Word has been received of the recent death of Gary Kotrba, a 1963 graduate of Wayland High School. He was a longtime employee at the Mullenhurst Golf Course, where he…

The Wayland boys’ track team polished off an unbeaten regular season Friday by winning the O-K Gold championship at the league meet at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The Wildcats turned in…

The Leighton Township Board has received notice from Green Lake area residents Jay and Shannon Steinebach they have filed a formal pre-suit demand for resolution, along with a draft verified…

Wayland High School graduate Natisha Foster (center), Michigan State University Emergency Manager, was named the 2025 Michigan Professional Emergency Manager (PEM) of the Year. With more than a decade of…

Former Gun Lake Community Church pastor Keith Dragt died March 27 after many years of bravely living with Parkinson’s Disease. Keith was born in Grant, Mich. on Nov. 22, 1951…

Madison Jordan The Wayland softball team has been on a roll lately, winning its last nine ballgames. The Wildcats Thursday defeated a team formerly tied for first place in the…

David Britten David Britten, former Pine Street Elementary principal and US Army Lt. Col. (Ret.), has been selected to receive this year’s Albert Baxter award. The award was created in…

Allegan County Commissioner Gale Dugan Thursday night told the Watson Township Board the county has had a lot happen recently, and as a result, there may be some challenges ahead.…

Former Wayland High School ace softball pitcher Emma Ludema (No. 10, second from left) has been named to the all-MIAA squad this spring. Ludema, a four-year starter and senior at…

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr: 25 Years Ago — May 7, 2001 The Globe published a photo of Leighton Township Administrative…