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Local authorities seeking info about missing man, 57

January 3, 2020

Anthony Christie A 57-year-old Wayland man has been reported missing. Troopers from the Michigan State Police, Wayland post, say Anthony Christie was last seen Thursday, Dec. 26. He drives a 2018 charcoal gray Toyota RAV4 with Michigan license plate BTJ870. More information about the missing person complaint was not immediately...

Local veterinarian seeks Huntington’s cure, backs Buttigieg

January 3, 2020

Dr. Heather Ludlam Hopkins area veterinarian Dr. Heather Ludlam never thought she’d be so involved in a political campaign before 2020. But now she says she's all in for South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Her story appeared in a recent edition of The Independent. A self-described veterinarian and shepherd, she...

Columns

Army Bob: Why not open a dialogue with the Russians?

January 2, 2020

by Robert M. Traxler The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in one corner and the Warsaw Pact (DDSV) in the other, get ready to rumble. Not so fast, the Warsaw Pact has been disbanded and not replaced. The fight card would be NATO vs. the Russian Federation and its allies,...

Watson trucking business plans to open on M-222

January 2, 2020

Jay Roberts Eveland A new trucking business is reported to be coming to Watson Township. Supervisor Kevin Travis told Township Board colleagues Thursday night that a Holland man has purchased a 17-acre parcel next to the Park and Ride lot on M-222 near 12th Street. He intends to establish the...

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

January 1, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 4, 1995 Fall Festival in downtown Wayland in 1910. The Dorr Township Board will consider bids, estimated at between $234,500 and $278,000, to buy a new fire truck to replace the...

Ranger Rick: So what game is ‘San Fran Nan’ playing?

December 31, 2019

The circus has left town - the impeachment of President Trump has been done and San Fran Nan doesn't want to send over the articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial. The reasons for this, as Nan indicated, is she wants assurances from the Senate that there will be...

Funeral, after party slated for ALS victim Steve French

December 31, 2019

Steve French (aka Frenchy) died Monday, Dec. 23. He was an Army veteran who developed ALS. Among his survivors are is wife of six years, Joanne Hubbard, step-son and siblings. His family members are inviting old friends from school to his funeral at 3 p.m. Friday Jan. 3, at the...

Service will be Saturday for Linda Brenner of Burnips

December 31, 2019

Linda Brenner of Burnips died Sunday, Dec. 29. Survivors include her husband and caregiver, Leo Brenner, who lived out their wedding vows that were spoken 60 years ago this past July 17; children Dan (Dawn) Brenner, Bonnie (Fred) Uhe, Beverly (Dan) Commons, and Dave (Vicky) Brenner; special grandchildren Jason (Pam),...

Yes It’s True: Down goes another hero, this time Neil Innes

December 30, 2019

“What a drag it is getting old.” — Mick Jagger, 1966, “Mother’s Little Helper” Neil Innes, "How Sweet to Be an Idiot." They’re dropping like flies. Nearly all of my heroes on vinyl from more than half a century ago are dying off. It really does suck to be getting...

Funeral Saturday for Robert Weick, 89, of Shelbyville

December 30, 2019

Robert Weick of Shelbyville died Saturday, Dec. 28, at American House Assisted Living in Jenison. He was 89. Born June 15, 1930, in Allegan, he was the son of the late Frederick Jacob and Maude Mae (Dendel) Weick and the husband of the late Ruth Ann (Schumaker)Weick. Mr. Weick was...

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