Editor

Open house honors retiring city public services director

Pierre and Jackie Brazeau show a gag gift photo of Pierre lounging on a beach while on vacation some time ago. Pierre was honored Thursday afternoon at City Hall Council…

Editor June 25, 2015

Editorial

I suspect we’re being manipulated on Confederate flag issue

ACHTUNG: The following is a not “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. The furor over the Confederate flag flying at the capital of South Carolina…

Editor June 24, 2015

Obituaries

Service will be Friday for 20-day-old child James Nathan Winter

James Nathan Winter, only 20 days old, died in his mother's arms Saturday, June 20, at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids. He will be lovingly missed by his…

Editor June 24, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 171

25 Years Ago — June 27, 1990 An expanded recycling program for Allegan County could be in lace by the first of 1991, applying a $25 tax per household, according…

Editor June 24, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Twitter pulls plug on political transparency

by Amy Kerr Hardin “A member of Congress does not and should not have the same expectation of privacy as a private citizen. Power can only be accountable with a…

Editor June 24, 2015

Obituaries

Former Wayland state trooper Darrell Vander Ark dies at 72

Former Michigan State Police Trooper Darrell D. Vander Ark, 72, of Byron Center, died Saturday, June 20 after a year struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. Darrell retired from the Michigan State…

Editor June 23, 2015

Articles

Potential buyer no longer interested in North Main property

Denny Meyers of Tool & Die Inc., potential buyer of property in the 600 block of North Main Street if it could be rezoned from business to light industrial, has…

Editor June 23, 2015

Articles

Growing General RV’s business expansion plans approved

The General RV dealership and service center continues to grow so much that it plans to expand at its current site on Reno Drive in Wayland. The business, headquartered…

Editor June 23, 2015

Coming Events

Dorr, Hopkins, and Green Lake plan 4th of July celebrations

The communities of Dorr, Hopkins and Green Lake will have their annual Fourth of July celebrations the weekend of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 3, 4 and 5, A variety…

Editor June 23, 2015

Columns

Ranger Rick: Wage equality campaigns are lots of nonsense

"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot lift…

Editor June 23, 2015