2022 – Page 64

Charges against attorney at Leighton vote dismissed

Charges of trespassing and disturbing the peace against Constitutional attorney Katherine Henry were dismissed Thursday in Allegan County District Court in connection with an incident on Election Day November 2020…

Editor July 7, 2022

Columns

Army Bob: Can media stop coming election bloodbath?

by Robert M. Traxler Will the midterms be a “blood bath” for the Democrats? Many in the conservative media are predicting it. I hope so, but the media has not…

Editor July 7, 2022

Obituaries

Disc golf enthusiast Jeff Glupker of Dorr dies at 53

Jeffrey Craig Jerome Glupker of Dorr died Sunday, July 3. He was 53. Born April 11, 1969, to Geri and Robert Glupker, he was a graduate of Wayland High School.…

Editor July 6, 2022

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) Gurney's Market in downtown Wayland 90 years ago. 25 Years Ago — July 7, 1997 The…

Editor July 6, 2022

Columns

I’m taking a break (sort of) from the social media zoo

by Denise Dykstra Last week, I met up with a handful of friends and forgot to take a photo of us all. This is so unlike me! I usually love…

Editor July 6, 2022

Columns

Yes It’s True: Is this Sunny Side of the Business Street?

Helen Jane Helmey, wife of Wayland Globe Editor-Publisher Irvin P. Helmey a little more than 50 years ago wrote an occasional column of pseudo advertising she called “The Sunny Side…

Editor July 5, 2022

Obituaries

Funeral for lifelong Martin booster Jerry Curry slated

Jerry L. Curry Sr., 87, of Martin, died Friday, July 1, at his home in Martin. He was born March 26, 1935, in Martin, the son of Russell and Florence…

Editor July 5, 2022

Articles

City Council has 1st reading of marijuana ordinance

The Wayland City Council Tuesday evening had the first readings of two proposed ordinances dealing with the licensing and regulation of marijuana businesses. The next step is the second readings…

Editor July 5, 2022

Editorial

Gun-free zone designation as feckless as smoke free

ACHTUNG: The following is a not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. The news of the shootings and killings of six people this weekend…

Editor July 4, 2022

Features

At the parades: It was hot and dry for the 4th of July

The Fourth of July festivities in this area were marked by hot and dry weather, with drought conditions and temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees on Monday. No matter, parades…

Editor July 4, 2022