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Star of stage and Wayland Middle School classroom

Wayland Middle School teacher Aaron Wissner (center) portrays King Triton, son of sea god Poseidon, widowed husband of Queen Athena, and harried single father of seven vivacious, energetic mermaid daughters in…

Editor June 24, 2017

Features

Martin Reformed VBS collects 571 dish detergent bottles

by Austin Marsman Those attending Vacation Bible School at Martin Reformed Church this week collected 571 bottles of dish detergent for the Martin Area Resource Center. "Maker Fun Factory" taught…

Editor June 24, 2017

Articles

WHS grad Michael Johnston planning labor history book

Michael Johnston, a 1972 graduate of Wayland High School, is working on the manuscript about the history of labor unions in West Michigan. Johnston, who retired as a history teacher at Kenowa…

Editor June 24, 2017

Community Notices

Motorist arrested in fatal hit and run in Thornapple Twp.

Authorities today arrested a motorist who allegedly struck and killed 40-year-old bicyclist Carla Marie Reiffer north of Middleville in Thornapple Township Friday evening Kelleigh Linae Hobbs of Middleville was charged Monday,…

Editor June 23, 2017

Articles

Former State Rep. Fulton Sheen may face $20,000 fine

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has ordered former State Rep. Fulton Sheen of Otsego and business associates to stop selling unregistered securities. Sheen, who served as 80th…

Editor June 23, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: An inspiring, tragic story of Allen Armintrout

The story of Allen Armintrout is both an inspiration and a tragedy. Allen was born profoundly deaf, but overcame his handicap to live a remarkably normal and meaningful life, marked…

Editor June 23, 2017

Columns

One Small Voice: Have we lost the ability to communicate?

by Lynn Mandaville My parents fostered a deep love of language in my sisters and me from our earliest years. There was always a dictionary at the dinner table where…

Editor June 23, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Gun control about as successful as War on Drugs

Let’s talk gun control. A man wishes to attack his political enemies in Alexandria Va.; he uses two firearms. The over-the-top hate we find in the media is not blamed,…

Editor June 22, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral Friday for Salem Twp. woman Bonnie Kalkofen

Bonnie Lou Kalkofen, 78, of Salem Township, died Monday, June 19, at the Rehobeth Oaks Assisted Living Center in Dorr. She was born on May 11, 1939. She is survived…

Editor June 22, 2017

Community Notices

Sweet Grass Moon Pow Wow slated at Jijak July 8, 9

Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians will sponsor a Sweet Grass Moon Pow Wow from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 8, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 9, at…

Editor June 22, 2017