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The Yankee Springs Township Fire Department has issued a formal announcement that burning fires are prohibited because of the recent spate of drought conditions. Meterologists do not expect any rain…

John E. Toman, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Oct. 1, three days shy of his 61st birthday. John was born in Lansing Oct. 4, 1964, to Alfred and Alice Toman. He grew…

Mark Simpson Watson Township Sexton Mark Simpson Thursday evening told the Township Board he must resign his post soon on orders from his physician. Simpson has served Watson off and…

Townbroadcast last month incorrectly published bad information about the Dorr Township Library Board's request to the Township Board to buy a new electric sign in front of its building. The…

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr): 25 Years Ago — Oct. 2, 2000 Editor Nila Aamoth penned a Soapbox entry about the…

Clarence "Rick" Keesee, age 81 of Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 24. Rick's love for his family knew no bounds; he loved hosting fish fries, complete with all the fixings, for…

Shane Cutler Shane Cutler, a 2007 Wayland High School graduate and an athlete now living in Hopkins, plays rugby for the Grand Rapids Gazelles. The team now has a 4-1…

Edin Dilson Rodas Edin Dilson Rodas, 37, of Hopkins Township, has been arraigned on felony charges of running a cockfighting operation at his home. Rodas was charged with three counts…

Carol (Junglas) Dever, age 79 of Dorr, peacefully died at home Sunday, Sept. 28. She was born May 6, 1946, to Norbert and Laura (Homrich) Junglas. Carol was baptized, was…

Longtime Wayland area resident Barbara Ann (Ragina) Lohroff, age 87, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. She was born in Hart, MI, in 1938 and enjoyed 68 wonderful years of marriage…