Editor

Wayland adjusts Back to School plan to hybrid model

Wayland Union schools is adjusting its “Return to Learn plans for the academic year. Superintendent Dr. Christina Hinds, in a letter to parents today wrote: “We've received an overwhelming response…

Editor August 6, 2020

Community Notices

Wayland non-Homestead millage may not be a loss

The Allegan County Board of Canvassers is closely examining results of the Wayland Union School District non-Homestead millage renewal request in the Aug. 4 primary election. The unoffical results from…

Editor August 6, 2020

Obituaries

Graveside service will be Friday for Jeffrey Dykstra

Jeffrey Dale Dykstra, age 53, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Aug. 4. He sold produce at the Fulton Street Farmers Market for 42 years and managed that market for 15 of…

Editor August 6, 2020

Obituaries

Kevin Stevenson defied odds and lived for 41 years

Kevin Charles Stevenson died Saturday, Aug. 1, at his home in Wayland. Born Feb. 21, 1979. in Allegan, he was the eldest child of David Lloyd Stevenson and the late…

Editor August 5, 2020

Obituaries

Graveside service will be Friday for Kenneth Rewa

Kenneth Robert Rewa, 59, of Hopkins, died Sunday, Aug. 2, at his home. Born July 5, 1961, in Allegan, he was the son of Marilyn (VandenBerg) Rewa and the late…

Editor August 5, 2020

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 — Aug. 9, 1995 The silo in Bradley that once provided a birds’…

Editor August 5, 2020

Articles

Wayland schools’ non-Homestead millage is defeated

The Wayland Union school district’s non-Homestead millage request was narrowly defeated in Tuesday’s primary election by a count of 2,108 to 2,057. The request was to renew an 18-mill tax…

Editor August 5, 2020

Articles

Miling, Wolbrink win Dorr, Leighton supervisor races

Incumbent Dorr Township Supervisor Jeff Miling apparently has been elected to his third term, turning back a challenge in Tuesday’s primary election from Trustee Terri Rios. Steve Wolbrink is the…

Editor August 5, 2020

Editorial

Doesn’t Family Farm & Home take Covid seriously?

To the editor: I was totally surprised that Family Farm & Home had no mask requirements... most employees did not have one and those who did wore them on their…

Editor August 4, 2020

Features

WHS band has 1st practice on stadium artificial turf

The Wayland High School marching band Tuesday afternoon had the opportunity to rehearse for the upcoming season and practiced for the first time on the renovated Ron Stehouwer football stadium.…

Editor August 4, 2020