Editor

New WHS varsity baseball coach brings strong family ties

Wayland High School’s new varsity baseball coach is no stranger, of course, to baseball, but he’s no stranger to Wayland, either. Though he grew up in Carson City, Travis Wilcox…

Editor June 14, 2015

Sports

Yes It Is, It’s True: Hailey Houck stars as Bobby Thompson

Baseball has such a rich history of more than a century that it offers special events never forgotten. One such event occurred almost 64 years ago, in the fall of…

Editor June 13, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats capture 2nd state championship in 9 years

Coach Cheri Ritz and her Wayland softball team Saturday morning proved they were indeed the No. 1 Division 2 team in the state all along. The Lady Wildcats defeated Frankenmuth…

Editor June 13, 2015

Editorial

Latest iPad expense might be robbing Peter to pay Paul

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Words of wisdom from two different philosophies can demonstrate the difficulty in assessing the…

Editor June 12, 2015

Obituaries

Services Monday in Allegan for Dorr native Patricia Lane, 82

Patricia Ann Lane, 82, of Allegan, died Thursday, June 11, at the Allegan County Medical Care Community. Mrs. Lane was born July 14, 1932, in Dorr Township, the daughter of…

Editor June 12, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Shrinking warrior class is 1/2% of U.S. population

An offshoot of the “All Volunteer Force” is a growing warrior class; our military is currently composed of one half of one percent of our population according to Military Times.…

Editor June 12, 2015

Community Notices

Martin summer festival event planned for Saturday, July 25

The Village of Martin and Martin Township are planning a local summer festival in the downtown area. Alice Kelsey, a Village Council member and JC Wheeler Library director, told the…

Editor June 12, 2015

Articles

Leighton officials getting more serious about new twp. hall

Leighton Township Board members Thursday evening decided to get a little more serious about plans to have a new township hall built on the same land as the township library.…

Editor June 12, 2015

Articles

Chip and cracked seal, fog coat to be done on 144th Ave.

The Leighton Township Board Thursday night approved a cracked seal, chip seal and fog coat resurfacing job for 144th Avenue from Kalamazoo Avenue to Ninth Street at a cost of…

Editor June 12, 2015

Features

Leighton Twp. Plan Commission Chairman stepping down

The Leighton Township Board is looking for a citizen willing to serve on the Township Planning Commission. Supervisor Steve Deer Thursday night announced that Plan Commission Chairman Al Zuidema has…

Editor June 12, 2015