Barry County voters rejected a regional enhancement millage proposal Tuesday that would have generated an estimated $1.49 million annually for the Barry Intermediate School District over the next ...
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters in Castleton Township approved three millage renewals to continue fund­ing the local fire department and EMS service through 2029. According to the unofficial election ...
Classes at Thornapple Kellogg High School got off to a rough start Monday morning, Nov. 3, with a threat resulting in a “shelter-in-place” order. Though, the threat was later determined to be “not ...
Local law enforcement officials are still seeking to locate at least two suspects allegedly involved in a high-speed chase that included multiple vehicles during the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov ...
The Hastings Elks Lodge No. 1965 is set to celebrate the Veterans Day holiday a couple days early. The local Elks Lodge, located at 102 E. Woodlawn in Hastings, will host a Veterans Day ceremony on ...
The staff at the Barry County United Way and Volunteer Center is charged with anticipating the com­munity’s needs and filling gaps for residents who need support. But in the current political climate, ...
Veterans of foreign conflicts will be remembered at a special tribute hosted by the Delton Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 22 on Saturday, Nov. 8. The tribute will begin at 2 p.m. at the ...
The Lakewood Public Schools play­ers are preparing to bring a youth ver­sion of the iconic musical, “The Sound of Music,” to the stage at Lakewood High School’s Performing Arts Center on Friday ...
Despite a split vote, members of the Odessa Township Board of Trustees for a second time expressed their desire to opt out completely from an updated plan for the Village of Lake Odessa’s Downtown ...
The Hastings Public Library, as we know it today, stands as a landmark of cultural and educational growth in Barry County. The story begins in 1896, when the Women’s Club of Hastings assembled a small ...
The Barry County champs will be in action one more time this season at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn. Hastings junior Caroline Randall, a two-time state medalist, won the girls’ ...
It’s a rematch to open the 2025 MHSAA Football Playoffs. The Hastings and Thornapple Kellogg varsity football teams collided in Middleville in the open­ing week of the 2025 season back in August with ...