Editor

Martin auto wash business is up for auction at tax sale

Wayland Area Ambulance Service has two new vehicles. The Touch-free Auto Wash business on the southeastern side of the Martin exit off U.S-131 has been closed and later this summer…

Editor June 8, 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) A Hopkins neighborhood today, same as in photo from 1910 25 Years Ago — June 9,…

Editor June 8, 2022

Obituaries

Memorial service Saturday in Dorr for Dennis Hulme

Dennis Hulme, age 78, died Saturday, June 4. Dennis served as a submariner in the US Navy. In recent years he enjoyed traveling, camping, and cruising with his wife and…

Editor June 8, 2022

Columns

Meet Beau, newest member of chaotic Dykstra family

by Denise Dykstra My husband says I have no one to blame but myself. I don’t know. I feel destiny called me and that is how I ended up with…

Editor June 7, 2022

Obituaries

Motorcyclist killed in crash Friday was from Hastings

Thomas Robert Sheridan of Hastings was the motorcyclist who was killed in a collision with an SUV on Patterson Road near 136th Avenue and Yankee Springs Meadows mobile home park…

Editor June 7, 2022

Obituaries

Funeral will be Thursday in Wayland for Jean Bruin, 86

Jean Bruin, age 86, died Thursday, June 2. Jean deeply loved her family, including her cat, Samantha. She loved gardening and golf. She enjoyed spending time on the beautiful Englewood,…

Editor June 7, 2022

Editorial

Only we collectively can prevent fatal traffic crashes

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Not long ago and not far away, I attended a seminar on traffic safety…

Editor June 6, 2022

Articles

‘Uninvited wildlife’ causes council meeting relocation

The Wayland City Council had a change of venue Monday night, meeting at the fire barn instead of the customary council chambers in the back of City Hall. City Manager…

Editor June 6, 2022

Sports

Four Vikings find way into school softball record book

Hopkins varsity softball coach Amy Bishop Funk, in assessing the season just concluded, noted that four current players found a way to sneak into the school record books. Lyla Reynolds,…

Editor June 6, 2022

Community Notices

‘Pony Express’ will ride through Martin Saturday

The Allegan County Search and Rescue group will present the Michigan Sheriff's Mounted Association Pony Express Saturday, June 11. Before the police escorted parade through downtown Martin at 1 p.m.…

Editor June 6, 2022