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Basura: As a Vietnam vet, I highly recommend visiting VA

July 29, 2016

I just got back from my annual physical with the VA. I go the Wyoming Health Care Center, in Wyoming, Mich., a suburb of Grand Rapids. It happens to be conveniently located by the M-6 expressway, just west of US-131. I have been quite happy with the VA Outpatient Clinic....

Columns

Army Bob: Media is a huge part of the problem of terrorism

July 28, 2016

"If it bleeds it leads." A pattern is emerging after terrorist attacks in the United States and indeed worldwide. The media covers the attack and is enthralled with the attack itself; the number of victims, the weapons used, the life story of the murders, and the mistakes of law enforcement...

Editorial

Monterey veterinarian makes a case for twp. supervisor

July 28, 2016

To the residents of Monterey Township: On Tuesday, Aug. 2, I will be asking you to vote for me for supervisor. We live in an amazing community. It doesn’t matter if you are new to the area, or if your family has been here for more than 100 years; Monterey...

Funeral Monday for ex-WHS student Michael Van Dorp, 63

July 28, 2016

Former Wayland High School student Michael Van Dorp, 63, of Vermontville died of cancer Thursday, July 28. Michael attended Wayland High School and then joined the Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam. He then became a cop, EMT and firefighter, then went on to a career at Amway from which he...

Dorr Twp. votes for graveling, only if road millage passes

July 28, 2016

The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening decided to approve paying $32,052 to Stoneco for this year’s graveling program, but only if the road millage request passes in the Aug. 2 primary. The township pays for a graveling program annually, but now has only $209,000 in its coffers for roads because...

Choose incumbents in Leighton, Hopkins township races

July 28, 2016

EDITOR”S NOTE: My motto ever since launching this on-line rag has been, “I report what I see and hear. And sometimes I comment on it.” With that in mind, the following is the fourth of a series of political endorsements or positions for the Aug. 2 primary election, which is...

Wayland man Charles Merryman passes at age 72

July 28, 2016

Charles J. Merryman, 72, of Wayland, formerly of Shelbyville, died Sunday, July 24. He will be lovingly remembered by his children, Kevin and Margaret, Jesse and Anne, Sara and Jeffrey, Christopher, Noah, Matthew and Stephanie; his sisters, Ella and Richard Carr and Charlene VanZoeren; many grandchildren and great grandchildren, as...

Service will be Saturday for Rob Herweyer, 23, of Dorr

July 28, 2016

Rob Thomas Herweyer, age 23, of Dorr, died unexpectedly after a work-related accident Tuesday, July 26. Herweyer apparenly was apparently overcome by fumes in his workplace at Agri-Science Technology Co. in Saugatuck. The incident is under investigation. He loved spending time with his family and enjoyed many outdoor activities including...

Four candidates join Dorr Twp. election fray in November

July 27, 2016

“It’s not over until it’s over.” — Yogi Berra Yogi’s most famous quote can be applied to the Dorr Township elections this November because two independents, running with no party affiliation, and a familiar face from the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan have thrown their hats into the ring for...

Hopkins super soph finishes 31st in Jr. Olympics 800

July 27, 2016

Though it looks like a classic "How I spent my summer vacation" photo, Hopkins High School sophomore Laura Velderman finished seventh Wednesday in her heat in the open 800-meter run at the National Junior Track and Field championships at Sacramento, Calif. Her time of 2:26.01 did not qualify her to...

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