Barry Township

The new home of the Barry County Commission on Aging is open for busi­ness. Local officials celebrated the re­cent move into the BCCOA’s new 16,600-square-foot facility located off of M-79, near the intersection with McKeown Road, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on…

Four Michigan farm families were in­ducted into the Michigan Farmers Hall of Fame during the 2026 induction ceremony on Sept. 12. This year’s ceremony was held at the Presbyterian Church in Hastings. This year’s inductees are Dennis and Dawn Iott of Kalkaska County, Darrell and…

Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner born in Hastings, passed away Monday at his home in South Branch at the age of 90. Johncock had two of the most mem­orable wins in Indianapolis 500 histo­ry, one for its thrilling finish and one for the ordeal that led to its…

On Saturday, the Hastings Banner caught up with the Pasalic family at Chief Noonday Car Park during the third annual Gun Lake Business Association’s (GLBA) Gun Lake Fall Fest. Upon entering the park, Amanda and Zoren Pasalic said their chil­dren’s eyes immediately focused on the…

One points to more than a decade representing Mid and West Michigan in Congress and leadership roles involving federal spending and China. The other points to 17 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and subsequent work on veterans policy and federal govern­ment modernization.…