November 2019 – Page 2

WHS athletic complex may include artificial turf in 2021

Prospects look good for artificial turf at the Wayland High School football stadium and softball, baseball and soccer fields. Patricia Velie, director of buildings and grounds and finance director for…

Editor November 25, 2019

Obituaries

Service will be Wednesday in Martin for Donald Solomon, 84

Donald J. Solomon died Saturday, Nov.23, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo at age 84. He was born Sept. 4, 1935, in Hastings, the son of Russell and Lydia (Marsh) Solomon.…

Editor November 24, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral will be Wednesday for Connie Jordan, 67, of Hopkins

Connie Mae (Hall) Jorden, 67, of Hopkins, died Thursday, Nov. 21, at her home. Born March 8, 1952 in Kingsport, TN, she was the daughter of the late Ray Allen…

Editor November 24, 2019

Sports

Avery Hudson begins 3rd year with Davenport hoops squad

Wayland High School graduate Avery Hudson is beginning his third season as a starting guard on the Davenport University basketball team. Hudson, a 2017 WHS grad, started in all 31…

Editor November 23, 2019

Articles

Dorr Township Library millage request will be in August 2020

The Dorr Township Library Board has decided to place a tax increase request for .06 mill on the August 2020 primary election ballot. Library Board President Rachel Vote confirmed the…

Editor November 23, 2019

Community Notices

1980 cold case murder suspect arrested at Burnips gas station

The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department and troopers from the Michigan State Police Friday arrested a 70-year-old Salem Township man in connection with a murder in Norfolk, Va., in 1980.…

Editor November 22, 2019

Articles

2020 Dorr Township road project plans outlined for board

Dorr Township road projects for 2020 were outlined to the Township Board by Treasurer Jim Martin, who noted the five will cost a total of $870,000. The plans include: Paving…

Editor November 21, 2019

Columns

Army Bob: So we aren’t allowed to question ‘settled science?’

In a comment on one of Ranger Rick's columns on climate change, a reader asked, "Do 'common sense conservatives' who share the author’s views on global climate change ask their…

Editor November 21, 2019

Articles

Propose Dorr Library millage request in March, or in August?

The Dorr Township Library Board is wrestling with the question of whether to ask for a millage increase in the presidential primary election or the primary election in August next…

Editor November 21, 2019

Columns

Yes, It’s True: Standing for Pledge, anthem a matter of manners

“What mighty contests arise from trivial things.” — Alexander Pope There was a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth in the past week over the news the Grand Valley…

Editor November 20, 2019