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No service scheduled for Dolores Faye Joseph, 70

Dolores Faye Joseph, age 70, died Saturday, Jan. 30. Dolores was a loving mother and grandmother; she will be greatly missed. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Tony Chipman,…

Editor February 1, 2021

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: Are flowers blooming in the desert?

by Phyllis McCrossin It’s the start of another quiet week. King and I are back at the trailer while the boys are at their father’s for the week. The good…

Editor January 31, 2021

Sports

Hopkins graduate takes 5th in WHAC bowling tourney

Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman finished fifth individually in the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference bowling event Saturday at 5 Star Lanes in Sterling Heights. Gossman rolled a 714 series, with games…

Editor January 30, 2021

Columns

Yes It’s True: Gov. Whitmer advanced corporate lying

I was more than amused earlier this week when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was pressed unsuccessfully about the abrupt departure of Robert Gordon, director of the Michigan Department of Health. Whitmer…

Editor January 29, 2021

Features

Twenty-plus year Wayland school bus drivers retire

Wayland Union Schools bus drivers Teresa Permoda (right) and Caroline Badalamente retired today, Friday, Jan. 29. Teresa has worked for Wayland schools for 29 years and Caroline for 21 1/2…

Editor January 29, 2021

Obituaries

Alzheimer’s takes 1953 Wayland grad Jack DeVries

Jack DeVries, a 1953 graduate of Wayland High School, died Thursday, Jan. 28, after an 18-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Jack, born in Dorr on July 17, 1935, had a…

Editor January 29, 2021

Columns

Army Bob: The new left seems to exclude everyone

by Robert M. Traxler I read an article in the Washington Post titled “A Warning from the 1960s Generation” by John B. Judis, who warned today’s crop of leftists not…

Editor January 29, 2021

Community Notices

Katie Brinker new director at Hopkins, Dorr libraries

Katie Brinker has been hired as the new director of the Dorr Township and Hopkins District libraries. The founder and managing director of “Parenting by the Book” and former program…

Editor January 28, 2021

Articles

Dorr Twp. to offer virtual meeting option for 1 year

The Dorr Township Board voted 4-3 Thursday night to offer citizens an on-line option for attending meetings, at least until Dec. 31. New Trustee Chandler Stanton proposed the move, maintaining…

Editor January 28, 2021

Articles

Hopkins to increase in-person instruction March 8

The Hopkins Board of Education Thursday night adopted a plan to increase students’ time the classroom starting March 8 and chose Stephanie Wilson to fill a vacancy. The board approved…

Editor January 28, 2021