Editor

Martin boys capture 3rd straight hoops victory

The Martin boys' varsity basketball team claimed its third straight victory this season without a loss by defeating Eau Claire 58-37. Senior Tanner Curry pumped in 31 points and in…

Editor December 16, 2016

Sports

Hopkins boys lose 3rd straight, 67-55 to Allendale

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team lost 67-55 in another nonleague contest Friday evening. The Vikings now have lost three games in a row after beating Maple Valley in its…

Editor December 16, 2016

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Church vs. state battles never ending

Perhaps the battle over separation of church and state will never end. It’s been going on in the United States for more than 225 years. As a lifelong student of…

Editor December 16, 2016

Columns

Basura: I was nicknamed ‘Mad Dog’ just like Mr. Mattis

"All wars of any appreciable length have a secularizing effect upon engaged societies, a diminution of the authority of old religious and moral values and a parallel elevation of new…

Editor December 16, 2016

Features

Pet Klips raises funds for sheriff’s K-9 program

The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office K-9 program received a check for $1,370 Wednesday from the owners of Pet Klips and Studio H Pet Photography in Wayland. Tonda Genther, owner of…

Editor December 16, 2016

Obituaries

Service Jan. 15 for Leonard Sinke, formerly of Moline

Leonard Sinke of Lowell, formerly of Moline, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. When he was growing up in Moline friends speculated on a career as…

Editor December 16, 2016

Features

Leisure Life seniors enjoy annual Christmas party

The Leisure Life group held its annual Christmas Party Wednesday at the Windsor Woods Community Room. Wayland High School orchestra students played Christmas music during lunch. The group had a gift exchange and…

Editor December 16, 2016

Columns

Army Bob: Will Obama pardon Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl?

Will President Obama pardon Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl? A definition of the full expanse of the law governing a pardon: "A president or governor may grant a full (unconditional) pardon or…

Editor December 15, 2016

Columns

Barry Hastings: The Russians aren’t coming, they’re here

A note to my publisher and readers at townbroadcast.com: As I sipped my first cup of coffee Tuesday morning (and twisted my first savory smoke of the day), it occurred…

Editor December 15, 2016

Community Notices

Dorr DDA purchasing property along 142nd Avenue

Word on the street is that the property on the south side of 142nd Avenue in downtown Dorr, across the street from the Colonial Kitchen, is being purchased by the…

Editor December 15, 2016