Editor

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

Editorial

GOP orchestrating cynical opposition to mail-in voting

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Kudos to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today for announcing that her office will…

Editor May 19, 2020

Obituaries

Private family service set for Kenneth Powers, 87

Kenneth Lyle Powers, age 87, of Wayland, died Monday, May 18. He was preceded in death by his wife Eunice and daughter Beverly. He is survived by his sons, Elwyne…

Editor May 19, 2020