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Hermenitt honored for 40 years coaching girls’ hoops

Wayland Middle School eighth-grade girls' basketball coach Don Hermenitt recently was honored for coaching the sport for 40 years. Hermenitt began his career guiding girls on the court in 1976…

Editor March 17, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Who’s educated, snowflake or paratrooper?

Words have meaning, titles and labels have meaning. American English as opposed to the king’s English or the British version of English, has words that are as vile as it…

Editor March 17, 2017

Community Notices

Hopkins, Dorr library director’s last day will be March 25

Saturday, March 25, will be the last day for Hopkins and Dorr Library Director Natalie bazan, who has resigned to seek a similar job south of Chicago. In her…

Editor March 16, 2017

Editorial

Government doesn’t solve problems, it serves the rich

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” — James Madison “My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size…

Editor March 16, 2017

Articles

Ex-Wildcats girls’ bowling coach files suit in wife’s death

Former Wayland girls’ varsity bowling coach Bill Holbrook has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of robotic equipment that killed his wife, Wanda, in an industrial accident in Ionia in…

Editor March 15, 2017

Features

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

From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr: 25 Years Ago — March 18, 1992 A 16-year-year-old freshman who had been expelled for violating smoking…

Editor March 15, 2017

Sports

Wildcats miss regional title on buzzer-beating shot

What happened to Godwin Monday in the first round of the regionals happened to Wayland Wednesday in the regional finals… upset! Elijah Baxter put up what almost looked like a…

Editor March 15, 2017

Community Notices

Allegan County United Way names campaign director

Aleesha Dedrich has joined the staff of the Allegan County United Way as director of the annual campaign. She will manage United Way campaigns at businesses and organizations in Allegan…

Editor March 15, 2017

Obituaries

William Johnson, Hopkins Class of ’43, dies at age 92

William Thomas Johnson, 92, of Allegan, a native of Watson Township, died Thursday, March 9, at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Born Oct. 9, 1924, in Watson Township, he was the son…

Editor March 14, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Let’s lose drug- and gun-free zones

One of the first attempts by the government to reduce cigarette smoking amongst the populace occurred about 40 years ago with a couple of laws, one laughably ineffective and the…

Editor March 14, 2017