Editor

Hopkins Fire Dept. welcomes new fire truck

Members of the Hopkins Area Fire Department this weekend took delivery on its new fire truck that was purchased as pasrt of 15-year plan for apparatus replacement. Ben Bregg and…

Editor October 13, 2024

Columns

Blueberry ‘Cottage’ muffins have wet and dry ingredients

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Directions: Whisk the wet ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside. In a medium size bowl,…

Editor October 13, 2024

Columns

Yes It’s True: We like our 1-party totalitariansim

When Democrat Kelli Morris decided not to seek re-election to another four-year term as Watson Township Clerk in 2024, she made it official: All six townships in northeast Allegan County…

Editor October 12, 2024

Sports

Martin scoreless at Bloomingdale C-C Invitational

Martin senior Alex Morin crossed the finish line in fifth place in 17:34.44 to take fifth place individually in the Bloomingdale Invitational Saturday. However, neither the Clipper boys nor girls…

Editor October 12, 2024

Obituaries

Retired Dick’s Market bakery manager dies at 72

Pamela Jane Post, former manager of the bakery at Dick's Market in Dorr, died Saturday, Oct. 5. She was 72. Born Nov. 10, 1951, "Janie" lived all her life in…

Editor October 12, 2024

Obituaries

Selkirk Lake camp operator Dolores Rohloff dies

Dolores Agnes Rohloff, former operator of the Selkirk Lake Mobile Park and Campground, died Friday, Oct. 11 in Kalamazoo. Born in Detroit on Aug. 17, 1932, she was the daughter…

Editor October 12, 2024

Sports

Martin loses to Gobles in unbeatens grid showdown

Martin's unbeaten streak stretching back to mid-September 2023 was snapped by unbeaten Gobles Friday night, 20-14. It was the annual game honoring the Onions Kings, Martin’s nickname of more than…

Editor October 11, 2024

Sports

Hopkins eats up yardage, the clock in win at Fruitport

The Hopkins varsity football team punched its ticket to the post-season playoffs after a one-year hiatus by taking out Fruitport Friday, 27-12. The victory was the Vikings’ sixth this fall…

Editor October 11, 2024

Obituaries

Former Gun Lake storage owner dies at age 80

Charles Ronald Fugate Sr., owner of Fugate Storage at Gun Lake, died Monday, Oct. 7, at the age of 80. Charles was born on Feb. 7, 1944, in Hindman, Ky.,…

Editor October 11, 2024

Editorial

Can Wayland, Leighton handle growth prospects?

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Occurrences at two Planning Commission meetings this past week have revealed two huge challenges…

Editor October 11, 2024