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 ...

Sometimes my stomach growls so loudly that other people can hear it. It’s pretty awkward in meetings. I asked my friend Ed Johnson why that happens. He teaches classes about the human body in the ...

Students at Lakewood Public Schools stayed home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, after the district closed its school buildings in response to an alleged threat made Tuesday night, Oct. 28. District staff ...

And then there were two. The 2025 varsity football regular season came to an end Friday, and the playoffs will begin the same way the regular season did. Hastings and Thor­napple Kellogg face off in ...

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 ...

Barry County has its financial plan for next year in place after a public hearing and unanimous vote in approval of the 2026 budget by the county’s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 28.

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’ ...

For many people, fall brings an important opportunity: open enrollment. While it may not sound as exciting as planning for the holidays, taking a careful look at your workplace benefits now could save ...