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Posted inObituaries

Wayland High School grad Lester Decker dies at 60

Lester G. Decker age 60, of Grandville, died Thursday, Aug. 3, at Lacks Cancer Center, after a hard fought battle with leukemia. Lester was a 1975 graduate of Wayland High School.…
Posted by Editor August 5, 2017
Posted inCommunity Notices

Painted rocks spread positivity in Martin, Wayland, Hopkins

by Austin Marsman Take a walk around downtown Martin and other local communities and you are likely to find a painted rock. Area residents are painting uplifting phrases or images…
Posted by Editor August 4, 2017
Posted inArticles

Watson hires Fennville attorney to handle some services

The Watson Township Board's relationship with its attorney is changing. The board Thursday night voted 3-2 to engage the legal services of Jim Siver of Fennville for work on ordinances…
Posted by Editor August 4, 2017
Posted inArticles

New ordinance may be in order for hill climb, dirt bikes

Corey Smith of Otsego, who was running a twice yearly charity fund-raiser with a hill climb on his 60-acre property at 120th Avenue and 16th Street, has agreed not to…
Posted by Editor August 4, 2017
Posted inArticles

Watson approves crafting an ordinance for marijuana grow

Watson Township appears to be on track to be the first municipality in this area to have an ordinance to allow growing medical marijuana. After turning down or taking no…
Posted by Editor August 4, 2017
Army Bob: Unholy alliance formed between media, intelligence
Posted inColumns

Army Bob: Unholy alliance formed between media, intelligence

by Robert M. Traxler The normally conservative folks who work in the intelligence agencies or who make a good living as pundits commenting on intelligence matters are currently allied with…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2017
Posted inColumns

Guest column: Local media sychophants for Betsy DeVos

by Jeff Smith Grand Rapids Institute for Information and Democracy (GRIID) It is well known that politicians, and often those deeply involved in partisan politics, are trained to deal with…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2017
Posted inSports

Caleb Campbell takes over as WHS boys’ soccer coach

Caleb Campbell has accepted the position of varsity boys' head soccer coach for Wayland High School. A teacher in the district for five years, he has a fourth grade class…
Posted by Editor August 3, 2017
Posted inFeatures

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

25 Years Ago — Aug. 5, 1992 The mobile home of Ken “KC” Clack and his family of five was destroyed by fire at the Yankee Springs Meadows trailer park.…
Posted by Editor August 2, 2017
Posted inCommunity Notices

East Maple project work continues, not finished yet

Townbroadcast erroneously reported recently that all construction projects in the City of Wayland have been completed for 2017. Though the 133rd Avenue at the southern border of the city limits…
Posted by Editor August 2, 2017

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