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Allegan County COVID-19 deaths remain at only 2

The Allegan County Health Department has reported that as of Friday, May 15, there have been 180 cases of Coronavirus reported, but only two deaths. There are a total of…

Editor May 17, 2020

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: Rainy days and Mondays in a camper

by Phyllis McCrossin Yesterday was the two-week mark for being back in Michigan. I’m guessing that means we made the cross-country trip from California unscathed. King and I subscribe to…

Editor May 17, 2020

Community Notices

Brewhouse Lanes to shut down permanently in Dorr

Brewhouse Lanes in Dorr has announced it is closing permanently, but the Five Lakes Brewing Co. and Restaurant will continue to do business. The bowling establishment, home to the Hopkins…

Editor May 17, 2020

Obituaries

Memorial service to be determined for Liz Jackson

Elizabeth (Liz) Ann Jackson, age 70, died in her home Saturday, May 9. Born June 3, 1949, she was the eldest daughter of Wellington and Dorothy (Burden) Jackson. A 1967…

Editor May 17, 2020

Community Notices

Hopkins Fire Dept. cancels Father’s Day breakfast

Due to the uncertainty of how long the Covid-19 pandemic may last, the Hopkins Area Fire Department has decided to cancel this years Fathers Day Pancake Breakfast. "The health and…

Editor May 17, 2020

Columns

One Small Voice: We can mask up, have some fun

by Lynn Mandaville Used to be that masks were for Halloween costumes, catchers, goalies, super-heroes, doctors, nurses and crooks. As a child I loved masks for Halloween because a full-face…

Editor May 16, 2020

Community Notices

Salem Twp. man charged with 2 cold case murders

A Salem Township man, arrested last November at the Burnips gas station, has been charged in the deaths of two women, one in 1980 and another in 1989. Dennis Lee…

Editor May 16, 2020

Columns

Yes It’s True: Protests in 1968 vs. protests in 2020

“All the memories came flooding back… old Mrs. McAvoy eating that horrible chicken and the terrified child running from the burning wreck.” — Vivian Stanshall, “Rawlinson End,” 1972 I suppose…

Editor May 15, 2020

Sports

Work begins on new turf for WHS football stadium

Work has begun on the football stadium at Wayland High School, with plenty of dirt moving and machines. Because of savings accrued from previous physical projects, the school district was…

Editor May 15, 2020

Community Notices

WHS teacher writes book about issues of infertility

Wayland High School teacher Sarah Sisson Rollandini has penned a book, "Life After Infertility," which came out earlier this month. "Life After Infertility" is part memoir, part devotional eschewing Christian…

Editor May 15, 2020