Columns

Overnight Breakfast Soufflé is a real crowd pleaser

by Kathy Hamman Miller This breakfast casserole dish is made up the night before, baking it in the morning. A true crowd pleaser. Ingredients: 2 pounds of your favorite ground sausage, sliced cubed bacon, or you can use both 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese Sliced bread to cover bottom of cake pan Butter room temperature […]

Features

Leprecons perform at Irish City Festival in Detroit

The Leprecons, featuring Wayland’s own JD Gonzales (second from right), had their most recent concert appearance this past weekend at the Motor City Irish Festival in Detroit. Despite the calendar showing it’s past St. Patrick’s Day, the group has found plenty of venues to strut their musical stuff.

Editorial

Our 2 state reps. co-sign frivolous time wasting bill

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced article. It is an editorial by the editor. There ’s a saying that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” attributed to Oscar Wilde, and two state legislators in Allegan County seem to be doing their best to imitate notorious congresspersons Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Bobert.

Obituaries

Visitation is Monday for Jerry Fuller, 75, of Dorr

Gerald “Jerry” Lee Fuller of Dorr died Thursday, June 20. He was 75. Jerry was born on Nov. 2, 1948, to Dorothy Niles and raised in Ada. In Jerry’s early days he loved to hunt and fish. He was an avid Michigan State football fan, his favorite show was Gunsmoke and he enjoyed watching all

Columns

Yes It’s True: I mourn the passing of cursive writing

A video joke I see often posted on Facebook shows a couple of teen-agers trying to operate a rotary desk phone without any Internet, and instructions left in cursive writing. Obviously, the teens are baffled by the ancient technology and unable to complete their task. Videos showing them taking a stab at operating the phone

Obituaries

Funeral today for Kimberly Skiba, formerly of Hopkins

Kimberly Marie Skiba, age 57, of Wyoming, died unexpectedly Monday evening, June 17. Kim grew up in Hopkins, as a wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She enjoyed spending time sitting and chatting with those she loved. She would spend hours listening and laughing with all her closest family and friends any time she got the

Columns

Army Bob: Can we deal with lies about that laptop?

by Robert M. Traxler The infamous Robert Hunter Biden laptop computer, a silver Apple MacBook, was said to be a Russian plant, Russian disinformation. It was neither. The mantra of Russian disinformation was holy grail for media outlets, even though common sense dictated it was real. Erika Jensen, a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Special

Obituaries

Memorial service Friday, June 28, for Angeline Brown

Angeline Brown, a loving wife, mother, and cherished soul, died Sunday, June 16, in Grand Rapids. She was 77.  Born on July 7, 1946, in Chicago, Angie brought humor and joy everywhere she went and she was a source of strength for friends and family in their times of need. Angie moved to Michigan in

Articles

Dorr Plan commission gives blessing to 3 projects

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story about the proceedings of the Dorr Township Planning Commission meeting of Tuesday evening, June 18, is being republished because it was inadvertently deleted by the Townbroadcast web site. Three proposals brought before the Dorr Township Planning Commission earned commissioners’ blessing Tuesday night. They included: The schools’ site plan approval means it

Articles

Martin Twp. Board adopts budget of nearly $500,000

The Martin Township Board last week adopted a budget of almost $500,000 for fiscal year 2024-25, with a fund balance of just under 12 percent. The township will levy 1.0493 mills for general operations, 0.987 mill for fire services and 3.9113 mills for roads. All of these around were rolled back by provisions of the