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Gravestone dedication to honor Civil War veteran

A Civil War gravestone dedication ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 22, at Poplar Hill Cemetery, Monterey Township. The ceremony will honor John H. Staring, who served…

Editor July 22, 2023

Obituaries

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…

Editor July 21, 2023

Community 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…

Editor July 21, 2023

Community 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…

Editor July 21, 2023

Obituaries

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,…

Editor July 21, 2023

Community 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…

Editor July 20, 2023

Obituaries

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…

Editor July 20, 2023

Community 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…

Editor July 20, 2023

Columns

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.…

Editor July 20, 2023

Articles

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…

Editor July 19, 2023