Editor

Dorr Fire Dept. lauds 2 local women for saving life

Chyannee Saucier and Danielle Casarez The Dorr Township Fire Department is singing the praises of two local women who were good samaritans who helped save the life of a driver…

Editor June 17, 2024

Columns

Yes It’s True: I wish I could trust pill pushers on claims

We Baby Boomers can’t help but notice the explosion of advertisements for drugs that are supposed to help us deal with the indignities of growing older. Our television sets are…

Editor June 16, 2024

Columns

A pinch of this, a dab of that for cabbage smoked sausage

by Kathy Hamman Miller This is one of my favorite meals to make because it’s fast and easy. Of course, the size of the cabbage heads, carrots, and onions will…

Editor June 16, 2024

Editorial

Let’s work together to ensure our kids’ gun safety

To the editor: “Love our Kids; Lock Your Guns.” You may have seen yard signs, shirts, pins and banners around town with this important message. The United Church of Wayland…

Editor June 16, 2024

Columns

Basura: So who deserves to be called a ‘warrior?’

"I take a dim view of humanity. I think I’m one of the better ones. And I know how bad I am." — Samuel Johnson I admit I’m taking this…

Editor June 15, 2024

Columns

Army Bob: You may be in trouble if you own a firearm

by Robert M. Traxler One of the questions on the Federal Form 4473 that you need to fill out to purchase a firearm is: “Are you an unlawful user of,…

Editor June 15, 2024

Obituaries

Area teacher, coach Wilbert D. Fleser dies at age 79

Longtime area coach and teacher Wilbert David Fleser died Friday, June 14, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was 79. He was born May 24, 1945, in Grand Rapids, the…

Editor June 15, 2024

Obituaries

Longtime Wayland firefighter Mark Wierenga dies

Mark Alan Wierenga, age 67, of Wayland, died Thursday, June 13. He was born Aug. 8, 1956. to Robert Wierenga and Berniss Young (née Mulder) of Grandville. He was baptized…

Editor June 15, 2024

Articles

Leighton Twp. Board awards bid for Moline school demolition

Moline Elementary School building today. The Leighton Township Board Thursday night decided to award the low bid for demolition of and asbestos removal at the old Moline Elementary building for…

Editor June 15, 2024

Features

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

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 14, 1999 Wayland Township Planning Commission Chairman Jim Rybicki made comments…

Editor June 15, 2024