Richard Nelson Dame, Sr., 65, of Allegan, died Thursday, April 4, at his home. Born Nov. 4, 1953, in Windsor, Canada, he was the son of the late Nelson Joseph Dame, Sr. and Marilyn Joyce (McBrien) Dame and was the husband of Victoria Leigh (Kleinbrink) Dame. A Hopkins High School graduate, Mr. Dame was retired […]
Elizabeth “Grandma Betty” K. Williams, age 103, died Friday, April 5. She is survived by her children Donna Robbins, Timothy Williams, Michael (Sue) Williams, Rodney Williams, Phillip (Lenore) Williams, Rebecca Williams, Jonathan (Wanwisa) Williams; 17 grandchildren: 23 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband
The Watson Township Board Thursday evening adopted an annual budget of just shy of $250,000 for fiscal year 2019-20. Watson officials anticipate revenue and expenses of $247,300, with a fund balance, or rainy day fund of $335,376.78. The millage rate, which started at one mill, has been rolled back by the Headlee Amendment to 0.7673.
Some residents living in the Big Lake area in Watson Township are running out of patience with public officials over lake levels that have caused flooding at their homes. At least a half dozen made a return appearance at the Watson Township Board meeting Thursday night to complain about nothing being done in more than
Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson Thursday night added another national championship in front of a national audience. The Central Michigan University senior won the national collegiate three-point shooting contest, not just for women, but for everybody. She won the women’s title by sinking 23 threes in one minute and came back with 25 to
The Happy Camper RV repair business in Moline has reported a spate of vandalism over the winter and discovered more again within the past couple of days. Owner Steve Austin said, “Earlier this week we chased some kids out of trailers on our back lot into the trailer park and today discovered smashed windows out
Wayland’s Cory Ainsworth and Hopkins’ Kennedy Helderop, both seniors, have been named to the Associated Press Division 2 all-state honorable mention unit in basketball. Ainsworth was the leading scorer and rebounder for the Wildcats, who finished the season with an overall record of 12-9. Helderop was the leading scorer and playmaker as senior point guard
Ryan Morse, 44, a huge part of a Wayland athletic family and community, died Tuesday, April 2. The son of longtime WHS baseball, golf and football coach Rick Morse, Ryan played golf and baseball for Wayland High School and his daughter, Leigha, is an accomplished softball catcher at Aquinas College. She collected seven hits in
Former Wayland High School standout catcher Leigha Morse overcame a heavy heart Wednesday to lash out seven hits in Aquinas College’s doubleheader sweep of Cornerstone University. Morse, a sophomore at Aquinas, went 7-for-10 not long after learning the news of the death of her father, Ryan, a perennial Wildcat athletics booster.Her mother, Kerri, explained on
Fannie Ruth Jenkins, age 94, of Wayland died Wednesday, April 3. Ruth was a retiree of Pridgeon and Clay. In her retirement, she enjoyed traveling and spending time with family. Ruth is survived by her children, Alice Warmelink, Betty Lueth, Helen Fasburg, Margaret and Jerry White, Sylvia and Les Powers, Ada Hurst, Donna and Doug
