Editor

WHS enjoys 2nd consecutive year with Islamic visitor

Esha Ahmed, from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, last month completed her academic year as a foreign exchange student at Wayland High School. Shown here with her “American father,” Tim VanHouten, she was…

Editor June 30, 2017

Sports

Four local women bowlers competing in national tourney

Four Wayland-area women are taking part in a national women's bowling tournament in Baton Rouge, La. this week. The four are (clockwise, from top left) Heather Siegwart, Connie Sevigny Cassie…

Editor June 30, 2017

Community Notices

Paving completed at JC Wheeler Library parking lot

The paving at the parking lot at the JC Wheeler Library on 10th Street in Martin has now been completed. The work was done this week after the Martin Township Board…

Editor June 29, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Unhinged left can’t get over losing the election

Resist, fight, occupy, eliminate, seize, destroy, kill, obstruct; words used by the good folks on the left side of the political divide, much more since the last election. A non-Socialist…

Editor June 29, 2017

Articles

Dorr Twp. Board won’t pay $270 bill for leaf site cleanup

The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening refused to pay a $270 bill from David Selvig of Dave's Dozing for cleanup of the old leaf pickup site. The township had been…

Editor June 29, 2017

Articles

Dorr Twp. Board fails to reappoint longtime PC chairman

Unless Dorr Township Supervisor Jeff Miling can pull together a special meeting before July 18, Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner will not be a voting member of the…

Editor June 29, 2017

Editorial

Why was there no information on fatal crash in Hopkins?

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. When “fake news” continues to become commonplace, it is more than disconcerting that finding…

Editor June 29, 2017

Obituaries

Service will be Friday morning for Mary Baker, 93, of Dorr

Mary Baker (Zwiep), age 93, of Dorr, died Tuesday, June 27. She is survived by her children, Robert and Brenda Baker, Jean and Rick Snoeyink, Carol and Glenn Dozeman, Bonnie and…

Editor June 28, 2017

Features

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

25 Years Ago — June 29, 1992 Cellar Door Companies of Northville is working with Wayland Township officials on a proposal to build a $5 million 4,000-seat concert amphiteater that…

Editor June 28, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: I choose Canada for the Fourth of July

"You can run but you can't hide" dates back to a taunt made by boxer Joe Louis during his fight against Billy Conn in 1941, according to Wikipedia. “There must…

Editor June 27, 2017