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Join Lansing Journal Publisher Melanie Jongsma and Managing Editor Josh Bootsma for their weekly video series. Past episodes have included insider information about local stories, on-location coverage of business openings, interviews with local people of interest, and more.
Video: Towns without newspapers (with transcript)
Melanie: Hello everyone, I am Melanie Jongsma of The Lansing Journal, here with Josh Bootsma, our Managing Editor.Josh: Hello everyone. We come to you...
Video: Remembering the women of Lansing’s history
Old news about Lansing women becomes today's news thanks to Marlene Cook
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 11, 2022) – March is Women's History Month,...
Video: Towns without newspapers
Could what happened to the original Lansing Journal happen to The Lansing Journal today?
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 4, 2022) – A surprise gift...
Video: Is now the right time to be in print again?
Thank you, Stony Tire, for sponsoring this week's video
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (February 25, 2022) – At least twice this past week people have...
Video: A bag of recycling mistakes
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (February 18, 2022) – Recycling mistakes are easy to make, and rules vary according to the agency providing the recycling...
Video: Where do story ideas come from?
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (February 11, 2022) – Every article in The Lansing Journal started with an idea. In this week's video, Melanie and...
Video: Recapping a snowy week of news from Potts Park
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (February 4, 2022) – Standing in the snow at Potts Park, Melanie and Josh reflect on a week of newsworthy...
Video: Food drives, pantries, and generous spirits at Mt. Zion Ministries
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 14, 2021) – Mt. Zion Ministries has continued to host its weekly food drives since starting the tradition earlier...
Video: Who runs the parks, what’s up with obituaries, and two pieces of good news
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (October 8, 2021) – This week's video includes a few "things we want to tell you" prompted by stories published...
Video: Nine parks in nine minutes
A tour of Lansing's "Destination Parks"
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 30, 2021) - Lansing is graced with at least 19 parks throughout the community,...
Video: Covering sad news, education information, real badminton, and Lansing businesses
Weekly round-up for July 23, 2021
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 23, 2021) - The theme of this week of news turned out to be...
Video: Inappropriate comments, popping up at Cruise Night, and other local news
Weekly Round-Up with Melanie and Josh, June 25, 2021
by Melanie Jongsma and Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (June 18, 2021) - Reader reactions to this week's...