Editor

Barry County Fair for 2020 is canceled by COVID-19

The Barry County Agricultural Society Fair Board has announced the 2020 Barry County Fair has been canceled because of concerns about COVID-19. The fair, which has been held in or…

Editor May 11, 2020

Obituaries

Dennis Dame’s celebration of life will be at a later date

Dennis Dame, 56 of Wayland, died March 18. Dennis was successful in the trucking industry, where he was highly respected. He was an intelligent man of quick wit and generous…

Editor May 11, 2020

Editorial

Where art thou, Hopkins Twp. legal battle vs. Tribe?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Thaddeus Morgan, the attorney for Hopkins Township in the matter of the Nowak property being taken into trust by the Gun Lake Tribe, Sunday morning replied to my…

Editor May 9, 2020

Obituaries

Mass for Mike Weber will be livestreamed Thursday

Michael James Weber, age 69 of Dorr, died Friday, May 8. Mike will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and a gifted builder and woodworker Surviving…

Editor May 9, 2020

Features

Firefighters honor mothers, birthday of 10-year-old boy

Local fire departments seem to have taken on a new calling during during the Coronavirus pandemic. Because so many people are quarantined to their homes, firefighters are honoring requests for…

Editor May 8, 2020

Columns

Yes It’s True: Stock market no longer affects economy

Though I often boast about my knowledge and understanding of history, I have struggled for a long time with economics. It was so bad for me that I avoided taking…

Editor May 8, 2020

Columns

One Small Voice: Duress can cause awful behavior

by Lynn Mandaville Could Be Worse by James Stevenson was published a lifetime ago (my grown children’s lifetimes ago) in 1977. A Reading Rainbow selection on PBS, this wonderful story…

Editor May 8, 2020

Obituaries

Linda Keizer Hibma of Wayland passes at age 67

Linda Keizer Hibma, age 67, of Wayland, died Wednesday, May 6. Linda was a kind and compassionate woman and was loved by all who knew her. She was selfless and…

Editor May 8, 2020

Articles

Watson tables proposal for total Hopkins fire coverage

The Watson Township Board Thursday evening met with representatives from the Hopkins and Martin fire departments to talk about a proposed change in fire service for the township. Watson is…

Editor May 7, 2020

Sports

Wildcat ace hurdler signs to run for GVSU track team

Wayland High School senior Corrina Courser has turned down a scholarship offer from Central Michigan University and instead signed with Grand Valley State Universityu. Courser is a state-ranked hurdler and…

Editor May 7, 2020