2018 – Page 41

Watson Township wants better zoning enforcement

EDITOR'S NOTE: Watson Township Trustee Chuck Andrysiak has reported he has located the legal notice, so the gravel mining issue will be taken up at the Planning Commission meeting later…

Editor September 6, 2018

Columns

Army Bob: Designer news is killing fair and balanced

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s talk about the good old Townbroadcast and the division we find in our nation. The rise of electronic media has resulted in designer news, which…

Editor September 6, 2018

Columns

Basura: And here’s yet more on Judge Roy Moore

“I don’t need religion. I have a conscience.” — Dr. Stacey Anderson Remember Judge Roy Moore? He’d been on the bench in Alabama, until his removal, twice. And he lost…

Editor September 6, 2018

Sports

Wildcats fall short only 5-3 against South Christian

The Wayland boys’ varsity tennis team opened O-K Gold Conference dual match action this season Wednesday with a 5-3 loss to Grand Rapids South Christian. The Wildcats traditionally have had…

Editor September 6, 2018

Sports

Wildcat netters tie Otsego 4-4 in nonleague match

The Wayland boys’ varsity tennis team managed a 4-4 tie Tuesday afternoon against non-conference opponent Otsego. Emerging as winners for the Wildcats were Rory Bessinger at first singles, 6-4, 6-1;…

Editor September 5, 2018

Features

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

25 Years Ago — Sept. 8, 1993 Thomas Miller of Watson Township was fined $600 in Allegan County Circuit Court and ordered to remove tires on his property near Big…

Editor September 5, 2018

Community Notices

Hopkins 2nd-grader wins in FFA cabbage challenge

Garrett Lail won the Bonnie Plants Cabbage Challenge for second-graders at Hopkins Elementary. The students were given a giant-variety cabbage plant to grow at home this summer as part of…

Editor September 5, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral Saturday for antiques store owner Klio Nusbaum

Klio Joanne Nusbaum, 73, of Monterey Township, died Saturday, Sept. 1, at Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids. Born Nov. 21, 1944, in Grand Rapids, she was…

Editor September 5, 2018

Articles

Chicken ordinance special meeting slated for Sept. 25

The Wayland City Council will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, to talk about permitting or banning the raising of chickens within the city limits. City…

Editor September 4, 2018

Community Notices

Wayland 1 of only 3 Mich. cities to win facade grant

The Wayland Main Street/DDA was selected last Tuesday for the pilot round of the State’s Façade Restoration Initiative, one of three Michigan communities selected to receive state funding through the new…

Editor September 4, 2018