2017 – Page 32

Woman gets 90 days, probation in Wayland Twp. fatal

Alyssa Kay Stark, 21, the North Carolina woman who was driving the vehicle in a fatal crash March 19 in Wayland Township will spend 90 days in jail. Stark received…

Editor October 19, 2017

Obituaries

WHS grad Bernadette Lemons Jurries dies at 68

Bernadette Lemons Jurries, 68, of Byron Center, a 1967 graduate of Wayland High School, died Oct. 10. She was born on June 28, 1949, to Harold and Lillia Lemons in Boyne…

Editor October 19, 2017

Columns

One Small Voice: NRA members should call out leaders

Back when I was in college in 1969, part of my liberal arts curriculum required two semesters of physical education. Never terribly athletic, I was pleased to see that one…

Editor October 19, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Can we be jailed for using the wrong pronoun?

A headline from the Associated Press read “California criminalizes speech;” the AP story reported: “Violators of the provisions in the law could be charged with a misdemeanor, meaning that they…

Editor October 19, 2017

Articles

It’s official: Air park approved in Leighton Township

The Leighton Township Board Wednesday in a special meeting put its final stamp of approval on a proposed air park near 144th and Kalamazoo Avenues by adopting a resolution and…

Editor October 18, 2017

Features

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

(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 21, 1992 Yankee Springs Township’s first and only bed and breakfast may…

Editor October 18, 2017

Sports

Lady Vikings win 2 of 3 matches in home quad meet

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team won two of three matches Tuesday evening in the Hopkins Quad. The Lady Vikings lost to Hamilton 25-15, 25-17, but defeated Otsego 25-19, 25-14 and took…

Editor October 18, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral will be Friday for Andrew McClellan, 30, of Dorr

Andrew D. McClellan age 30, of Dorr, died unexpectedly Saturday Oct. 14, 2017. He is survived by his daughter Lacey; his fiance Brandi; his parents Paula Drake and Dale McClellan; his siblings…

Editor October 17, 2017

Sports

Lady Vikings rebound to regain 2nd in Silver meet

The Hopkins girls’ cross-country Tuesday bounced back to take second in the O-K Silver Conference meet at the Ironwood Golf Course in Byron Center and regained the runner-up slot in…

Editor October 17, 2017

Articles

Moline residents still complaining about the trains’ noise

About a dozen Moline residents pleaded with the Dorr Township Planning Commission to do something about the noise generated by trains at the Green Valley Agricultural site in the neighborhood.…

Editor October 17, 2017