Editor

Wolverine Feeds co-owner’s daughter dies at 78

Carol Lee Barrett (Hagerman), 78, died Sept. 15. Carol was born in Kalamazoo Sept. 12, 1939, the daughter of the late Martha Hagerman (Root), Harold “Moe” Hagerman and Patricia Hagerman.…

Editor September 19, 2017

Obituaries

Memorial service is Saturday for Carole Schievink

Carole Ann Schievink, of Wayland died Friday, Sept. 15. Visitation will be 11 a.m. with memorial service noon Saturday, Sept. 23, at Gun Lake Community Church, 12200 West M-179 Hwy. Visit www.beelergoresfuneral.com to share a…

Editor September 18, 2017

Obituaries

Service will be Friday for James Rodanhisler, 73, of Dorr

James A. Rodanhisler, age 73 of Dorr died after a long battle with cancer Monday, Sept. 18. He enjoyed fishing and having fish frys with family and friends. He also enjoyed…

Editor September 18, 2017

Community Notices

Subway restaurant opening at Bradley exit on U.S.-131

Tammy Miller Thomas of Moline took this photo at the Bradley exit (No. 61) of U.S.-131 to show a new Subway restaurant going up across the street from the Gun…

Editor September 18, 2017

Community Notices

Wide open space now graces West Superior Street

A huge hole now exits where the former Wayland Chevrolet and Cars2Go dealerships existed on West Superior Street, across the street from United Bank. The now empty lot was home…

Editor September 18, 2017

Articles

City of Wayland raises spending limits for departments

The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to raise spending limits for department purchases because it's difficult these days to buy anything for less than $1,500 and get as many…

Editor September 18, 2017

Columns

GRIID: MLive again panders to the rich and powerful

by Jeff Smith Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy On Friday, an entity created by some of the members of the West MI Power Structure, Grand Action, announced that the…

Editor September 18, 2017

Community Notices

Fatal crash victim on U.S.-131 near Dorr exit identified

Allegan County Sheriff’s authorities have identified the motorist who was killed last Wednesday night in a traffic crash on U.S-131 at the 142nd Avenue Dorr exit. The driver, who was…

Editor September 18, 2017

Columns

The Subterranean: ‘The Case for Christ’ is a leap of faith

Review of The Case for Christ ** out of five stars Currently available on video by Walter G. Tarrow "The Case for Christ" is a drama from Pure Flix Entertainment…

Editor September 18, 2017

Editorial

Rules for conduct of public hearings need tweaking

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The rules of conduct for public hearings need to be changed, or at least…

Editor September 17, 2017