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Fire Chief Jim Stoddard welcomed back to Wayland

Jim Stoddard Wayland Fire Chief Jim Stoddard has returned home after an extended stay in the hospital and in rehab at Mary Free Bed. Stoddard was hospitalized at Spectrum Health…

Editor July 3, 2024

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) This fire in Wayland occurred before the turn of the 20th century. 25 Years Ago —…

Editor July 3, 2024

Editorial

Dorr Township’s ‘Mr. Hypocrisy’ strikes again

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Well, there you go again…” Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential…

Editor July 2, 2024

Community Notices

Hopkins will celebrate the Fourth on the Fourth

The community of Hopkins will have its annual 4th of July celebration on one day, Thursday, July 4. A Freedom 5K run will get things under way at 7 a.m.…

Editor July 1, 2024

Community Notices

Technology Solutions settles in at famous local site

Technology Solutions, Wayland’s only computer repair shop, has moved to a somewhat famous location on South Main Street from it’s original location in the 100 block of West Superior Street.…

Editor July 1, 2024

Articles

Why was Elm Street dropped from city street project?

It appears that the long-awaited repairs and paving for Wayland streets on the northwest side of town will be getting under way soon, but there’s still an issue that has…

Editor July 1, 2024

Community Notices

Gun Lake beach closed by concerns about E.Coli

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has shut down beaches at Gun Lake, Swan Lake and Pier Cove Beach Because of concerns of a recent rise…

Editor June 30, 2024

Community Notices

Dog rescued after vehicle sinks at Monterey Lake

Allegan County Sheriff’s Department Dive Rescue members were able to help rescue a dog from a sinking vehicle Saturday afternoon at Monterey Lake in Salem Township, near Dorr. Deputies said…

Editor June 30, 2024

Obituaries

Former Wayland businesswoman Louise Alflen dies

Louise Marie (Fifelski) Alflen, died Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the age of 94 in Paso Robles, Calif. Born on Christmas Eve in 1929 on Grand Rapids’ west side, she…

Editor June 30, 2024

Obituaries

Funeral with military honors set for Wray Ertle, 93

Wray Earl Ertle, 93, of Hopkins, died Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at his home. Born Jan. 11, 1931 in Bloomingdale, he was the son of the late Virgil Earl and…

Editor June 30, 2024