December 2021 – Page 3

Case of missing 7-year-old girl has a happy ending

Area public safety agencies were on alert Friday evening and a search party was organized to locate a missing 7-year-old girl, who eventually was found safe. hn Wayland City Police…

Editor December 24, 2021

Community Notices

County’s Covid death toll increases by 11 in last week

Eleven more Covid-19-related deaths have been reported over the last week in Allegan County, bringing the cumulative total to 268 since the pandemic began in March 2020. A total of…

Editor December 24, 2021

Editorial

We can run away, but we can’t hide from crime

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. A woman at the Dorr Township Board meeting Thursday night posed an important question…

Editor December 23, 2021

Articles

Dorr Parks Commission has good news and bad news

Dorr Township Parks Commission member Amanda Winters told the Township Board some good news and some bad news Thursday evening. First the good news: The resurrection of the Christmas in…

Editor December 23, 2021

Columns

Army Bob: It’s time to show Dr. Anthony Fauci the door

I suggest we replace Dr. Anthony Fauci with a brutally frank, totally truthful medical professional. When will the COVID-19 emergency end? We have been promised by Dr. Fauci several times…

Editor December 23, 2021

Obituaries

Funeral mass will be Dec. 30 for Sharilynn Westfahl

Sharilynn Bernice Westfahl of Wayland died Tuesday, Dec. 21, at Allegan General Hospital. Sharilynn was raised on her family farm in Hilliards and attended school at St. Stanislaus Catholic School…

Editor December 22, 2021

Features

Townbroadcast columnist publishes book on Amazon

Phyllis McCrossin, author of the “Ramblin’ Road” column on Townbroadcast for the past two years, is publishing a book on Amazon. McCrossin, who grew up in Allegan County in Hamilton…

Editor December 22, 2021

Obituaries

Steve Hibbits, Teunissen family kin, dies of Covid

Steve L. Hibbitts, who had a strong family relationship with the Teunissens in Wayland, died of Covid Tuesday, Dec. 21. He was 51. Steve will be remembered for his huge…

Editor December 22, 2021

Features

Wayland’s downtown district wins Michigan historic designation

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has announced that Wayland and two other downtown commercial districts have been added in the National Register of Historic Places. Wayland and downtown districts in…

Editor December 22, 2021

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) The Wayland High School choir and Director Mrs. Helen Gambee in 1966. 25 Years Ago —…

Editor December 22, 2021