Fresh from our newsroom

• I miss elementary school As I open my planner to write down new homework assignments, I let out a sigh.     The work just keeps piling up. The stress of colleg
• Daylight savings: it’s time to stop    Hawaii and Arizona are the only two states that keep their time consistent throughout the year without jumping ahead or behind. It’s
• Advice to my fellow quarantiners To most, quarantine proposes a terrifying alternative to attending school in person. What could be worse than three weeks of sitting at home
• Top 10 basketball players in West Ottawa history With the basketball season right around the corner, we decided to take a look at some of the best basketball players in the history of West
• “Flip flops, bad boyfriends, Steak ‘N’ Shake” and other parts of West Ottawa’s history Flipping through the pages of old West Ottawa yearbooks proves just how much has really changed over the years. Whether it be the flowery Sp
• Grant Sanstedt: Fast start is key to a fast finish During one of Jr Grant Sandstedt’s backstroke races nearing the end of his freshmen year, assistant coach Drew Johnson paid special attent
• Divination: A path to understanding The room falls quiet as I pull out the black deck of cards, slowly laying them all out in the small space on the carpet between myself and m
• Road to state championship “It felt like winning the lottery. I had worked for years and years to become a state champion. I felt so happy and I felt overcome with j
• Driven by Injury   The crowd held their breath and watched as the clock ticked down to zero, once again ending in a tied score. It was the first home game
• Fans of CSI? This game is for you! “Paige did it! She’s the murderer and she used-” Nicho yelled as our group of friends gathered together to play “Deception: Murder i
• It Ends Here: It’s time to stop street harassment. Coming back from the beach, two teenage girls were walking on Ottawa Beach Road. As they walked, a cascade of teenage boys, whistled and who
• Exchange students’ COVID experiences
• Continue to persevere The air glides right by my skin as I leap off the block with every bit of me. Three days prior, I missed my state cut by a few tenths of a s
• The Most Adorable Red Pandas In Your Backyard! While the world was on lockdown, the world took a pause. The world went quiet. Except at Zoos. Life went on at Zoos without the world watchi
• She said what? When did society begin to accept rude, homophobic, racist, sexist jerks? Did I miss the memo?     Masking an insult with a “just ki