Hopkins News

Leaving Monterey Township on 128th Avenue, I still had a Three Dog Night song running through my head as I tackled the small hills leading into Hopkins, the first stop on my three-town tour of central Allegan ...

Three was the magic number last month as I sought out a new bike route. Three communities stood out on the map.

This is a big stretch for Michigan music festivals -- you can find ample coverage elsewhere in this section -- but here's a taste of other music goings-on this holiday week.

Rochelle Bright and Steven Ver Strate announce their engagement and plans to marry May 31, 2008.

A Marine from Hopkins who was home on leave died after his motorcycle went off U.S. 131 in a crash that may have been speed-related, police said.

“A lot of people who used to work for us come back and say hi”

Alberto Pimentel, owner of Casa Real restaurant in Oxford and a native of Torreon, Mexico, looks forward to Cinco de Mayo. via Oakland Press

“Show me one where the property values went up, where the air quality was improved and where the ground water was at less risk than before”

Michigan is home to about 220 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, but trouble over one dairy cattle farm in St. via WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

“At the end of his second term, President Dwight Eisenhower warned the nation about the dangers of the military-industrial complex -- an unhealthy alliance between the defense industry, the Pentagon, and their friends on Capitol Hill”

So-called "factory farming" takes a big, hidden toll on human health and the environment, is undermining rural America's economic stability and fails to provide the humane treatment of livestock increasingly ... via Kalamazoo Gazette

NEW YORK With the help of newsprint supplier Weyerhaeuser, SP Industries Inc., Hopkins, Mich., installed its NP-165 loose newsprint loader system late last year at The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., where it ... via Editor & Publisher

“Because of the diversity in age and performance categories, the show will be a good one”

The premier talent show event, Allegan's Got Talent, will feature 21 acts, all competing to be named Allegan's Most Talented on the Griswold's Stage. via Holland Sentinel

“I would think anyone with any kind of felony conviction would not be a likely candidate for that type of job”

A former Lowell police officer accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy in 2002 was sentenced to 11 months in jail and five years of probation Friday in Allegan County Circuit Court. via Grand Rapids Press

A former Otsego resident charged with breaking into two homes and assaulting his estranged wife before police shot him entered a plea in the midst of his trial recently. via The Commercial Record

The first annual 4-H auction sponsored by the Allegan County 4-H Council will take place April 26. via Holland Sentinel

When US News & World Report ranks graduate writing programs, it takes the high road and evaluates them in the marketplace of ideas - ' basically, it sends a survey asking schools to rate their peers by ... via New York Times

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 BY REX HALL JR. rhall@kalamazoogazette.com 388-7784 KALAMAZOO -- A man wanted in Detroit on a murder charge was arrested Monday at a house in Kalamazoo, police said. via Kalamazoo Gazette

Events happening in southwestern Michigan Blood drives in Kalamazoo and Hopkins v The GREATER KALAMAZOO AREA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, 5640 Venture Court, is hosting a blood drive. via Kalamazoo Gazette

“I really don't see a problem overall with this proposal”

A new formula based on population and an average number of calls may determine soon how 10 area municipalities fund Wayland Area Emergency Medical Services. via Kalamazoo Gazette Extra - MLive.com

“He had to put his family first”

Lowell officer pleads guilty to abuse, quits job By John Tunison ALLEGAN -- A Lowell police officer accused of molesting a teenage friend six years ago at an Allegan County campground has resigned from the ... via Grand Rapids Press

“You can't get the enforcement that you can with your own people”

A $9,000 increase in contracting with the Allegan County Sheriff's Office for its lone deputy has Fennville officials thinking it might be time to restart the city's own police department. via Latest News - The Grand Rapids Press ...

ST. CLAIR- Mark Hopkins has sold the old Sheldon Tannery and other buildings north of the Rapid Railway waiting room and they are being torn down. via The Times Herald