Posted inFeatures
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken fro0m the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 1, 1993 Gov. John Engler’s survey of Michigan schools was not…
Posted inSports
Kicker McKenna Bruin to join Muskegon soccer team
McKenna Bruin, perhaps best known to many local sports enthusiasts as the placekicker for the Wayland High School varsity football team, has signed her letter intent to play women's soccer…
Posted inObituaries
Service Dec. 4 for Hopkins graduate Diana Zeef, 76
Diana Mae Zeeff, aged 76 of Ludington, died Saturday, Nov. 24, at her home. Diana was born on June 24, 1942, in Zeeland, the daughter of Elmer and Irene (Raab)…
Posted inObituaries
Service is Friday in Niles for Phillip Mather of Dorr
Phillip D. Mather, 73, of Dorr died Wednesday, Nov. 21. He was a veteran of the Vietnam era, U. S. Army, and was a machine repairman, employed at Clark Equipment…
Posted inArticles
Gun Lake Tribe estimates its impact at $1.5 billion
The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) maintains the tribe, Gun Lake Casino and Gun Lake Investments have added $1.5 billion into Michigan's economy over the past seven…
Posted inSports
Clippers overcome 2nd period swoon to win opener
Old-timers like to talk about the classic Boston Celtics fast break from half a century ago, with center Bill Russell snaring the rebound, hitting the outlet pass and then guards…
Posted inColumns
Ranger Rick: More climate ‘pie in the sky’ change
If you are like most consumers of media you know about all the horrors of global warming, climate change, global cooling, warming oceans, cooling oceans, CO2 increases, CO2 decreases, etc.…
Posted inSports
Lacey James scoring in double figures at N. Illinois
Lacey James, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, is averaging 10.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for the Northern Illinois University basketball team this season. The Huskies, who…
Posted inColumns
One Small Voice: Compare romaine lettuce to guns
by Lynn Mandaville Back in April of this year there was a nationwide recall of chopped romaine lettuce because of the deaths of several people and the illnesses of many…
Posted inCommunity Notices
First snowstorm of 2018-19 winter dumps 7.7 inches
The first snowstorm of the 2018-19 winter season Sunday night and Monday morning dumped 7.7 inches of the white stuff on this area, according to local weather enthusiast Bob Zapolnik…