Posted inObituaries
Funeral mass will be Friday for Bob Coppens, 88
Bob Coppens, age 88, died Saturday, March 26. Bob served his country in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He was a proud man who always made family…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Dorr park pavilion gets vandalized yet again
The back door of the South Park Pavilion in Dorr was kicked in sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. This is the fourth major act of vandalism since July.…
Posted inFeatures
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 31, 1997 The front page of the Globe was graced by…
Posted inSports
Wildcat track teams open season at Aquinas meet
The Wayland High School boys' and girls' track teams competed in the Aquinas College Indoor Track & Field Invitational Tuesday. For the Wildcat boys, Ian Thompson won the 60-meter dash;…
Posted inComing Events
Hopkins High School reunion to return June 18
After a three-year hiatus, the annual Hopkins High School reunion will be back on Saturday, June 18, at the HHS cafeteria on Saturday, June 18. Lunch will begin at noon,…
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Mary Schumaker retiring from salon business in Dorr
Mary Schumaker has decided to retire from the hair cutting and salon business. She wrote on Facebook, "Today is a bittersweet day. After 35 years in my little small town…
Posted inObituaries
Services set for Dorr native Corwin Bredeweg, 84
Dorr native Corwin Jay Bredeweg, age 84, died March 25. He was born on Dec. 9, 1937, in Dorr. He graduated from Hope College and then attended University of Kansas,…
Posted inEditorial
Di Cesare selection proves the value of hiring local ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor.Kudos to the administration at Wayland Union Schools for selecting Santino Di Cesare as the new high school principal.
Judging by all the comments I’ve been reading about this development, the move is wildly popular. One of the biggest reasons is that “Tino” is a local boy who made…
Posted inColumns
My ‘foolish’ purchase of the many bright colors sweater
These are the members of the shopping crew. I really love bright colors. When asked to share my favorite color of all, I could not. Yes, I have colors I…
Posted inCommunity Notices
GR woman sentenced to prison for sex trafficking
The Grand Rapids woman who was found guilty of sex trafficking charges along with a Wayland man was sentenced Monday to between three and 15 years in prison. Vanessa Anne…