2018 – Page 50

Wayland man, 51, pleads guilty to child sex images

Allegan County Circuit Court Judge Marge Bakker will sentence a 51-year-old Wayland man who pleaded guilty to charges in connection with possession and sharing child pornography images. Frank Dean Simmons…

Editor August 10, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Rep. Johnson bigly proves me wrong

"I thought I knew you. What did I know?" — The Beatles, "I'm Looking Through You," 1965 from the album "Rubber Soul." The Firesign Theatre, one of my all-time favorite…

Editor August 10, 2018

Community Notices

DEQ says PFAS levels ‘non-detect’ in Wayland water

The City of Wayland has been given a clean bill of health for its water supply in the wake of the recent spate of reports in West Michigan about PFAS…

Editor August 10, 2018

Columns

Subterranean: ‘Death of a Nation’ payback to Trump?

Review of Dinesh D’Souza’s Death of a Nation Currently in wide release by Walter G. Tarrow Why? What is the intent, the purpose, the expected and desired outcome of a…

Editor August 10, 2018

Columns

Army Bob: Are all politics really local, as Tip told us?

A question coming to the forefront today is what is more important — the truth or social justice? Can we have both? Sure we can, but when a person is…

Editor August 10, 2018

Articles

Matt Weston selected as new Leighton Twp. Fire Chief

Capt. Matt Weston has been selected as new chief of the Leighton Township Fire Department. Weston's hire was approved unanimously Thursday night by the Leighton Township Board. He succeeds Tony…

Editor August 9, 2018

Articles

Lt. Scott Glupker makes hero’s splash on Leighton FD

Lt. Scott Glupker is one of the newest members of the Leighton Township Fire Department, but he's already making an impact and proving his mettle. Outgoing Fire Chief Tony Banas…

Editor August 9, 2018

Articles

Most area millage requests passed, but 3 turned down

“You win some, you lose some,” is an old saying that perhaps best describes the millage requests across Allegan County in Tuesday’s primary election. Most millage proposals in this area…

Editor August 9, 2018

Obituaries

Service will be Monday for Billie Russell of Green Lake

Billie Lee Russell, age 91, died at her home of 65 years at Green Lake. The daughter of the late Otto and Dessie Webb, she was born on Dec. 12,…

Editor August 9, 2018

Articles

City of Wayland seeks Plan Commission, ZBA members

The City of Wayland seems to be running short of people serving on public boards and commissions and the City Council will not expand with the Nov. 6 general election.…

Editor August 8, 2018