As America celebrates its 250th an­niversary, it’s a great time to reexamine the vision that led to this new nation conceived in liberty. Nobody did this better than the great Michigan political ...
There was not a whole lot of time for fishing for Reva Aukerman over the years, making a dairy farm work with her husband Don Aukerman and family, but she always liked to when she could. Now 87 years ...
Margaret had saved diligently for decades. Every paycheck, a portion went toward her retirement account. Then, the day finally came: she retired. Suddenly, the hardest part wasn’t the saving. It was ...
Last week, while in my office, I felt a gentle prompting from the Lord to get my car washed — a seemingly simple task, but it carried purpose. At the wash, the young man working looked bur­dened. I ...
A steal of home clinched the softball championship for the Maple Valley girls. The Maple Valley girls took an 8-7 walk-off win over Saranac in the bottom of the seventh inning of the championship game ...
The DNR is again teaming up with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the U.S. Coast Guard for Operation Dry Water, July 3-5. Operation Dry Water is part of a year- round ...
The May 6 Women’s Giving Circle meeting took place at the YMCA Camp Algonquin. Members meet quarterly to learn about Barry County nonprofit orga­nizations and contribute to one, voted on by members ...
The Rutland Township Board of Trustees remains divided, again voting 4-3 to approve the first read­ing of a resolution to cede planning authority over the proposed con­struction of a Meijer store to a ...
It’s not a matter of if the Mill Street Market will open, but when. The 11,000-square-foot facility is currently under construction in Hastings and will combine local food access, entrepreneurship, ...
A fleet of 21 boats went out from Pine Lake Boat and Motor’s Lakeside Marina Monday evening. Three hours later they cruised back in. As the sun set, they brought more than 50 large mouth bass with ...
A member of the Barry County Board of Commissioners helped break the news of possible devel­opments at the Hastings City/Barry County Airport, including the potential expansion of one business and the ...
Few generations have left a larger footprint on American life than the Baby Boomers. Born between 1946 and 1964, this generation emerged in the years immediately following World War II, when a strong ...