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Now the U.S. no longer means the U.S.A.
January 22, 2025
Gun Lake tribe helps bring back Hot ‘N Now
January 21, 2025
Local schools closed for 3rd straight day
January 21, 2025
Go Fund Me campaign begun for Miller family
January 21, 2025
King & I: Funny how time just slips away
January 21, 2025
Wildcats vs. Forest Hills East is Thursday
January 21, 2025
Memorial mass set for Gloria Kaczanowski
January 21, 2025
Funeral Saturday for Al Schumacher of Dorr
January 20, 2025
City Council deals with several DPW projects
January 20, 2025
Local school districts closed again Tuesday
January 20, 2025
Creamy chicken & wild rice veggie soup warms up cold days
January 20, 2025
Service set in Wayland for Iran Groeneveld, 91
January 20, 2025
Hopkins, Martin and Wayland schools all closed on Monday
January 19, 2025
Evie Mathis clears 12-3.5 in indoor pole vault
January 19, 2025
Army Bob: Get ready to cope with the cold
January 18, 2025
Martin girls win and honor 22-1 squad
January 17, 2025
Why did Hopkins board reject Steve Johnson?
January 17, 2025
Lady Wildcats improve overall record to 9-3
January 16, 2025
Wildcat bowlers roll well in triumphs vs. TK
January 16, 2025
Go Fund Me set up for teen, family in fatal fire
January 16, 2025
Amy Funk takes over Hopkins volleyball job
January 16, 2025
Army Bob: Fires: We don’t learn from history
January 16, 2025
Harmony’s FT pulls out Wildcats’ win over TK
January 15, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
January 15, 2025
King & I: Politicians point fingers, but don’t help
January 14, 2025
Gun Lake Winterfest’s big day will be Feb. 15
January 14, 2025
Wildcat hoops games at TK moved to Wednesday
January 14, 2025
Wildcat bowlers breeze past South Christian
January 14, 2025
Winter storms cancel Tuesday night activities
January 14, 2025
Funeral will be Friday in Dorr for Lynn Huff, 74
January 14, 2025
Ex-State Rep. Johnson loses school board bid
January 14, 2025
Wayland schools given 19 bids for building pool
January 13, 2025
Ex-Wayland officer wins sheriff dept. promotion
January 13, 2025
Chicken and dumpling crock pot soup comforts
January 13, 2025
Memorial service set for Sandy DeGroot of Dorr
January 13, 2025
Yes It’s True: Obituaries are changing, yet static
January 12, 2025
Gun Lake ice fishing contest winners told
January 12, 2025
Health insurance helps kill local drug stores
January 10, 2025
Slow but steady snow causes problems in area
January 10, 2025
Lady Wildcats upend once-beaten Wyoming
January 10, 2025
Former WHS industrial arts teacher dies at 88
January 10, 2025
Leighton reimbursed after crash at overpass
January 9, 2025
Army Bob: Alcohol and tobacco are bad for ya
January 9, 2025
Overpass on 144th Ave. to be remained closed
January 9, 2025
Funeral will be Monday for Patricia Slagter, 86
January 8, 2025
Wildcat bowlers win two easily against Wyoming
January 8, 2025
Martin Twp. to get lots of roadwork in 2025
January 8, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
January 8, 2025
Service officer’s action vs. car fire earns praise
January 8, 2025
Lady Clippers fall 53-29 at Kalamazoo Hacket
January 7, 2025
Martin girls’ 22-1 team to be honored Jan. 17
January 7, 2025
King & I: We’re kicked out so we can fix trailer
January 6, 2025
WHS guys take 27-3 match from W. Catholic
January 6, 2025
Spring service for care giver Keith Boekeloo?
January 6, 2025
Memorial will be Friday for Cherish Powers, 38
January 6, 2025
Leighton, like many other FDs, has record number of calls in ’24
January 5, 2025
Medical calls fuel local fire response increases
January 5, 2025
Fact vs. opinion: Do we know the difference?
January 4, 2025
Wildcats edge Martin, Plainwell in mat tourney
January 4, 2025
Snowmobiles need at least 4 inches on trails
January 4, 2025
Proud Native American Mark Webb dies at 67
January 4, 2025
Lady Wildcats lose 57-38 to GR West Catholic
January 3, 2025
Hopkins girls halt losing streak, beat Godwin
January 3, 2025
WAEMS grateful for 5 new computers gift
January 3, 2025
Lady ‘Cats fall 3 pins shy of Baker crown
January 2, 2025
Info sought on thieves’ break-in at Sebright
January 2, 2025
Wildcat boys bowlers win Baker tournament
January 2, 2025
‘Green’ Watson Board begins its work in ’25
January 2, 2025
Army Bob: Biden is scrambling at the end
January 2, 2025
Dorr Library launches Mango Languages campaign with prizes
January 2, 2025
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
January 1, 2025
Service at Kingdom Hall Jan. 19 for Craig Strick
January 1, 2025
Growth threats became promises in year 2024
December 31, 2024
Services Jan. 6 for former Dorr woman
December 31, 2024
Semi crash blocks traffic north of Dorr exit on 131
December 31, 2024
Retired brick mason Gary Van Vuren, 77, dies
December 31, 2024
Wildcats 4-3 going into O-K Gold hoops action
December 31, 2024
Services set for Friday for Jim Hunderman, 61
December 30, 2024
Extension Homemakers of ’76 offer carrot cake
December 30, 2024
Martin area teen found dead in fire Monday
December 30, 2024
King & I: A meditation on the end of year, holidays
December 29, 2024
Hopkins ends 6-game skid with GR Prep win
December 28, 2024
Martin wrestling team now 11-0 in dual meets
December 28, 2024
Memorial service slated for Connie VanBonn, 73
December 28, 2024
Haven Baker best female bowler at tourney in GR
December 27, 2024
Hopkins food service worker dies at age 80
December 27, 2024
Services Saturday for Ricky Doud, age 64
December 27, 2024
Yes It’s True: Only we can prevent fatal crashes
December 26, 2024
Boat fires reported at Gun Lake Marina today
December 26, 2024
Army Bob: Bureaucrats are making our laws
December 26, 2024
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
December 25, 2024
King & I: Technology only makes an aging me tired
December 24, 2024
Service will be Jan. 3 in Dorr for Karilyn Jackson
December 24, 2024
Colin Weber to transfer, play football at Rutgers
December 23, 2024
Funeral is Dec. 30 for Kevin Krotz of Hopkins
December 23, 2024
WHS valedictorian. Class of 1956, dies in Shelby
December 23, 2024
Fire apparently destroys Yankee Bill’s restaurant
December 23, 2024
Steve Johnson tells ‘rest of the story’ on election
December 23, 2024
Chocolate covered peanuts a holiday treat
December 22, 2024
Martin captures 1st at Clipper Classic tourney
December 22, 2024
Posted inObituaries

Service will be Wednesday for Audryana Holben, 22

Audryana Lain Holben, age 22, died Monday, July 17, at her apartment in Georgetown Township near Grand Valley State University. She was a fun, kind-hearted woman with a passion to…
Posted by Editor July 21, 2023
Posted inCommunity Notices

Gas leak routs residents near VFW on South Main

Problems associated with the South Main Street construction project are continuing. The latest hiccup occurred just before 11 a.m. Friday when workers inadvertently hit a natural gas line, causing a…
Posted by Editor July 21, 2023
Posted inCommunity Notices

Area departments work together, contain field fire

A large field fire Thursday afternoon caused five area departments to respond in Leighton Township. Leighton firefighters were dispatched to the scene just after 5 p.m. First units  arrived in…
Posted by Editor July 21, 2023
Posted inObituaries

Graveside service Aug. 18 in GR for Jim Silvernail, 86

James (Jim) Richard Silvernail 86, of Haines City, Fla., formerly of Hopkins, died Thursday June 29. Jim is survived by his wife Susan of nine years, children Dan (Pam) Silvernail,…
Posted by Editor July 21, 2023
Posted inCommunity Notices

Chris Glasser another Dem seeking 4th District seat

Chris Glasser There actually now are three candidates who intend to run for Fourth District Congressman, two Democrats and Republican incumbent Bill Huizenga. Another Democratic challenger is Chris Glasser of…
Posted by Editor July 20, 2023
Posted inObituaries

Mass of Christian burial is July 22 for Cheryl Walters

Cheryl Lynne Walters, age 69 of Dorr, died Tuesday, July 18. She ia survived by her husband of 52 years, Frank Walters; daughter, Billie Walters; daughter-in-law, Beverly Walters; grandchildren Elizabeth…
Posted by Editor July 20, 2023
Posted inCommunity Notices

Info about beer thieves at Dorr truck stop sought

These two thieves took a reported $300 worth of beer from the beer cooler at the Dorr truck stop at about 2 a.m. Thursday morning and helped themselves to several…
Posted by Editor July 20, 2023
Army Bob: Rebuttal to editorial on environment
Posted inColumns

Army Bob: Rebuttal to editorial on environment

by Robert M. Traxler Our esteemed editor penned an editorial July 14 concerning the end of all life on Mother Earth due to Americans’ lack of environmental controls and programs.…
Posted by Editor July 20, 2023
Posted inArticles

Rep. Huizenga will face opposition in Nov. 2024

Jessica Swartz Bill Huizenga Though Fourth District Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga is regarded as almost a shoo-in for re-election in 2024, two Democratic opponents have thrown their hats in the…
Posted by Editor July 19, 2023
Posted inFeatures

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

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) The Wayland Summerfest celebration on an evening in the 1950s. In those days, it was referred…
Posted by Editor July 19, 2023

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