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Allegan County now seeing record case levels of Covid

Allegan County Health Department officials Wednesday announced that COVID-19 levels and cases have reached an all-time high. Corona virus alert sign symbol. Covid-19, Corona virus infection emblem flat vector illustration.…

Editor November 25, 2021

Columns

Army Bob: We depend too much on Asian supply line

by Robert M. Traxler A man ran a red light last week and hit my car, totaling it. Hats off to the American auto industry; we were hit in the…

Editor November 25, 2021

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) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 25, 1996 Fourth-graders from Sycamore Elementary in the Hopkins School District…

Editor November 24, 2021

Columns

Thanksgiving traditions make the holiday so special

Thanksgiving is by far one of my most favorite holidays. As our boys have gotten older and life looks differently than it used to, Thanksgiving day has remained mostly…

Editor November 23, 2021

Columns

Introducing Grandfather’s Spatchcock Turkey recipe

By Kathy Hamman Miller The following is sharing a “new” Grandfather’s Thanksgiving Recipe” and welcoming my great-nephew into the family. This Spatchcock Turkey recipe is a different way to prepare…

Editor November 21, 2021

Editorial

Sustainable business park project deserves support

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Don’t complain about the noise when opportunity comes knock, knock, knockin’ on your front…

Editor November 20, 2021

Features

Pine Street students collect food to help Hand 2 Hand

Fourth- and fifth-graders at Pine Street Elementary have been working these last two weeks collecting food to benefit the Hand 2 Hand program. Fourth-graders beat the fifth-graders in donations, but…

Editor November 20, 2021

Obituaries

Funeral mass Monday at St. Therese for Irene Pelka, 97

Irene Pelka, age 97, completed her life’s journey here on earth Friday Nov. 19. Always devoted and faithful to her Catholic faith and to her family, Irene came from a…

Editor November 20, 2021

Community Notices

Lt. Gov. visits Martin to discuss solar at school

The lieutenant governor joins Martin Schools Supt. Brooke Ballee-Stone in the auditorium to speak to students and staff about solar energy. Martin area officials welcomed Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist to…

Editor November 20, 2021

Features

Georgian foreign exchange student teaches 8th-graders

Seda Arzumanyan of Georgia (the foreign country) gave a presentation to Sarah Rollandini's eighth-graders Tuesday in celebration of International Education Week. Seda is a foreign exchange student at Wayland High…

Editor November 19, 2021