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Celebration of life for Don Hunter will be held Sunday
Donald H. Hunter, age 93 and a half, of Byron Center, died Tuesday, Feb.17, after a short illness. Don was the youngest of six children born to Clyde and Fanny…
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Martin girls’ bowling team takes SAC championship
The Martin High School girls' bowling teams had a great showing at the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference meet and brought home the 2026 league hampionship. All Lady Clippers girls earned…
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Trustee Chandler Stanton resigns from Dorr Twp. Board
Chandler Stanton Dorr Township Board Trustee Chandler Stanton, who also was a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, has resigned both posts after serving for more than five years.…
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Proud local Native American icon dies at age 82
Sydney “Syd” Marie (Harper) Martin, Ogemaquay (Boss/Chief/Leader Woman), Wolf Clan, died Wednesday, Feb. 18,at Faith Hospice at Trillium Woods in Byron Center. Sydney was born on Sept. 14, 1943, in…
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Truck driver with spilled hay bales may face charges
The driver of a truck that spilled hay bales at the Shelbyville exit (No. 59) on the U.S.-131 expressway Tuesday will face charges of seeking charges of having an unsecured…
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Lady Vikings show they can run with the bigger dogs
Everybody knows that Hopkins and Calvin Christian are the class of the O-K Silver Conference in girls’ basketball, but can they run with the bigger dogs in Division 2? The…
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Lady ‘Cats lose to top-ranked Division 1 quintet
The Wayland girls’ basketball team had a bit of a letdown Wednesday night, only 24 hours away from its biggest victory of the season. The Lady Wildcats came out on…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr: 25 Years Ago — Feb. 19, 2001 With the headline “Season’s Greetings,” the Globe chronicled the…
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Dorr Plan Commssion works on ‘other ordinances’
With the possibility of a data center moratorium (pause) coming from the Township Board next week, the Dorr Planning Commission Tuesday began trying to complete work on other ordinances. First…
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Hopkins High School grad ‘Kota’ Poling dies at 20
Dakota “Kota” Allen Poling of Hopkins died Friday, Feb. 13. He was only 20 years old and had been diagnosed with Budd-Chiari Syndrome (blood clots on his liver). Born on…