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Private family service planned for Richard DeHaan, 82

July 9, 2015

Richard DeHaan, age 82, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, July 7, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo after a short battle with an aggressive form of lymphoma. He was born on Jan. 13, 1933, in Grand Rapids, the son of Richard Sr. and Hattie De Haan. He is survived by his wife,...

Medical marijuana establishment challenges Martin Twp.

July 8, 2015

Martin Township officials have indicated a medical marijuana establishment continues to set up shop on 124th Avenue in downtown Shelbyville. Supervisor Glenn Leep has said he asked local zoning enforcement officers to tell the owners that they are violating local zoning laws, but there doesn't seem to be evidence they...

Martin Twp. wants fire engine manufacturer to help with repair cost

July 8, 2015

The Martin Township Fire Department and Township Board are taking a "wait and see" attitude about repairs for a fire truck purchased in 2009 from Cummins of Grand Rapids. The engine manufacturer is examining the truck for what Fire Chief Earl Wykstra called some serious problems in the areas of...

Earl Wykstra succeeds John Schipper as Martin Twp. fire chief

July 8, 2015

John Schipper resigned as fire chief for Martin Township Wednesday night and Earl Wykstra was appointed as his successor. Schipper submitted his resignation in writing to the Martin Township Board and it was read aloud by Supervisor Glenn Leep. “We thank you for the time you’ve put in and all...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area past, Part 173

July 8, 2015

25 years Ago — July 11, 1990 Howard DeYoung, 38, of Dorr, has been charged with secretly videotaping employees having sex in the back room of DeYoung’s Krazy Acres Radio Shack in Hillcrest Mall. Allegan County Sheriff’s Detective Lt. Rick Cain said the employees were teen-agers between the ages of...

WHS bowling coach’s wife killed in Ionia industrial accident

July 8, 2015

The woman who was killed in an industrial accident Tuesday afternoon in Ionia was the wife of Wayland High School varsity bowling coach Bill Holbrook. Wanda Jean Holbrook, who worked at Ventra Ionia Main, an automotive stamping facility, was caught in a robotic machine, authorities said. Ionia Public Safety officers...

Editorial

Drop box damage very costly to Dorr Township Library

July 8, 2015

Dear Editor and Dorr Township residents, I am sad to report that we have had several very damaging incidents of bark, stones and plant material (whole iris flowers, hosta leaves, etc) being put in our library drop box overnight. Not only has this damaged our and other library’s materials (water...

Wayland Director of Instruction Deanna Hayes steps down

July 7, 2015

Deanna Ray Hayes has retired as director of instruction for the Wayland Union School District. Hayes, 57, who had been in that administrative position since 2006, was earning a salary of just over $106,500 per year. Reports also have surfaced that the development has come at the same time there...

Ranger Rick: No gun permits, but lots of shootings in Chicago

July 7, 2015

"Governments that set out to regiment their people with the stated objective of providing security and liberty have ended up losing both. Those which put freedom as the first priority find they have also provided security and economic progress." — Ronald Reagan Every day in the city of Chicago there...

Democracy Tree: Wisconsin makes even Michigan look good

July 7, 2015

Just as Michigan’s new and improved Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law kicks into effect this month, making it easier and less expensive for its citizens to discover what public officials are up to, their neighbors to the west were busy pondering the dismantlement of their own open records statutes...

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