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Former Hopkins educator, librarian Dorothy Morton dies at 86

Dorothy Jean Morton of Hopkins died Sunday, Nov. 22, at Laurels of Sandy Creek Maplewood Assisted Living in Wayland. She was 86. Mrs. Morton was born Oct. 11, 1929, in…

Editor November 23, 2015

Articles

Perrigo announces layoffs of 100 employees at Allegan facility

Perrigo, Allegan County's largest employer, has laid off about 100 employees at its corporate offices located in Allegan, the Holland Sentinel reported last Friday. Arthur Shannon, vice president of investor…

Editor November 23, 2015

Sports

WHS grad Andrew Haldeman ending 4-year football career at WMU

Wayland High School graduate Andrew Haldeman will play his final regular season collegiate football game this Saturday when Western Michigan University travels to Toledo University. Haldeman, place kicker for WMUS,…

Editor November 22, 2015

Columns

Monday Moanin: Dispelling myths and half-truths about refugees

By Jeff Salisbury “The Enemy is Fear. We think it is Hate, but it is Fear.” Mohandas K. Ghandi 1) “The attackers in Paris were refugees from Syria.” The attackers…

Editor November 22, 2015

Obituaries

Funeral for Linda Weick, 55, of Dorr, planned for Wednesday

Linda Marie Weick, age 55, of Dorr, died at the Wings Home Hospice Saturday, Nov. 21. Linda will be lovingly remembered by her children: Jessica (Andrew) Harrington, Tanya (Jason) Povio,…

Editor November 22, 2015

Columns

Barry Hastings: The story about games people play and moi

by Barry Hastings I was born in ‘38 with rickets, wore braces to my knees, all night, as a small child. My vision wasn’t good — astigmatism. I read, all…

Editor November 22, 2015

Articles

Wayland team debate wins at Grand Rapids Metro League

The Wayland High School debate team brought home more trophies in its final Grand Rapids Metro Debate League Wednesday, Nov.18. The students competed every Wednesday for five weeks with an awards ceremony the…

Editor November 21, 2015

Articles

New city manager likely to begin duties at start of next year

New Wayland City Manager Tim McLean is expected to begin his duties here no later than Jan. 1. McLean, was offered a two-year contract in which he will earn $68,779…

Editor November 20, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Don’t let fear delay what you must do with hip replacement

by Robert M. Traxler I recently returned home from a second hip replacement surgery at Metro Hospital. Many years of insanely long distance running, 19 marathons and other distance races,…

Editor November 19, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Obama spanks Gov. Snyder on refugee issue

by Amy Kerr Hardin “That’s shameful. That’s not American. That’s not who we are.” President Obama speaking at the G20 Summit today on the issue of refusing Syrian refugees. Several…

Editor November 19, 2015