By Gari Voss The southwest corner of the Pullman Town Square will soon be adorned with a Veterans Memorial. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ralph Daily Jr. Post 6134 in Pullman, Michigan and Beautify Pullman are collaborating to bring this memorial to fruition.The memorial began as a heartfelt comment by Post Commander Jaimie Austin after Read More…
By Gari Voss James Baird, a former vision specialist in Wayne County schools and ex-employee of Allegan County schools, was charged with five counts of criminal sexual conduct on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. The action was taken after suits were filed against Baird, Livonia Public Schools and Garden City Schools in 2021.Attorney Ven Johnson related Read More…
By Leslie Ballard “A good crowd” attended the MDOT Open House on February 2 and City Hall to study diagrams and ask questions about the traffic circle (roundabout) that will be located at the Hubbard Street intersection at 89 and 40.According to Parker Johnson, Downtown Manager & Assistant to the City Manager, people were waiting Read More…
Hopkins District Library will no longer charge late fines on books and other circulating materials, effective immediately. The library board unanimously voted to join a growing number of libraries no longer charging daily late fines on overdue materials.A growing body of research shows that overdue fines do not increase return rates for checked out items, Read More…
Not too long ago on the occasion of my birthday, I was presented with a balloon, as well as other gifts. Unfortunately, the balloon did not last long. It escaped out the door wall and headed to the skies. My son pulled out his bb gun and shot it down.It was that simple. Over the Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A life-size version of the classic game Hungry, Hungry Hippos was among the big hits at this year’s Mother/Son Game Night at Otsego High School.“Hungry, Hungry Hippos is always one of the most popular activities,” said Savannah Devine, one of the event organizers. “The boys would lay on their belly on Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—Calling all chocolate lovers.The City of Plainwell is hosting its second annual Chocolate Stroll throughout the downtown area on Saturday, Feb. 9, with sweet deals being combined with sweet treats just in time for Valentine’s Day.City of Plainwell community development manager Denise Siegel is one of the organizers of the event.“This Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HUDSONVILLE—Another week, another outstanding performance for the Plainwell Robotics Club.The Plainwell High School team So Many Problems joined forces with alliance partner Sinking Slowly from Jenison High School to take top honors at the Hudsonville VEX Robotics Tournament on Sunday, Jan. 29.Thanks to the win, So Many Problems has qualified for Read More…
As you might have noticed I keep coming back to the theme of respect. We give it and we earn it. It is a rapid exchange of an intangible element in our life, flowing back and forth faster that the weirdest possible form of crypto-currency. It is exchanged even when we do not share the same meaning Read More…
I’m not a fan of Big Pharma. If you read my columns regularly you know I have railed against the industry consistently. After all the sacrifices we made through the COVID pandemic, I think it is time to give them a piece of my mind again.Never mind that Big Pharma, if you believe what one Read More…