Editor

I remember Congressman Vern Ehlers, perhaps too well

I knew Third District Congressman Vern Ehlers, who died earlier this week, and as Jeff Smith of the Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID) so insightfully wrote, "In the past few…

Editor August 18, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Our longest war is vs. Islamic fundamentalism

by Robert M. Traxler The history of the United States is a path we must travel to understand our present-day view of the world. Folks in the news business will…

Editor August 18, 2017

Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial is Monday for Dorothy Budinger

Dorothy Dorothy Ann Budinger, age 72, of Wayland, formerly of Kentwood, died Wednesday, Aug. 16. She had moved to Maplewood of Sandy Creek in Wayland five years ago. Dorothy is…

Editor August 18, 2017

Community Notices

Sheriff praises life-saving efforts in fatal traffic crash

Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker publicly lauded several local public safety officers for their roles in helping to save one life the the fatal wrong-way traffic accident last weekend on…

Editor August 17, 2017

Community Notices

Retirement leaves opening on Martin School Board

By Austin Marsman Martin Board of Education Trustee Sarah Brenner has decided to retire after eight years of service. Last elected in November 2014, her term was set to end on…

Editor August 17, 2017

Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe electronic recycling event offered Aug. 24

The Gun Lake Tribe has announced the date of its next electronics recycling event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday Aug. 24, at the Tribe’s Government Campus headquarters near…

Editor August 17, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Baseball has taught us political lessons

Baseball has has taught me interesting lessons about politics: That a democratic system, the will of the people, can err badly in judgment, especially when people are ignorant, don’t pay…

Editor August 17, 2017

Columns

One Small Voice: Should we save Confederate monuments?

by Lynn Mandaville In our house we are having the same discussion that most every family in the nation is having. The subject is Confederate monuments, and whether or not…

Editor August 17, 2017

Obituaries

Gun Lake Tribal leader John Bush dies at age 69

John Bush, former council member and former vice chairman of the Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis, died Tuesday, Aug. 15 Having been raised in the community, John had rich family and…

Editor August 16, 2017

Sports

WHS grad Sidney Ritz starts 2nd year with Spring Arbor

Wayland High School graduate Sydney Ritz is starting her second season with the Spring Arbor University volleyball team. A sophomore, she is an outside hitter. She appeared in 62 sets…

Editor August 16, 2017