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Wayland city officials insist trash talking issue is history

March 3, 2015

Just like a lady in the audience said Monday night to the Wayland City Council, “I just want to know we’re done talking trash.” Apparently it’s true. Though about two dozens citizens appeared before the council to oppose imposing a single trash hauler for the city, council members assured them...

Lady Vikings score mild upset over South Haven in district opener

March 2, 2015

The good news about Hopkins Monday night was that the Lady Vikings girls’ basketball team scored a mild upset victory over South Haven in its Class B district basketball tournament opener Monday night at Paw Paw. The bad news was that now Hopkins again must face undefeated Plainwell in the...

Ron Kobish resigns City Council seat, to move to Auburn Hills

March 2, 2015

The on-again, off-again relationship between Ron Kobish and Wayland city government is off again. Kobish, in a statement read Monday night by Mayor Tim Bala, announced his resignation as a member of the City Council. Kobish started his local public service on the Planning Commission in 2006 and was elected...

Lady Wildcats open districts with 3rd win over South Christian, 59-39

March 2, 2015

One of the oldest maxims in high school and college basketball asserts that it’s extremely difficult to beat the same team three times in a season. But the Wayland girls did just that in the opening round of the Class B district tournament Monday evening by recording a convincing 59-39...

Public Safety Beat: Man pinned under fallen mobile home

March 2, 2015

A mobile home being moved inside the Yankee Springs Meadows Trailer Park Monday morning slipped off its supports and trapped a worker underneath. Authorities said the workers were lifting the mobile home to move it when the accident occurred. A helicopter was summoned to the scene to transport the victim....

Dorr, Hopkins library director to attend national conference

March 2, 2015

Natalie Bazan, director of the Dorr Township and Hopkins District libraries, has been awarded a national grant to attend the next Small and Rural Library Association's annual conference later this year. Bazan is the recipient of this year’s Pat Carterette Professional Development Award. She obtained her master’s in library science...

Current Allegan County stray dogs: March 2

March 2, 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...

John R. Gavrun of Hopkins passes at 78

March 2, 2015

John Robert Gavrun, Sr., age 78 of Hopkins, died Friday, Feb. 27. John was born Sept. 25, 1936, in Chicago, to the late Andrew and Margaret (Sharp) Gavrun. He served in the U.S. Marines. John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Gavrun; his children: Mary A. Pelton...

Monday Moan: No such thing as free lunch or college tuition

March 1, 2015

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net The headline in the Allegan County News read, or almost shouted: PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE ASSOCIATE DEGREES TO ALLEGAN COUNTY STUDENTS and then opened with this… “The new Early College/ Allegan County program is set to begin in the fall, thanks to a partnership between the Allegan...

The Muck Starts Here: The Bobbsey twins seek a new ‘surge’

March 1, 2015

by Barry Hastings Re-emergence of the Bobbsey Twins (Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham) as leading military affairs spokesmen for the GOP (Goofy Old Party) most likely means more taxing (in every sense of the word) times for Americans. These are the two men who, alongside (disgraced and facing felony...

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