Steven Henry Luce, age 79, of Byron Center died Tuesday, April 7. Steven retired from General Motors, after 30 years of service. He also worked at building homes for Rookus…

Gregory Scott Stratton Sr., age 60, died Wednesday, April 8. He enjoyed mushroom hunting, fishing, bonfires, cookouts with his family and friends, and he loved spending time with his grandchildren…

Gordon Allen Sprague (Gordy) walked on Tuesday, April 7. He was 75. Gordy was born Aug.1, 1950, to Allen (Fred) and Leona Sprague. He graduated from Wayland High School in…

Logan Couch, son of Hopkins High School FFA Advisor and ag teacher Jessica Couch, has tendered an agreement to play hockey for the Shreveport Mudbgugs in the North American Hockey…

by Joseph Schultz Disappointed residents at a sparsely attended special meeting of the Wayland Township Planning Commission Wednesday learned too late that the commission’s public hearing on the solar project…

A special Kids' Day festival is scheduled for 9:30m a.m. to noon Saturday, April 18, at Moline Mill. Included will be ice cream, a corn pit and equipment tours.

Map of the milling and paving projects. Courtesy of the City of Wayland. by Joseph Schultz The Wayland City Council last Monday evening reviewed bids for cold milling and paving…

Maria Leep Maria Leep Wednesday evening attended her first Martin Township Board meeting as the township’s new treasurer. Leep, only a shirt-tail relative of Supervisor Glenn Lee, was appointed last…

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr): 25 Years Ago — April 9, 2001 The Globe’s front page photo featured Sandy Stephan of…

Imogene S. LaFountain, of Otsego, a 1956 graduate of Martin High School, died Saturday, April 4. She was 88. The daughter of John and Mary (Frazier) Girton, she was born…