Editor

Yes It’s True: John Tuinstra is Dorr’s ‘Mr. Hypocrisy’

For an editorial writer like me, Dorr Township Board Trustee John Tuinstra presents the gift that keeps on giving. Anyone who has read Townbroadcast for a spell understands that I’ve…

Editor May 22, 2020

Columns

Army Bob: Use of masks helps liberate us from home

by Robert M. Traxler To mask up or not to mask up is the question we are all faced with in the latest pandemic in my lifetime. The SARS, Asian…

Editor May 21, 2020

Community Notices

WHS Class of 2020 honored in special parade for grads

The Wayland High School Class of 2020 was supposed to graduate Thursday evening, so the Grad Bash members decided, in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, to have a special…

Editor May 21, 2020

Columns

Guest Column: Absentee voting – Is it right for you?

by Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis, Leighton Township Clerk First, I am neither an advocate for or against the issue. My mission is to provide some clarification for voters. It is up…

Editor May 21, 2020

Obituaries

Coronavirus takes former Hopkins businesswoman

Norma Louise (Butler) Kerber, 82 of Hopkins, died of the Coronavirus Tuesday, May 19, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming. Born May 2, 1938 in Orangeville Township, she was the…

Editor May 21, 2020

Features

Top academic WHS Class of 2020 grads announced

Wayland Union Schools has announced its top academic graduates for the Class of 2020, with grade point averages of 4.0 and higher (Summa Cum Laude) • Jamie Murray will attend the…

Editor May 21, 2020

Articles

Dorr Twp. Plan Commission OKs 2 special use requests

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday in a virtual meeting approved two requests for special use permits. One was a request from Black Gold Transport Inc. to construct and operate…

Editor May 20, 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 — May 24, 1995 Letter carriers Matt Gilbert and Renee Chachulski were featured…

Editor May 20, 2020

Community Notices

Monterey Twp. plans virtual Memorial Day ceremony

While most area communities have canceled their Memorial Day parades and ceremonies, Monterey Township plans do its observances via the virtual route. Supervisor Henry Reinart said citizens can go to…

Editor May 20, 2020

Articles

Five Wayland School Supt. finalists are identified

Four of the five finalists for new Wayland Union Schools superintendent are women, but only one currently is a superintendent. The Wayland Board of Education Monday night selected the five…

Editor May 20, 2020