2018 – Page 51

Martin Twp. to seek fire millage on Nov. 6 election ballot

The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening decided to put a fire millage request on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. Board members also decided to seek at least two other…

Editor August 8, 2018

Features

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

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 11, 1993 Martin Township voters in a referendum approved, 231 to 200,…

Editor August 8, 2018

Articles

Leighton voters OK airstrip, Nesbitt, Johnson win seats

It was a big night for Clark Galloway, developer of the his proposed airstrip Galloway Landings in Leighton Township. Voters in the Aug. 7 primary election voted 1,069 to 717…

Editor August 7, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: With socialism we’re all equally miserable

With the recent primary win by former bartender Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez we have witnessed socialism unleashed in her words and rhetoric. Senator Bernie Sanders is a close second, but even he…

Editor August 7, 2018

Columns

Subterranean: Ted Kennedy biopic misses the mark

Review of Chappaquiddick ** out of five stars Available on video by Walter G. Tarrow In the very early hour of Friday, July 19, 1969, while the nation turned its eyes…

Editor August 7, 2018

Community Notices

Wayland schools getting ready for new academic year

It may be the August dog days of summer, but workers at Wayland Union schools are spending a great deal of time preparing for the upcoming academic year with some…

Editor August 7, 2018

Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial is Friday for Russell O’Connor

Russell Jay O’Connor, age 62 of Belmont, died Saturday, Aug. 4. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Janice O’Connor (Weber), their children, Jennifer O’Connor, Steve O’Connor,…

Editor August 7, 2018

Articles

Lumberyard special use permit to be revoked by city?

The future of the Lumberyard Events Center may hang in the balance at the next Wayland City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20. City Manager Joshua Eggleston told…

Editor August 6, 2018

Community Notices

Oops! They did it again! 100th Street bridge struck

"The more things change, the more they stay the same." It's been about three months since the infamous 100th Street overpass has been hit, but the deed was done again…

Editor August 6, 2018

Columns

Basura: 1981 was the year I almost joined Yooperhood

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.” — Robert Frost In 1981, we went on vacation to Trout Lake in the Upper…

Editor August 5, 2018