2023 – Page 50

Free meals programs reinstated for area schools

The Wayland, Hopkins and Martin school districts are getting ready to start the new academic year later this month. Each is planning open houses before the first day of school…

Editor August 11, 2023

Features

Memoir writing class set in Dorr for Tuesday, Aug. 22

A memoir writing class, "Saving Lives One Story at a Time," will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Dorr Township Library on 18th Street.The program is…

Editor August 11, 2023

Community Notices

Youthful thespian’s dreams of local theater are halted

Nathan Savinsky Nathan Savinsky's dream of starting up a local theater group have come to an end almost as quickly as they started. Savinsky proposed local thespians form the Lumberton…

Editor August 10, 2023

Articles

Leighton Township Board deals with water matters

Chris Machiela The subject of water dominated the business of the Leighton Township Board Thursday evening. The board tabled a request from Michigan Geological Survey program to conduct a survey…

Editor August 10, 2023

Obituaries

Services Aug. 26 for former Dorr resident, WHS grad

Former Dorr resident and Wayland High School graduate Lucille Marie (Harnish) Arndt died Thursday, Aug. 4, at Heron Manor, Grand Rapids Lucille was born on April 11, 1924, to Joseph…

Editor August 10, 2023

Community Notices

Matt Antkoviak appointed to 48th Circuit judgeship

Matt Antkoviak has been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to serve on the Allegan County Circuit Court, 48th District. Antkoviak is an attorney and partner at Antkoviak and Antkoviak, PC…

Editor August 10, 2023

Community Notices

Road work to close half of 133rd Ave. at South Main

Construction work on 133rd Avenue and South Main at the south edge of town will begin Friday, Aug. 11, or Monday, Aug. 14. A spokesperson for the City of Wayland…

Editor August 10, 2023

Community Notices

Health Dept. says Dumont Lake unsafe for swimming

The Allegan County Health Department is advising all residents not to swim in Dumont Lake because of problems with E. coli. Test results from Tuesday, Aug. 8, showed high levels…

Editor August 10, 2023

Columns

Army Bob: The United States is not a ‘democracy’

by Robert M. Traxler A good friend and mentor who goes by the pen name of Ranger Rick sent me this little-known fact concerning our Constitution. “There is not one…

Editor August 10, 2023

Articles

Martin Twp. also looking into sharing Prop 2 duties

Implementing Proposal 2-22, passed by voters statewide last November, has become a major headache for clerks in Allegan County. Martin Township apparently is looking to share costs and duties for…

Editor August 9, 2023