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Army Bob: The times they are a-changin’ on Supreme Court

by Robert M. Traxler Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is rumored to be contemplating retirement. I have always been interested in how the Supreme Court came to be the arbitrator,…

Editor July 20, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Beware of nefarious anecdotal evidence

Philosophy 101 with Plato’s Republic was my introduction to the concept of inductive reasoning and later anecdotal evidence. My earliest brush with inductive reasoning was the statement, “This is a…

Editor July 20, 2017

Community Notices

Hopkins bus driver recuperating after being hit by car

Hopkins school district bus driver Chris Stampfler Tuesday was struck by a car while walking and has been hospitalized since. Stampfler, a driver for Sycamore Elementary, had surgery Tuesday night and…

Editor July 20, 2017

Community Notices

Summer ‘Funtastic’ series, free lunches continue until Aug. 18

The summertime "Funtastic" series and free lunches for children under 18, sponsored hy Wayland Union Schools, local businesses and the Henika Library, will continue through Aug. 18. Free lunches will be…

Editor July 20, 2017

Sports

WHS baseball coach Wilcox takes Carson City AD post

Travis Wilcox has resigned his post as head baseball coach and behavior intervention specialist for the Wayland Union school district. Wilcox, a 2001 graduate of Carson City-Crystal, has returned to…

Editor July 20, 2017

Community Notices

Physician plans to challenge Congressman Upton next year

Dr. Matt Longjohn, a doctor and former National Health Officer for YMCA, has announced he is running for the Sixth Congressional District seat in Michigan held by Fred Upton for…

Editor July 19, 2017

Features

Children’s theater camp finishes with performance

Wayland Community Education's Master Arts Theater Camp for children held was held at the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center. The program started last month and was completed with a special…

Editor July 19, 2017

Articles

All Dorr Twp. Planning Commision officers re-elected

The Dorr Township Planning Commission is back back to business as usual after a bit of turbulence over its membership in the last month. The commission, at its July 18…

Editor July 19, 2017

Articles

City studying chicken, cost recovery ordinances

The Wayland City Council is examining two potential local ordinances, one that would permit chickens in the city limits, another that would establish cost recovery for emergency services. City Manager…

Editor July 19, 2017

Features

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

(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 22, 1992 Marcy McClellan of Allegan was crowned Miss Allegan County at…

Editor July 19, 2017