Tim Skubick is a syndicated political newspaper columnist who also anchors and produces the weekly PBS show “Off the Record.” ...

Amid a record-breaking year for the Central Montcalm baseball team, Ben Yaw had his best season yet offensively.  Hitting ...

The Montcalm County Board of Commissioners will begin budget talks for the 2025-2026 fiscal year next week, with requests ...

To have a strong and successful athletics department means possessing and utilizing a resourceful strength and conditioning ...

The turnover turmoil in Belvidere Township continues. Clerk Judy Spring and Trustee Tarin Minkel abruptly announced they were ...

Lakewood High School senior Kenzie Everett raised Juju, this year's Ionia Free Fair grand middleweight champion steer, and she also showed a couple of pigs. Now 18 years old and therefore coming to ...

Giddyup, Sandy! We don’t want to miss your birthday party. Sandy’s birthday party will be Saturday, July 26, anytime between 2 and 4:30 p.m. at the Flat River Museum. Kids of all ages are invited, but ...

A Stanton man was supposed to be sentenced on Thursday for a serious case of child abuse; however, the case was adjourned again due to questions and disagreements. Thaddeus Christopher Barrett, 23, ...

Less than two weeks from celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary, Bill and Pat Willison relished the chance to enjoy a delicious breakfast with close friends during Friday morning’s Danish Festival ...

I sat in a park in Spain with my two granddaughters from Chicago, ages 8 and 10.  I sat on a bench and watched them dance and dance, completely into it, the only music in their minds.

The tide is turning when it comes to kids and smartphones. Teachers, parents and even children are realizing that having the internet in your pocket during the school day is a disaster.

I stood next to my 13-year-old as I watched her novocaine start doing its work.  "Watching you on that chair is, in a sense, worse than being there myself," I told her. "Shall I hold your hand?" ...