Editor

Guest column: Dementia, Alzheimer’s problems only going to get worse

EDITOR'S NOTE: This column was submitted by Wayland High School graduate Mike Permoda. He recently retired from a career of bedside nursing in hospital and longterm care settings. He now…

Editor July 25, 2024

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) On June 6, 1919, the Hopkins Creamery business had damage done by a boiler explosion in…

Editor July 24, 2024

Editorial

Please re-elect Mark Evans Hopkins Twp. supervisor

To the editor: Mark Evans We send this letter to urge local citizens to vote to re-elect Mark Evans as Hopkins Township Supervisor in the Aug. 6 primary. The position…

Editor July 23, 2024

Obituaries

Funeral will be Thursday at Monterey church for Lois Hays

Lois Marie Hays, 91, of Allegan, died Saturday, July 20, at Allegan County Medical Care Community. Born Aug. 16, 1932, in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late Troy…

Editor July 22, 2024

Columns

Army Bob: Media looks for shooting scapegoats again

by Robert M. Traxler President Donald Trump was shot while giving a speech at a campaign rally on 13 July in Butler Pa. The old saying, “Victory has a thousand…

Editor July 22, 2024

Columns

Delicious and colorful beet salad is a healthy choice

by Kathy Herman Miller Packed with nutrition, beets are known to have great health benefits. I didn’t know this as a kid, just enjoyed the surprisingly great taste. Ingredients: 3…

Editor July 21, 2024

Editorial

What’s the big deal about schools ‘branding?’

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “What mighty contests arise from trivial things.” — Alexander Pope Though I have long…

Editor July 21, 2024

Obituaries

Funeral will be Monday for Joyce Dewey, 89

Joyce A. (Jager) Dewey, age 89, of Wayland, died Wednesday, July 17. Joyce and her husband, Jack, shared nearly 71 years of marriage and built a happy home together. She…

Editor July 19, 2024

Columns

Yes It’s True: Primary has only a few GOP races

Myrene Koch Mike Villar In the vast majority of cases, the Aug. 6 primary election ballot next month will show incumbents running unopposed. However, there are a few exceptions, but…

Editor July 18, 2024

Community Notices

Hopkins, Salem fire depts. quickly handle campground blaze

There was a fire at the East Lake campground at about 1 p.m. Thursday and the maintenance barn burned down. The Hopkins Fire Department and Salem Fire Department combine efforts…

Editor July 18, 2024