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This week's paper

Monday, August 3, 2026

Volunteers work a flooded home in Newaygo County.

Community

Neighbors in orange shirts: Samaritan's Purse brings hope after flood

Volunteer teams worked block by block through damaged Newaygo County homes, pairing elbow grease with quiet encouragement.

By R.C. Wheater Sr. · May 6, 2026 · Page 1

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Front Page

Muskegon River joint team assesses flood damage

County and state partners walked hard-hit stretches of riverfront to map repairs before the next storm cycle.

By Staff · Page 1

Front Page

Fremont teen dies in northern Newaygo County crash

Sheriff's deputies reported a 16-year-old passenger died following a Sunday motorcycle crash.

By Staff · Page 1

Events

Final Kids Free Fishing event coming June 6

Families are invited to the last free youth fishing day of the season — poles, bait, and patience provided.

By Staff · Page 5

Inside this week

Teasers · full story in print

Community

Muskegon River volunteers clear debris after high water

Local crews pulled snags and trash from the channel to protect paddlers and downstream landowners.

By Staff · May 20, 2026

Business

Main Street merchants lean into summer shop-local push

From the hardware aisle to the coffee counter, downtown Fremont is reminding residents why the weekly paper still lists who is hiring, who is open late, and who sponsors the ball teams.

By Staff · June 3, 2026

Sports

Fremont Packers open summer workouts under Friday lights

Coaches emphasize fundamentals as a new class of underclassmen steps into varsity pace.

By Staff · June 10, 2026

Schools

School board walks public through budget night priorities

Transportation, building maintenance, and classroom materials topped a long agenda at the latest regular meeting.

By Staff · June 12, 2026

Opinion

Letter: Why we still need a paper you can hold

A reader argues that Newaygo County's weekly remains the record of who we are — births, ballgames, floods, and all.

Letter to the Editor · June 5, 2026

Tesla on a Fremont-style Main Street, plus the homemade walnut-head back scratcher and shop schematic — the unofficial gift of the Newaygo County tech beat.

Business

Local tech friend builds IntelliLeads.ai — and still owes the paper a mega backlink

Between a walnut-head back scratcher built by the editor, Tesla Autopilot rides (and one near-miss with Officer Hendry), and a startup at intellileads.ai, Armando Diaz makes the case that friendship with the Times Indicator ought to rank on Google.

By Staff (with excessive candor) · June 13, 2026