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Downtown Wayland streets get patchwork paving done

July 27, 2017

There have been a lot of "road closed" signs displayed around the downtown Wayland area this week as crews have completed paving for patches of North Main and West Superior streets that were in a state of disrepair. The city's projects for this year appear to be finished, including 133rd...

Local high school football seasons open Aug. 24 and 25

July 27, 2017

Both Wayland and Hopkins will open their 2017 varsity football seasons on Thursday evening, Aug. 24, but Martin will open Friday, Aug. 25. Wayland will play play at Grand Rapids Union and Hopkins will play at home against Newaygo in nonconference contests. Martin will be host the following evening to...

New Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame inductees announced

July 27, 2017

The second group of inductees into the Hopkins High School Athletic Hall of Fame has been announced. The newest four members of the select group are retired football coach Rex Weaver, community boosters Dennis and Judy Kennedy, basketball player and coach Tracy Hazen Iciek and members of the 1999 football...

Preliminary hearing is Aug. 28 for N.C. woman in fatal crash

July 27, 2017

A North Carolina woman charged in the traffic crash death of Alexis Danielle Brown-Johnson, 15, in Wayland Township last March has been scheduled for a preliminary hearing in August. Alyssa Kay Stark, 20, of Mebane, N.C., who was living in Grand Rapids at the time of the March 19 incident, has been with operating...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

July 26, 2017

25 Years Ago — July 29, 1992 Barb Kaarlie, director of the Allegan Alliance, denies rumors that the organization will be disbanded soon. Formerly known as the Allegan County Promotional Alliance, it was formed in 1984 and perhaps its biggest accomplishment was securing a $750,000 federal community development block grant...

WHS grad Kyle Pitcher hired to direct Goshen orchestra

July 26, 2017

Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher has been selected as director of the fifth and sixth grade orchestra at Goshen High School in Indiana. Pitcher, son of Roger and Renee Pitcher of Wayland, recently earned his bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University. He plays bass in an area pop/jazz/folk musical...

DEQ agrees to extend Landing Marina permit application

July 26, 2017

The Landing Marina of Gun Lake has been granted an extension by the Department of Environmental Quality for a permit application to expand, despite opposition from neighbors and the Yankee Springs Township Board. Owner Spoor applied to expand, from 24 to 54 boat slips, the marina, located at 11925 Marsh...

Ranger Rick: Surprise — Democrats are lousy tippers

July 25, 2017

There was a recent study done on tipping for services rendered in restaurants. The subjects used as parameters were men, women, Democrat, Republican, generation and area of United States. Most servers are younger and depend on the tips to make up their pay per day. Usually, the better the service,...

Yes It Is, It’s True: The chickens are coming home to roost

July 24, 2017

The City of Wayland seems to be the latest municipality poised to be chicken friendly, with local officials drawing up a proposed ordinance for consideration. The way things are looking, it appears passage is a good bet. The move follows Dorr Township earlier this year, and some have reported that...

The Subterranean: ‘Dunkirk’ a masterwork without heart

July 24, 2017

Review of Dunkirk Currently in wide release *** out of four stars by Walter G. Tarrow I fought in Vietnam, yet I am a pacifist, but I also get tears in my eyes whenever I hear the theme to "A Bridge Too Far." For me, "Apocalypse Now"captured the surreal nightmare...

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