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Judd’s Bar and Grille opens at Tujax Tu site, Gun Lake

Judd's Bar and Grille is opening this week at Gun Lake at the location of the former Tujax Tu restaurant and bar on 126th Avenue in Yankee Springs Township. The…

Editor July 27, 2022

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 — July 28, 1997 Residents of Apollo Drive in Wayland are complaining about…

Editor July 27, 2022

Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial is Tuesday for Carl Wrobleski

Carl Hubert Wrobleski, 82, of Hopkins, died Monday, July 25, at Health Bridge of Wyoming. Born Aug. 3, 1939, in Hopkins, he was the son of the late Hubert F.…

Editor July 27, 2022

Articles

Contests will be featured in all area non-partisan races

The non-partisan school board and city council elections in this area Nov. 8 promise to be interesting. The deadline for non-partisan election candidates to file for the general election was…

Editor July 26, 2022

Community Notices

Allegan County residents asked to take survey

Allegan County officials and several non-profit partner agencies have hired a national survey organization to gauge residents’ views on the state of the county and services available to residents. The…

Editor July 26, 2022

Community Notices

Dorr area man missing after attending GR concert

Logan Thayer Sweet Michigan State Police, Wayland post, and Allegan County Dispatch are seeking the public’s help in locating a man reported missing since attending a concert in Grand Rapids…

Editor July 26, 2022

Columns

Our house really is a very, very fine historic house

A meeting of two couple, the former and present homeowners. by Denise Dykstra When we moved into town, we moved into a very iconic home. Have you ever watched that…

Editor July 26, 2022

Obituaries

Ex-Wayland Schools’ band director Steve Working dies

Retired Wayland School Band Director Steve Working died Sunday, just a day short of his 80th birthday. He was born on July 25, 1942, in Grand Rapids, to Lockwood and…

Editor July 26, 2022

Community Notices

Garage fire in Wayland city summons 3 departments

A garage fire Monday afternoon summoned the Wayland, Yankee Springs and Leighton Township Fire Departments. The blaze at a house on the corner of Dahlia and Park streets in the…

Editor July 25, 2022

Columns

Yes It’s True: Air tire trick brings back memories

“Ya know, that reminds me of a story that’s so dirty I was ashamed to think of it myself.” — Groucho Marx The economic avant garde organization Adbusters has announced…

Editor July 24, 2022