Editor

One Small Voice: Murder institutionally sanctioned

by Lynn Mandaville Sunday evening in Minneapolis, a black man suspected of forgery was detained by police outside a convenience store. Video taken by a bystander shows seven minutes of…

Editor May 27, 2020

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) 25 Years Ago — May 31, 1995 Wayland adult education teacher Linda Koch presented the Student…

Editor May 27, 2020

Obituaries

Stamm Equipment owner John Stamm Jr., 84, dies

John Stamm Jr., age 84, of Wayland, died Tuesday, May 26. John was the longtime owner of Stamm Equipment Co. in Wayland. John and wife Betty enjoyed traveling across the…

Editor May 27, 2020

Obituaries

Former Hopkins woman Joyce Schmidt dies in Fla.

Joyce Schmidt of North Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Hopkins, died her home. She was 94. She is survived by six children and their spouses, Roberta Palmer, Karen Kornoelje, David…

Editor May 27, 2020

Community Notices

Gun Lake Casino set to reopen Monday, June 8

The Gun Lake Casino and six other Michigan tribal casinos are planning to open before Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order expires June 12. “Just as the state consults health professionals…

Editor May 26, 2020

Sports

Hopkins’ Kennedy Gill joins all-state D-3 bowling team

Hopkins High School junior Kennedy Gill has been selected to the all-state bowling team for Division 3. Gill, who once rolled a sizzling 277 in one game last winter, was…

Editor May 26, 2020

Community Notices

Schaendorf Cattle Co. now selling local ground beef

The Town & Country Market on 124th Street and Patterson in Shelbyville today welcomed local ground beef from the Schaendorf Cattle Co. of Hopkins. Because of many recent reports of…

Editor May 26, 2020

Columns

Ranger Rick: We shouldn’t be scared of no COVID-19

What is it now, nine weeks of stay at home order under way and to continue until June 12 (so far).? The governor has redone those orders how many times…

Editor May 26, 2020

Obituaries

Longtime Wayland DPW employee Jim Bush dies

James (Jim) Bush, age 58, died Thursday, May 21. Jim was a member of the Saladin Shriners and the Wayland VFW Men's Auxiliary. He worked at the Department of Public…

Editor May 26, 2020

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: On losing momentoes, not memories

by Phyllis McCrossin I was recently asked how to get ready for a life on the road. There a multitude of things that have to be done – the legal…

Editor May 25, 2020