Editor

Hopkins schools deals with virus crisis as best it can

In these eerie times of COVID-19 and virtual rather than face-to-face learning and meetings, Hopkins Board of Education members Monday evening learned the local district is soldiering on to meet…

Editor May 4, 2020

Columns

Yes It’s True: We do a poor job of keeping our promises

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” — Ancient proverb of unknown origins. “Venus if you do, I promise that I always will be true.” — Frankie Avalon,…

Editor May 3, 2020

Obituaries

Celebration of Life canceled for Marah Jean Witzke, 96

Marah Jean Witzke, 96, of Manistee and Wayland, and a winter resident of Huachuca City, Ariz., died Feb. 17 in Arizona. Jean graduated from Western High School and later married…

Editor May 3, 2020

Obituaries

Hopkins school bus driver Marlene Thompson dies

Marlene Joyce Thompson, 82, of Hopkins, dies early Saturday morning, May 2, at the Green Acres assisted living facility in Wayland. She had fought a fierce and lengthy battle against dementia.…

Editor May 2, 2020

Obituaries

Proud Pokagon member Stephanie Hall dies at 57

Stephanie Jo Hall, 57, died Wednesday, April 29, in Vicksburg. She was 57. Born Oct. 30, 1962, in Mount Pleasant, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Phoebe…

Editor May 2, 2020

Obituaries

June Lettinga’s service to be live streamed Monday

June Elaine Lettinga, age 79, of Wayland, died Thursday, April 30. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Ralph; her children, Kevin and Debra L. Lettinga, Ken and…

Editor May 2, 2020

Editorial

So Dorr Twp. Board doesn’t take Coronavirus seriously

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Plug ‘we take’ and ‘very seriously’ into a Google News or Yahoo News search.…

Editor May 1, 2020

Articles

Leighton Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis is retiring

Leighton Township Clerk Mary Lou Niewenhuis has decided to retire from her position after serving for 36 years. She and Supervisor Steve Deer were conspicuous by their absence from Leighton…

Editor May 1, 2020

Features

WHS robotics students making PPEs to fight virus

Wayland High School students from the school’s FIRST Robotics Team #6090 are using their talents and 3D printers to make parts for personal protective equipment used by health care professionals…

Editor May 1, 2020

Community Notices

Dorr pickup truck driver involved in fatal crash

A 42-year-old Dorr man was involved in a fatal traffic crash Thursday in Overisel Township that killed a 64-year-old Byron Center woman. Troopers from Michigan State Police said the crash…

Editor May 1, 2020