June 2017 – Page 7

Hopkins Township barn fire kills more than a dozen cattle

Several animals were killed in a barn fire early Thursday morning at Ybema Farms in Hopkins Township. Authorities indicated the fire started overnight by some kind of electrical spark. Local firefighters…

Editor June 15, 2017

Features

Finally! Clouds portend that a hard rain’s a gonna fall

Randy Maynard took this photo of the swirl of clouds over the overpass at U.S.-131 and 144th Avenue just north of Dorr on Wednesday evening. It wasn't long afterward that…

Editor June 14, 2017

Articles

Martin Twp. adopts $800,000 budget for fiscal year 2017-18

The Martin Township Board Wednesday night adopted a budget of more than $800,000 after holding a truth in taxation hearing. The board chose to levy the maximum amount of 0.8625…

Editor June 14, 2017

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

25 Years Ago — June 17, 1992 Leighton Township Supervisor Dar VanderArk has outlined a proposal to fund road paving and improvement projects, very similar to the one used by…

Editor June 14, 2017

Articles

City Plan Commission tables decision on PERC zoning

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening after a public hearing tabled a proposal to eliminate Planned Enterprise Residential Cluster (PERC) zoning designation. Only four of the seven commissioners were…

Editor June 13, 2017

Articles

Julie Phillips wins annual Katheryn Brenner teaching award

Julie Phillips, seventh grade teacher at Wayland Middle School, was chosen as the 2017 Katheryn Lorraine Brenner Award recipient for the 2016-17 academic year. She was presented with the honor…

Editor June 13, 2017

Editorial

It’s early yet, but I support school bond proposal Nov. 7

ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced story. It is an editorial by the editor. Not long ago I told readers about my lifetime “first” in voting against school millage…

Editor June 13, 2017

Columns

Ranger Rick: Planned Parenthood a huge part of the ‘rotting’

Planned Parenthood – just the name seems to conjure up a Mom, Dad and children, being the family “planners” modern couples seem to think they are trying to practice — sounds…

Editor June 13, 2017

Features

Hopkins’ first-ever color run raises more than $3,000

Hopkins Public Schools Saturday held its first-ever My School Color Run, which is similar to the popular Color Run 5k, in which participants are sprayed with different colors as they…

Editor June 13, 2017

Articles

Wayland Union schools nearing 12% fund balance goal

The Wayland Union school district budget continues to improve every year and projections for next year are optimistic. Finance Director Patricia Velie told the school board the fund balance for…

Editor June 12, 2017