Month: September 2021

No service for Wayland native Raymond Bellinger

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Raymond David Bellingar, 90, of Inverness, Fla., died Wednesday, Sept.1, 2021 at the Wings Home in Allegan. Born Sept. 7, 1930, in Wayland, he was the son of the late Lynn and Martha (Bump) Bellingar and the husband of the late Marianne (Statlander) Bellingar. Raymond was a World War II...
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Memorial visitation Sept. 11 for Deb Felps-Tyler, 58

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Debra Suzette Felps-Tyler, age 58, died Sept. 1, at her home in Wayland after a long battle with cancer Debra was born April 5, 1963, in Fort Poke, LA to Jimmy N. Felps Sr. and Sheri G. (Hicks) Felps and grew up in Texas. Before her illness, Deb enjoyed working...
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Service will be Thursday for Gene Little of Wayland

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Charles Eugene "Gene" Little, 71, from Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 1. He was born in Gary, Ind., Nov. 19, 1949, to Luther and Bessie Little. Gene was a graduate of Plainwell High School, Class of '69. He served in the Navy for two years. He enjoyed playing the guitar, fishing,...
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Lois Baugh, longtime local businesswoman dies at 91

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Lois E. Baugh, co-owner of Wayland’s longest continuous business, died Thursday, Sept. 2. She was 91. She and her husband Alan celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Feb. 17. The Baughs were married at the Wayland Calvary Church on Feb. 17, 1951, by the Rev. John Miles. They had met...
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Two more Covid-related deaths reported in county

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The Allegan County Health Department has reported today that two more people in the county have died as a result of the Coronavirus in the past week. As of Friday, Aug. 27, the death toll was listed at 160, but now it’s 162. The county’s death toll since the start...
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Community Notices

Wayland city brush pickup policy announced again

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City of Wayland officials indicate that within the city, brush will be picked up every Tuesday roughly between May and late October and after severe storms. Residents are asked to use the following guidelines (failure to do so will result in your brush not being picked up): Brush must BE:...
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Articles

WAEMS to receive $174,000 with federal grant award

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The Wayland Area Ambulance Service will get a $174,615 grant from  the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Wayland and Comstock grants are provided through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. The money is to help first responders with daily operations and safety protocols. The funds also will be used for professional...
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Columns

Army Bob: Cutting, running in Afghanistan just wrong

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by Robert M. Traxler I have been an Afghan for 312 years, a Muslim for 1421 years and a Pashtun, Tajiks, Hazaras, Hazaras, Baloch,and 11 others for 8000 years. This sums up the attitude of the Afghan people, where tribe is more important than religion or national identity. It is...
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Clippers packing offensive wallop with 54, 64 points

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The Martin eight-man varsity football team apparently has another scoring machine on its hands. The Clippers, who have lost only twice in three seasons, both of those in playoffs to the eventual state champion made another ominous statement Thursday night with a 64-12 triumph at Fennville. That's a whopping 118...
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Wildcats victims of early blitzkrieg in 42-0 defeat

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Defensive free safety Brady Dobry prevents Ryan Serba from making a catch, but Serba had a big night at the Wildcats' expense. Coopersville scored 42 points in its season-opening victory over Big Rapids last week. It scored 42 points again Thursday night in Wayland, but 35 of them in the...
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