February 2024

Dorr clerk may be paid extra for early voting work

Debbie Sewers Dorr Township Board members Thursday evening granted themselves 3.2 percent pay raises, the rate being the same as the cost of living allowance (COLA). And Clerk Debbie Sewers…

Editor February 29, 2024

Community Notices

Wayland 1 of 9 Main Street Vibrancy grant winners

Holli McPherson Downtown Wayland Main Street is one of nine communities in Michigan that have earned a total of $200,000 in Main Street Vibrancy grants from the State of Michigan.…

Editor February 29, 2024

Sports

Lady Wildcats settle for 3rd in O-K Gold hoop standings

The Wayland girls’ basketball team concluded its regular season Thursday night with a 54-46 loss at Cedar Springs. It was a battle for second place in the final O-K Gold…

Editor February 29, 2024

Columns

Army Bob: Reporting migrants’ crimes is racist?

by Robert M. Traxler Crime statistics are going to be a major factor in this election, as will the massive illegal immigration crisis. We should understand that the migrants who…

Editor February 29, 2024

Features

Foreign exchange student from Ukraine remains safe

Olya Schenky and her American "mother," Connie VanHouten Olya Schenky, foreign exchange student at Wayland High School in the 2015-16 academic year, marked a grim second anniversary this week of…

Editor February 29, 2024

Obituaries

Private funeral ceremony planned for Angi Schroetlin

Angi Schroetlin of Dorr died Monday, Feb. 26. She was 65. A loving wife of 44 years to John Schroetlin and a devoted mother of their three daughters Arin (Chris)…

Editor February 29, 2024

Sports

Local boys’ basketball seasons come to an end

The basketball seasons for Wayland, Hopkins and Martin boys' teams have come to an end. Wayland was the last of the group to fall, in a 95-72 verdict against Hamilton…

Editor February 28, 2024

Features

New record set for 24-hour contrast in temperatures

Area broadcast meteorologists Wednesday insisted a weather record was shattered between Tuesday and Wednesday in the contrast of temperatures during both days. While this art work shows a 73- to…

Editor February 28, 2024

Sports

Zac Hale 1st Martin boys’ bowler to qualify for state

Zac Hale has made Martin athletic history by becoming the first boy bowler to make the Individual state tournament. Hale had himself quite a day this past weekend at the…

Editor February 28, 2024

Articles

Perrigo restructuring to cut more than 500 employees

Perrigo, Allegan County’s largest employer, with its North American corporate headquarters in downtown Grand Rapids, has announced “restructuring activities … are expected to result in the net reduction of approximately…

Editor February 28, 2024