Posted inEditorial
A’int nothin’ we can do about the power outage
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. There’s been a lot of chatter about Consumers Energy’s plans for a deliberate power…
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Wayland students join tech program in Lansing
Three Wayland Union Schools students were invited to the Student Technology Showcase Wednesday in Lansing. The conference was an opportunity for student-led teams from around the state to demonstrate best…
Posted inObituaries
Service was held earlier today for Ivan Mac Sooy
Ivan Mac Sooy, died at his residence in Orangeville Monday, Dec. 2. He was 83. He was born on Nov. 29, 1941, in PlainwelI, the son of Arthur L. and…
Posted inColumns
Army Bob: There was a coverup in Biden’s pardon
President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. pardoned his son Robert Hunter Biden for gun crimes; but aren’t gun crimes, gun violence the worst? Aren’t guns evil? The socialist media is trying…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Snow thunderstorm plays havoc, closes schools
All area schools and businesses were closed Thursday because of a winter storm that included snow thunder and dumped as many as five inches of the white stuff.. The Allegan…
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Will Dorr Colonial Kitchen become Mexican eatery?
Word on the street is that Bell’s Colonial Kitchen, in Dorr, which closed recently, has been purchased by a Hispanic couple from Fennville, fueling speculation it will reopen as a…
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Inclement weather shuts down schools for Thursday
The Hopkins, Martin and Wayland school districts announced Wednesday evening that they will be closed Thursday, Dec. 5, because of inclement weather. A strong winter storm moved through the area…
Posted inSports
Wildcat bowlers take 2 from their Hopkins rivals
Coach Sherry Miklusicak said the Wayland boys’ and girls’ bowling teams had “knock down drag out” matches Wednesday afternoon with neighboring school Hopkins, but both managed to pull out victories.…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 6, 1999 The Hopkins football team was runner-up in the state…
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Hopkins catcher Lyla Reynolds to do Davenport
Hopkins High School senior Lyla Reynolds plans to further her education and her softball playing career next year at Davenport University in Grand Rapids. She signed on the dotted line…