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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) This is downtown Wayland looking west on Superior, probably in the late 1920s or early 1930s.…

Editor September 6, 2023

Obituaries

Funeral mass for August Steffes Jr. of North Dorr set

August Joseph Steffes Jr., age 91 of North Dorr, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the comfort of his home. Jr. proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He…

Editor September 6, 2023

Features

Tally Laarman is Hopkins president of FFA chapter

Tally Laarman Tally Laarman is serving as the academic year 2023-2024 Hopkins High School FFA chapter president. Currently a senior at Hopkins High School, she has been in FFA since…

Editor September 5, 2023

Articles

South Main construction project end delayed again

The South Main Street paving project has been snake bitten again. Just when it looked like everything was finished last week, including the paving, City Manager Josh Eggleston Tuesday night…

Editor September 5, 2023

Community Notices

Local clerks going it alone, await secretary’s visit here

Jocelyn Benson is coming to town Thursday afternoon. Wayland City Clerk Lee Ann Clausen told City Council members Tuesday evening that most municipalities in Allegan County have decided to “go…

Editor September 5, 2023

Obituaries

Service later for longtime Kelloggsville teacher, coach

Gordon Van Domelen died Saturday, Sept. 2, at the age of 90. Gordon graduated from Grand Rapids Junior College, Michigan State University - where he earned his teaching certificate -…

Editor September 5, 2023

Obituaries

Funeral slated for Saturday for Richard Erlanger, 59

Richard Lee Erlanger, age 59 of Byron Center, dierd Sunday Sept. 3. He was born Nov. 8, 1963. Richard enjoyed rock and roll and fireworks. He was also known to…

Editor September 5, 2023

Community Notices

Multiple injuries reported in ATV crash on 124th Ave.

The Wayland Fire Department. along with Martin Fire and Rescue and Yankee Springs Fire Dept. were summoned to an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident on 124th Avenue on the border between…

Editor September 5, 2023

Community Notices

Wayland’s 3rd Balloonfest scheduled for Sept. 8 and 9

The third annual Wayland Balloonfest will be held Friday, Sept. 8, and Saturday, Sept. 9, at Calkins Field, just north of the Wayland city limits on Division (10th Street). The…

Editor September 5, 2023

Columns

Hot bacon salad includes bonus with terrific smells

by Kathy Hamman Miller Mmmm — Remembering the smells of walking through Grandma’s kitchen! Depending on the time of day, there was always the smell of bacon, a pot of…

Editor September 5, 2023