Editor

Memorial luncheon is Nov. 12 for Frances Tuttle, 86

Frances E. Tuttle (Dougherty), age 86 of Hopkins, died on the morning of Monday, Oct. 24, after a series of health complications in Wyoming, Mich. Frances was born on July…

Editor October 27, 2022

Community Notices

Hopkins 1 of 25 schools to win electric buses grant

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $1 billion grant for school districts across the country to purchase electric (or clean) school buses – and Hopkins is one of 25…

Editor October 27, 2022

Columns

Army Bob: Wind and solar subsidies have their costs

by Robert M. Traxler The midterm elections are on the way, and indeed many of us have already voted. Will it be the predicted landslide for the Republicans? Probably not;…

Editor October 27, 2022

Sports

Hopkins wins ‘Volley for a Cure’ non-league match

The Hopkins High School volleyball team swept Allegan Wednesday in the annual Pink Out Match. "It was great event with tremendous community support," said coach Terri Wisser. The Lady Vikings…

Editor October 27, 2022

Editorial

Rat infestation in Dorr is becoming a health hazard

To the editor: The rat infestation in the community of Dorr is a serious problem. It's a health hazard not to mention a nuisance to our properties/belongings. The people of…

Editor October 26, 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) Army exercises come to downtown Martin. 25 Years Ago — Oct. 27, 1997 The Hopkins Board…

Editor October 26, 2022

Community Notices

Local schools employee now faces federal charges

A Jenison man who worked as a tech employee for Wayland Union schools now faces federal as well as state charges of producing and sharing child pornography. Michael John Batt,…

Editor October 26, 2022

Features

Big Dipper updating to year-round, coffee shop

The Big Dipper ice cream parlor now is going year-round by serving as a coffee shop. Owner Taylor Emert said her dream her whole life was to own a coffee…

Editor October 26, 2022

Community Notices

Hopkins Village veterans memorial gets a makeover

The Hopkins Village Council issued an official thank-you to Bob Larr, Dan Kisner and staff from the local Department of Public Works for giving a makeover to the to the…

Editor October 26, 2022

Editorial

Picks ‘n pans: Stop torches & pitchforks mob in schools

I have covered school board meetings now for 48 years at a variety of districts, but I’ve never seen such serious threats to public education as in the past three…

Editor October 25, 2022