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Boater safety courses to be offered this spring, summer

The Allegan County Sheriff's Office Marine Division will conduct several boater safety courses this spring and summer. Classes in this area will be held: • Tuesday, May 5, and Wednesday…

Editor April 28, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: New angry white male political porn queen

Democracy Tree doesn’t typically stray into dust-ups acros the pond, but here we make an exception, because this story needs telling. Step aside Ann Coulter. Fox News babes, you can…

Editor April 28, 2015

Columns

Ranger Rick: Some observations about the roads debacle

Well, Proposal 15-1 will soon be upon us in another week. We can vote ourselves more taxes (some estimates indicate an average Michigan household will experience $800 per year increase…

Editor April 28, 2015

Community Notices

Thornapple Valley Strings to visit folk gathering Saturday

The Thornapple Valley Strings will be special guests at the next local folk music gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday at Vibrant Grains Restaurant, 142 S. Main St., Wayland. "The weather…

Editor April 28, 2015

Sports

Clippers sweep doubleheader vs. Bloomingdale, 12-2, 6-4

Martin took a pair of baseball games from Bloomingdale Monday, winning the opener 12-2 in six innings and taking the nightcap 6-4. Garrett Dill went the distance in the opener,…

Editor April 28, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats score huge 1-0 upset of Catholic Central

The Wayland girls' soccer team Monday night came up with a huge upset, knocking off Grand Rapids Catholic Central, the top team in the O-K Gold Conference and the fifth-ranked…

Editor April 28, 2015

Articles

Dorr Twp. Trustee Tuinstra turns a meeting into marathon

Someone in the audience at the Dorr Township Board meeting Monday night made the comment “(Dorr Township Board Trustee) "John Tuinstra is on a roll tonight.” The observation was sarcastic,…

Editor April 28, 2015

Articles

Dorr Twp. Library addition would be home to Then & Now

The Then & Now historical library and genealogy service may be getting a new and more permanent home. Dorr Township Library Director Natalie Bazan and Library Board President Peg Otto…

Editor April 27, 2015

Community Notices

$100 reward offered for finding North Dorr area Black Lab

"Sparkie" is a 4-year-old 100 lb Black Lab. He has no collars on at the moment. He may be spotted near North Dorr area. He went missing April 24 around…

Editor April 27, 2015

Sports

Wildcat boys 2nd, girls 3rd in 17-team middle school track meet

The Wayland Middle School boys' track team placed second and the girls were third at the Delton Invitational Saturday. Seventeen middle schools competed at the first-ever Delton Invitational, including Lakeview,…

Editor April 27, 2015