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Dorr Township Board adopts $1.1 million budget

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night adopted a general fund budget of about $1.1 million Thursday night. The board is anticipating spending $1.108 million and taking in about $1.067 million…

Editor March 23, 2017

Community Notices

Wayland Middle School choir earns trip to state festival

The Wayland Middle School choir went to the Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) Choral Festival March 10 and received a Division I rating. The choir of 75 students is…

Editor March 23, 2017

Community Notices

Woman, 45, struck and killed by vehicle near Burnips

A vehicle-pedestrian crash just west of Burnips killed a 45-year-old woman who was trying to help her dog in the road Wednesday evening. Authorities have identified the deceased as Jennifer Counterman, who was…

Editor March 22, 2017

Sports

Lady Wildcats open with tennis victory at Zeeland West

The Wayland girls' varsity tennis team opened its season with a 5-3 nonleague victory at Zeeland West. The Lady Wildcats and their opponents had to overcome cold and windy weather…

Editor March 22, 2017

Articles

Building, remodeling activity continues at ‘Corner Curse’

The flurry of building and remodeling activity on West Superior and North Main streets in downtown Wayland continues, and nearby just off Maple Street, it appears a duplex residential unit…

Editor March 22, 2017

Features

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

25 Years Ago — March 25, 1992 Wayland City Police issued 36 parking citations to fans attending the Class B regional championship basketball game on a Wednesday evening at the…

Editor March 22, 2017

Obituaries

Lenny Lenard of Dorr dies at home at age of 54

Word was received Tuesday morning of the death of Lenny Lenard, 54, of Dorr. Lenard, an avid outdoorsman, was an employee at Dorr Industries and a 1981 graduate of Hopkins…

Editor March 22, 2017

Articles

McDonald Modular Solutions seeks location in Dorr

The Dorr Township Planning Commission will receive requests for site plan review, rezoning and a special use permit from McDonald Modular Solutions for a temporary office business. Hawkeye Properties Inc.…

Editor March 21, 2017

Columns

Ranger Rick: Lack of fiscal discipline has consequences

If I was a Jihad Johnny, I would be smiling now after two federal judges overruled President Trump’s immigration order. The order excluded some Middle East country immigrants from entering…

Editor March 21, 2017

Articles

Council scraps plan for closed session in property sale

The Wayland City Council planned to go into closed session Monday night, but Councilman Rick Mathis forced tabling the matter as a point of law. Mathis moved to delete the…

Editor March 20, 2017