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Funeral mass celebrated for Mary Catherine Steffes, 82

Mary Catherine Steffes, age 82, died Tuesday, May 23, at home in Dorr. Her funeral mass was celebrated Saturday morning at St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Salem Township. Mary was well known…
Posted by Editor May 27, 2017
Posted inSports

Lady Wildcats capture school record 12th girls’ soccer win

Wayland tasted victory in its final regular season girls' soccer game Friday evening with a 4-2 non-league win against West Catholic. The Lady Wildcats, who finished the regular season with a…
Posted by Editor May 27, 2017
Posted inColumns

Yes It is, It’s True: I love truth-seeking documentary films

When I am not writing stories, columns or editorials, my favorite pastime has become watching documentaries on the Internet late at night with glass in hand and monocle at ease.…
Posted by Editor May 26, 2017
Posted inObituaries

Service Tuesday at Wayland VFW for Marv Boogard, 70

Marvin J. Boogaard, age 70, of Middleville, died Thursday, May 25. He was born in Grand Rapids Jan. 4, 1947, the son of Marvin J. Boogaard Sr. and Theresa (Roberts) Doran.…
Posted by Editor May 26, 2017
Posted inCommunity Notices

Barry Hastings rides off into the sunset, this time for good

Barry Hastings has signed off writing his column for the second time and insists this time it's for good. Larry Hamp of Hastings, who has been writing the political column…
Posted by Editor May 26, 2017
Posted inColumns

Marsman Reports: New column and the young man behind it

The newest column for Townbroadcast.com is penned by Martin High School junior Austin Marsman, age 17. "This column will feature local news published from the student's perspective," he said. I…
Posted by Editor May 26, 2017
Posted inCommunity Notices

Not news when planes take off, land safely, it’s when they crash

Local woman and former journalist Char Weick saw results of the single plane crash near Plainwell this morning near the U.S.-131 expressway. She penned on Facebook, "Holy moly! Just got…
Posted by Editor May 26, 2017
Posted inArticles

Policy on Dorr Twp. Board paying the bills gets revisited

Dorr Township Trustee Terri Rios Thursday night brought up an issue about paying the bills that colleague John Tuinstra brought up four years ago. Rios, who began serving on the…
Posted by Editor May 26, 2017
Posted inArticles

Dorr Twp. ZBA reappointments take up time, discussion

Yet another customarily routine item took up a lot of time and discussion at Thursday night’s Dorr Township Board meeting. This time it was the reappointment of two members of the…
Posted by Editor May 26, 2017
Posted inArticles

Dorr Parks Commission plans to build Frisbee golf course

The Dorr Township Parks Commission plans to begin construction on a Frisbee golf course this year at the park. The Dorr Township Board agreed to set aside $6,500 for the…
Posted by Editor May 26, 2017

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