Editor

City Clerk says Allegan County leaving locals high and dry in elections

Bob Genetski Lee Ann Clausen Wayland City Clerk Lee Ann Clausen today reported each municipality in Allegan County is on its own for handling early voting in the elections of…

Editor August 3, 2023

Features

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

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 3, 1998 Wayland School students, staff and faculty, phographed in 1923…

Editor August 2, 2023

Articles

Aqua En Vino parking lot starts charging Tuesday

The parking lot immediately to the south of Aqua En Vino on South Main Street in Wayland, next to the Henika District Library, will start to charge motorists $2.50 an…

Editor July 31, 2023

Obituaries

Service for Lorna Douglas scheduled for Aug. 10

Lorna Douglas of Wayland died Friday, July 28, at the age of 92. Lorna met her husband and soulmate Roger at the young age of 13, and they were happily…

Editor July 31, 2023

Obituaries

Service planned at Dorr church for Carolyn Miner

Carolyn Eva (Thompson) Miner, died Friday, July 28, in Allegan. She was 81. Born Feb. 24, 1942, in Allegan, Carolyn was the youngest of six children born to Paul and…

Editor July 31, 2023

Columns

Avoid the heat by making Peanut Butter Crunch Bars

by Kathy Hamman Miller Too hot to cook? If you haven’t already made this easy no bake, stay out of the heat dessert recipe, you’ll want to try it for…

Editor July 30, 2023

Editorial

Dorr learns good public servants are hard to find

ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. It certainly is no secret that employers are having a hard time these…

Editor July 29, 2023

Sports

WHS graduate battling for offensive guard slot at WSU

Wayland High School graduate Owen Salingue is one of five student-athletes with collegiate experience batting for two starting football spots at offensive guard at Wayne State University this fall. Salingue,…

Editor July 28, 2023

Community Notices

New local theater troupe presents ‘Romeo & Juliet’

It certainly isn't often that you can take in Shakespeare in downtown Wayland on a weekend evening. But that's exactly what took place Friday evening when the new community theater…

Editor July 28, 2023

Coming Events

‘Romeo & Juliet’ to be presented in downtown

The timeless Shakespearean tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, July 28, in downtown Wayland. Wayloand High School andf Western Michigan University graduate Nathan Savinsky will…

Editor July 28, 2023