A curious crowd in Caledonia want­ing to know the progress of the rebuild­ing and widening of M-37, also known as Broadmoor Avenue, and Cherry Valley Avenue in Caledonia Township, filtered in out of a ...

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 ...

A Middleville Village Council trustee is facing felony charges after being arrested last week. Tracy Gillhespy, who was elected to serve a four-year term on the village council in November 2024, is ...

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A loud “hoo-ah” shot up from the stage as “The Army Goes Rolling Along” section of the “United States Armed Forces Salute” got rolling. There were moments to honor a handful of veterans in the crowd, ...

A 54-year-old Battle Creek man will serve much of the next year of his life in the Barry County Jail, after allegedly being caught in a “To Catch a Predator” style internet sting. Shane M. Barker, 54, ...

A trio of court cases, including that of a former member of the Middleville Village Council, involv­ing similar charges for drug posses­sion and maintaining a drug house, could soon converge. Tracy ...

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 ...

Layton Wiseman, of Middleville, brought his deck to the Hastings Skate­park at First Ward Park for the first time in early June. He could recognize its past glory and see its potential. But like many, ...

Financial security doesn’t have to come from a big salary, a lucky investment or some dramatic turning point. For most people, wealth is built more simply, through small habits repeated many times ...

For more than a century, the east side of Hastings has been home to a neighborhood grocery whose story began not at its present location, but several blocks west in downtown Hastings. The business ...

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 ...