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Hopkins Twp. clerk, supervisor airing differences of opinion

April 13, 2015

Some differences of opinion have been made very public lately by Hopkins Township Supervisor Mark Evans and Clerk Lisa Battjes. The two local officials continued their mild words feud Monday evening over several issues that were brought up in March. One was Evans' insistence a month ago that board meeting...

Monday Moan: STEM and the myth about jobs in the future

April 12, 2015

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net The Paper Chase The Paper Chase was a 1973 film starring Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner and John Houseman, which was based on John Jay Osborn, Jr.'s 1970 novel. The Paper Chase told the story of James Hart, a first-year law student at Harvard Law School, his...

The Muck Starts Here: Another ‘no’ voter in May 5 election

April 12, 2015

By Barry Hastings As of April 8, polls indicate a "no" vote on the sales tax increase the legislature wants you to vote for next month (so they won't have to wrestle with the pothole problem they've avoided for eight years) is in at least a little bit of trouble....

Service Tuesday for Bob Kramer, 63, Bay Valley electrician

April 12, 2015

Robert Kramer, age 63, of Wayland, died Saturday, April 11. Bob graduated from Reeths-Puffer High School, Muskegon. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, stationed in Germany. Bob was an electrician at Bay Valley Foods for more than 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Pamela;...

Changing sub teachers provider won’t really solve problem

April 11, 2015

I hear tell Wayland schools and the other districts in the Allegan Educational Services Agency (AAESA) no longer will hire substitute teachers through Professional Education Services Group of Caledonia. I shed no tears for the demise of PESG, a private firm I have criticized in this space before because of...

Public Safety Beat: Teen murder suspect to plea to agreement

April 11, 2015

Joshua Lee Keyzer, 16, is expected to enter a plea May 11 in Allegan County Circuit Court in the case in which he is accused of raping and fatally stabbing his cousin near Doan's Lake in Wayland Township last summer. Keyzer supposedly will agree to a plea deal that likely...

Electronic, household waste recycling set May 2 at Harding’s

April 10, 2015

Allegan County Resource Recovery will sponsor a special recycling event for household hazardous waste, TVs and computers and electronic devices from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Harding’s Market parking lot, 302 Reno Drive, in Wayland. Residents in area townships, villages and cities who pay the...

Current Allegan County Stray Dogs: April 10

April 10, 2015

All stray pets at the Allegan County Shelter have a short “stray hold,” waiting for their family to reclaim them. If you see your pet in this photo gallery it is important you call the shelter ASAP. Please leave a message with your name and number if you are calling...

Summit Pointe residential project preliminary plans OK’d

April 10, 2015

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening awarded preliminary plat approval to the Merstone Group of Byron Center for an eight-lot single-family residential development on 144th Avenue west of Kalamazoo Avenue. The eight lots making up the Summit Pointe development will include a private road with common ownership of residents, said...

Hopkins High School Class of 1976 salutatorian passes at 57

April 10, 2015

Laurie Ann Pawlowski, age 57, of Grand Rapids, died Wednesday, April 8. Laurie graduated from Hopkins High School in 1976 as the class salutatorian and was a member of that school's Class C state runner-up girls' basketball team. She received an associates of applied sciences degree from Kalamazoo Valley Community...

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