2019 – Page 58

Austin Marsman adds another celebrity politician photo

Martin High School graduate, Grand Valley State University sophomore and West Michigan political activist Austin Marsman has done it again. Through his perseverance, he has once again managed to get…

Editor July 21, 2019

Community Notices

Authorities find body of man who drowned in Green Lake

The body of 58-year-old Michael Pawloski of Caledonia was found Monday in Green Lake in Leighton Township after a two-day search. Allegan County Sheriff's office dispatchers reported they were called…

Editor July 20, 2019

Community Notices

Heat, humidity, storms wreak havoc on homes, Main Street

Mother Nature showed no respect for the 2019 Main Street celebration in downtown Wayland Saturday. A terrible combination of heat, humidity and storms caused the annual festival to be canceled…

Editor July 20, 2019

Community Notices

Friends, family of Ethan Mutschler attend special service

Despite the oppressive heat and humidity, a fair number of local people, many of them students, turned out Friday evening for a special celebration of life for Wayland High School…

Editor July 19, 2019

Columns

Yes It’s True: I have met many celebrities, but so what?

I have told the world that I really don’t like celebrity journalism. I especially don’t like it when politicians use their phony fame to show up for photo opps when…

Editor July 19, 2019

Community Notices

Woman, 27, arrested for head-butting Gun Lake Casino cop

Ellie Kay Haitov. 27, has been charged with assaulting a federal police officer at the Gun Lake Casino. She had to appear in federal court after being accused of head-butting…

Editor July 19, 2019

Columns

Army Bob: Stereotyping, prejudice cause overheated rhetoric

by Robert M. Traxler If you are a Republican voter, are you a racist, sexist, bigoted, homophobic, Islamophobic, xenophobic mouth breather who shops at Wal-Mart and married your sibling? No,…

Editor July 18, 2019

Community Notices

Three waterless cleaning systems installed at Gun Lake

The Gun Lake Tribe, in partnership with the Michigan DNR, Allegan County Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kraai Well Drilling, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Gun Lake Protective Association and…

Editor July 18, 2019

Obituaries

Graveside service is Saturday for Arlene Giannecchini

Arlene Giannecchini, age 78, of Hopkins, died Tuesday, July 2. Arlene was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Bernice Nowak; four brothers and two sisters. She is survived by…

Editor July 18, 2019

Features

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

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library i9n downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 20, 1994 Allegan County Clerk-Register of Deeds Joyce Watts has filed…

Editor July 17, 2019