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Celebrating the 4th makes a triumphant return locally

The Dorr and Hopkins Fourth of July celebrations over the weekend made a triumphant return to the local scene after suffering through inactivity in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.…

Editor July 4, 2021

Columns

American Rescue Plan funds only create confusion

The American Rescue Plan of 2021 has been getting a lot of attention lately in local board meetings in these parts. Some officials don’t want the money from the federal…

Editor July 4, 2021

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: Should old folks get out of the way?

by Phyllis McCrossin There was a time when our plans for watching fireworks meant we headed toward town about an hour before sunset, found a spot to park as close…

Editor July 4, 2021

Coming Events

Hometown Day celebration will be Saturday in Martin

The Martin Hometown Day celebration is planned for Saturday, July 10, with most events occurring in the downtown area. The day’s activities will feature: A car and tractor show from…

Editor July 4, 2021

Community Notices

Wayland firefighters put out early morning car blaze

Wayland firefighters extinguished a car fire in the Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services parking lot in Wayland just after 4 a.m. Sunday on North Main Street. A neighbor said she had just…

Editor July 4, 2021

Editorial

CRT isn’t the bogeyman that right-wingers say it is

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. The latest in a long line of bogeymen our right-wing friends have dragged out…

Editor July 2, 2021

Articles

Watson trustee unhappy with local road conditions

Watson Township Trustee Jack Wood made no attempt Thursday night to hide his disgust with the condition of local roads and his disappointment with the Allegan County Road Commission. Wood…

Editor July 1, 2021

Columns

Army Bob: Social justice movements out of control

“Only Neanderthals question science.” — CNN. by Robert M. Traxler A Christian ethic and one found in most religions and in law is that the sins of the father shall…

Editor July 1, 2021

Columns

Fish Camp only brings us closer to empty nest dread

Fish Camp by Denise Dykstra Once a year in June, my brother puts together the “Boys Only” fish camp week. Planning for the week-long trip begins on the way home…

Editor June 30, 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 — July 1, 1996 Popular and controversial Indian-owned casinos seem to be popping…

Editor June 30, 2021