors Mady Weber and Corrie Wisser. The Hopkins High School volleyball team saw its season end Wednesday night ain the district tournament semifinals at…

Editor November 3, 2022

Columns

Basura: Common sense reasons for ‘yes’ on Prop. 3

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” — Søren Kierkegaard I am of the belief that a woman is the one best suited to make her…

Editor November 2, 2022

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) Construction in 1962 of the new Kessler's Undies and Woolies plant on South Main Street. 25…

Editor November 2, 2022