Editor

Martin Twp. voters to be asked to renew fire millage

The Martin Township Board Wednesday night acknowledged a renewal of three-quarters of a mill for fire and emergency services and equipment will be on the Tuesday, Aug. 2 ballot. The…

Editor July 13, 2022

Sports

Four Wildcats compete in all-star softball showdown

Four representatives of the Wayland High School softball team Wednesday took part in the Division 2 all-star game at Davenport University, sponsored by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association.…

Editor July 13, 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 14, 1997 Local historian James Levandoski died of a heart attack…

Editor July 13, 2022

Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial is July 19 for Margaret Weber

Margaret Ann Weber, age 95 of Salem Township, and died peacefully Monday. Margaret graduated from Zeeland High School on June 6, 1944, as the U.S. troops landed in Normandy, France.…

Editor July 13, 2022

Columns

How I got a homemade pool pond from youngest son

by Denise Dykstra A (sort of) guest post from my youngest son, Abe “This is your pool pond. I just dug it. And put plastic in it. And filled it.…

Editor July 12, 2022

Obituaries

Funeral will be Sunday for Elizabeth DeWeerd Jeffery

Elizabeth Autumn DeWeerd Jeffery died Monday, July 11. A 1995 graduate of Wayland High School, she was only 45. Born to Michael and Martha (Gilbert) DeWeerd on Nov. 21, 1976,…

Editor July 12, 2022

Articles

Wayland schools to send city input about pot shops

New Wayland Union Schools Supt. Tim Reeves will represent the district next Monday night at the City Council meeting to decide whether or not the city will adopt an ordinance…

Editor July 11, 2022

Obituaries

Service will be Wednesday for Florence Schafer, 92

Florence May Schafer, 92, of Allegan, diedSaturday, July 9, at her home. Born Feb. 7, 1930, in Kalamazoo, she was the daughter of the late Alvis and Ann (Nowakowski) Kremer.…

Editor July 11, 2022

Columns

Combine both wet and dry ingredients for blueberry zucchini cake dessert

by Kathy Hamman Miller Preheat oven to 350 degrees For Cake: Combine wet ingredients: 2 cups finely shredded lightly drained zucchini 3 large eggs1 cup Vegetables oil1 tablespoon vanilla 2 tablespoons frozen orange…

Editor July 10, 2022

Editorial

I have 3 huge reasons for backing school bond issue

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I’m sending my mail-in ballot to my township clerk this week with an…

Editor July 10, 2022