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I endorse approval of virtually all Aug. 7 ballot proposals

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Every other year we voters seem to come across local millage proposals that almost…

Editor July 25, 2018

Features

Bygone Days: A look back at the history of NE Allegan County

25 Years Ago — July 28, 1993 Julie DeBoer was abruptly terminated as director of the Allegan County Emergency 911 program by the Board of Commissioners. She received about $25,000…

Editor July 25, 2018

Community Notices

Dorr man, 89, killed in traffic crash in Byron Township

William Hall, 89, of Dorr, was killed in a traffic crash Monday afternoon in Byron Township. Kent County Sheriff’s authorities said Hall was driving southbound on Clyde Park Avenue just…

Editor July 25, 2018

Features

Hopkins FFA members plant new garden near barn

The Hopkins FFA chapter this summer planted a new school garden next to the animal barn behind the high school. Valerie Nagengast, Haylie Kiraly, MaKenna Davies, Lexie Wilson and Ethan…

Editor July 25, 2018

Obituaries

Service will be in Dorr Friday for Rick O’Beshaw, 81

Richard “Rick” O’Beshaw, age 81, died Friday, July 20. Rick was an electro-plating chemist. He was Past President of American Electro-Platers Society, Past Commandant of Michigan Company of Military Historians…

Editor July 25, 2018

Columns

Basura: Trump can get tough with an all-caps tweet

“By his own account, in 1976, when he was starting his career, Donald Trump was worth $200 million. Today, he says he’s worth $8 billion. If he’d just put that…

Editor July 24, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: A troubled history of Fair Housing Act

I've long been a huge fan of the weekly radio program "This American Life" on National Public Radio. I've always found it interesting and thought provoking. I often peruse the…

Editor July 24, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: ‘Fake News’ has a tizzy after Helsinki

The meeting in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin has the fake media and Democrats in end of the world apoplectic tizzy. They examine body language and…

Editor July 24, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral is Thursday for Bill Klump, 82, of Wayland

William W. "Bill" Klump, age 82, died Sunday, July 22. Bill grew up on a farm and was a strong family man. His hobbies were tractors and tractor pulling. He…

Editor July 24, 2018

Features

Wayland youth named outstanding Blue Lake camper

Nikita Jackson, daughter of Tanya Jackson of Wayland, was presented with the outstanding camper award last week at the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Her mother is reporting Nikita, a…

Editor July 23, 2018