Posted inColumns
Yes It’s True: Chip Mundy a rarity in sports journalism
Chip Mundy Chip Mundy, my old sports editor at the now-defunct Albion Evening Recorder, died in a traffic crash Monday near Jackson. He was 67. I hired Chip in 1983…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Public safety personnel invited to luncheon Sept. 11
The Green Acres assisted living facility at 298 Kay Lane in Wayland will offer local police, fire, EMT and 911 dispatch personnel an appreciation lunch from noon to 2 p.m.…
Posted inFeatures
Wayland teachers, staff meet, greet for new year
Wayland teachers and staff members today and Thursday have been having special back to school meet and greet sessions at the Fine Arts Center ot better prepare for the opening…
Posted inFeatures
Peace Church to have services at Lumberyard
Peace Church, with its home base on Cherry Valley Road, Middleville, plans to open its Wayland campus on Sunday, Sept. 10, inside the Lumberyard Event Center, corner of Maple and…
Posted inFeatures
Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
COVER PHOTO: Jay L. Smith and associates, shown in the photograph in 1898, launched the Business Men's Paper Press Co. and it continued into the 20th century and beyond, finally…
Posted inArticles
Plan Commission forgives LKQ junk car violations
Representatives from the LKQ auto salvage business appeared before the Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night to apologize profusely for allowing junk cars to be seen easily in its parking…
Posted inSports
WHS volleyball team hopes to challenge for league title
The Wayland High School volleyball team will open its season Friday in the WMVOA tournament at the home gym. Coach Kara Potter Laker, entering her second year at the helm,…
Posted inArticles
Wayland school board gets ready for academic year
School starts next Monday in Wayland for a half day and the local Board of Education is among those getting ready. The board Monday evening approved bids for two school…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Hopkins grad returning to do area comedy shows
Hopkins High School graduate Connor Castello is returning to his West Michigan roots later this month to perform at comedy shows in the Grand Rapids area. Connor is a 2014…
Posted inObituaries
Funeral is Wednesday for Edna Mae Duthler, 91
Edna Mae Duthler, age 91, died Saturday, Aug. 12. She was born on Dec. 12, 1931, in Grand Rapids, the Rev. William and Mary Masselink. When she was 10 years…