View Newspaper Group Owner and President Rick Burrough is proud to announce that three members of the View leadership team have been named co-publishers. The announce­ment follows the semi-retirement ...

A loud “hoo-ah” shot up from the stage as “The Army Goes Rolling Along” section of the “United States Armed Forces Salute” got rolling. There were moments to honor a handful of veterans in the crowd, ...

Layton Wiseman, of Middleville, brought his deck to the Hastings Skate­park at First Ward Park for the first time in early June. He could recognize its past glory and see its potential. But like many, ...

Tara, 12, Texas Dear Tara, When you think of the Jurassic peri­od, you might think of dinosaurs. But all kinds of insects roamed the Earth back then. That includes the ancient relatives of praying ...

For more than a century, the east side of Hastings has been home to a neighborhood grocery whose story began not at its present location, but several blocks west in downtown Hastings. The business ...

Financial security doesn’t have to come from a big salary, a lucky investment or some dramatic turning point. For most people, wealth is built more simply, through small habits repeated many times ...

Thornapple Kellogg High School runner Owen Bremer, a sophomore, won the 14-and-under division at the annual Caledonia Kilt Klassic 5k run/ walk Saturday, July 4. He hit the finish line in 19 minutes ...

This Friday, July 10, is the final day to sign up to compete in the the 2026 Emily Duits mEMorial Sand Volleyball Tourna­ment, which will be held July 25 at the Lake Odessa Fairgrounds. Championships ...

After 56 years in the newspaper and printing business, View Newspaper Group Publisher Wes Smith is proud to announce his semi-retirement, which began July 1. Smith began his newspaper career at the ...

The Legal Services of South Cen­tral Michigan-Battle Creek office will conduct interviews for legal advice and possible representation, without charge, over the telephone, to interested older ...

A trio of court cases, including that of a former member of the Middleville Village Council, involv­ing similar charges for drug posses­sion and maintaining a drug house, could soon converge. Tracy ...

Last week, while in my office, I felt a gentle prompting from the Lord to get my car washed — a seemingly simple task, but it carried purpose. At the wash, the young man working looked bur­dened. I ...