Editor

Oops! They did it again! 100th Street bridge struck

"The more things change, the more they stay the same." It's been about three months since the infamous 100th Street overpass has been hit, but the deed was done again…

Editor August 6, 2018

Columns

Basura: 1981 was the year I almost joined Yooperhood

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.” — Robert Frost In 1981, we went on vacation to Trout Lake in the Upper…

Editor August 5, 2018

Obituaries

Longtime AAESA Board member Cleon Duryea dies

Cleon "Bud" Duryea died early Sunday morning, Aug. 5, at Ely Manor Nursing Home in Allegan. He was 92. He was born on the family farm in Monterey Township on…

Editor August 5, 2018

Obituaries

Hopkins High School grad Charlie Bellgraph dies at 73

Charles Kenneth Bellgraph, Sr. age 73, died Tuesday, July 31. He was born on Dec. 23, 1944, to Eugene and Ina Bellgraph, the third of their nine children. He is…

Editor August 5, 2018

Editorial

Hang in there folks! We’ll get a respite after Tuesday

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Unless you've been on vacation in Mars for the last couple of months, you…

Editor August 4, 2018

Columns

One Small Voice: Public threats against press unacceptable

by Lynn Mandaville I recently came to the top of the hold list at the Chandler Library for the film "The Post," another acclaimed Steven Spielberg creation that artfully, and…

Editor August 4, 2018

Obituaries

Service will be Tuesday for Julia Layton, 83, of Hopkins

Julia Anne Layton, 83, of Hopkins, died Thursday, Aug. 2, at her home. Born June 19, 1935, in Fennville, she was the daughter of Clarence and Mary Julia (Wells) Miller.…

Editor August 4, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Apple is a double rags to riches story

I read with great interest a story this week about Apple Computer becoming the first company in history to earn a market value of $1 trillion. It wasn't always like…

Editor August 3, 2018

Obituaries

Memorial service is Aug. 11 for Margaret Winteringham

Margaret May Winteringham, age 78, of Wayland, died Thursday, Aug. 2. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Winteringham, in 2008. She is survived by her son…

Editor August 3, 2018

Columns

Army Bob: Dealing with North Korea is always difficult

by Robert M. Traxler The government of Socialist North Korea is said to be returning the remains of 55 Americans (perhaps some of other United Nations forces, not Americans) who…

Editor August 3, 2018