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GOCC warns to not drink main building water after natural arsenic found
Student housing not affected; college anticipates return to normal Monday By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Glen Oaks Community College is asking students and visitors to not drink the water at its main campus building until further notice after naturally-occurring…
Dix Street students return to classroom at temporary home
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGAN—For the first time since a fire forced them from their school, Dix Street Elementary students were back in the classroom Wednesday morning.It just happened to be about 15 miles from home.Students arrived by bus and…
Skeleton displays bring Halloween fun to Plainwell neighborhood
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—If you like what the skeletons are doing at Wendy Johnson’s Plainwell house, make sure you enjoy it while you can.In a couple of days, they’ll be doing something completely different.Throughout October, the skeletons outside Johnson’s…
A Promise Kept: Fennville woman gives land for affordable homes
by Art Nicholas Lynn Kirkaldy’s donation to Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity honors her late husband and a community she calls familyFor Lynn Kirkaldy, it began years ago as a conversation between her and her husband. They had built their lives…
Local deer deaths possibly related to EHD
By Wendy Colsen A number of deer deaths have recently been reported in Saugatuck Township, ad community members in Saugatuck and Douglas have noticed a larger than normal number of dead deer scattered around town as well.Though no cases have…
Sports
Saugatuck cross teams win jamboree
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BRIDGMAN—The Saugatuck cross country teams picked up their second conference jamboree wins of the season Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Lake Township Park in Bridgman.Saugatuck’s girls turned in the more dominant of the two victories, scoring 49…
Allegan soccer picks up homecoming victory against Otsego
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor It wasn’t the Homecoming game Allegan originally had planned.For the Tigers’ boys soccer team, however, it turned into a memorable night.With Allegan unable to continue its varsity football season, the soccer team stepped into the spotlight…
Gobles volleyballers fall
By John RaffelCorrespondent GOBLES — The Gobles Tigers varsity volleyball team competed against the Martin Clippers last night. The Tigers battled through three sets, falling 8-25, 12-25, and 18-25.“Although the scoreboard did not go in the Tigers’ favor, the team…
Beebe finishes fourth; Ott places third at Laker Coed meet
Get on your mark, get set, GO! Shamrocks Cael Johnson, Connor Beebe, Kameron Sill, Natalie Ott, Elidia Zuniga were among several Rock runners who got off to a good start during the Laker Coed Invitational at Riverview Park. The Berrien…
Plainwell edges Sturgis swim/dive; Sturgis takes win over Marshall
STURGIS — The Lady Trojans welcomed Plainwell to town last week for a swim meet, and the visitors came away with a close 93-87 win.Earning first-place finishes for Sturgis was Ainsley Gump in the 200 IM (2:20.94) and the 100…
Columns
Life as Performance Art
Did you feel the pinch from the latest round of spikes in the price of gasoline? You’re not alone. Or, maybe it is not as much of a pinch as the searing pain of someone is bearing down and…
Mike’s Musings: Growing newspapers, strengthening communities
I have some exciting news to share with our readers: Wilcox Newspapers is growing again.We recently added The Journal Era and MailMax to our roster of publications. Both publications are in southwest Michigan, Berrien County to be exact. We are…
“The Story of Carbon Dioxide IV”
By Tom Kimmel Even the letters to the editor in the WSJ are full of good advice and so here from the Sept. 12-13 issue: “Today, I have more liquid assets than I ever thought possible. I tell those interested…
A Different Perspective: “Is everything politics?”
By John R. Nay This is a general commentary column, but recently I was thinking about my topic selection. I could offer statistics on my topic choices since I’ve been writing for the Journal Era, but I don’t want to…
The Past Is Always Present: Davy Jones’ Locker
By Brian E. Strayer A few years ago, a retired friend and I watched the movie “Dunkirk” (2017) about the amazing rescue between May 26 and June 4, 1940, of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers trapped between Hitler’s…
