Editor

Dorr Twp. officials racing to use it or lose ARPA fund

The parking lot at the new township hall, formerly Crosswinds Church. The Dorr Township Board is trying to avoid consequences of a potential “use it or lose it” federal revenue…

Editor October 25, 2024

Community Notices

Gun Lake Casino drive to aid needy tribe in Ontario

The Gun Lake Casino and Gun Lake Tribe have announced details of the annual “Stuff the Trailer” donation drive. Each year, an underprivileged tribal community is selected to receive donations,…

Editor October 25, 2024

Community Notices

Fire destroys abandoned house in Dorr Township

An abandoned empty house in the 1200 block of 142nd Avenue in Dorr Township burned to the ground Friday morning. The Dorr, Wayland and Leighton Township fire departments were summoned…

Editor October 25, 2024

Columns

Army Bob: Regardless of politics, everyone should vote

by Robert M. Traxler Well, the election is less than two weeks away and we are told by both parties that they will win. It is the norm for them…

Editor October 24, 2024

Features

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

COVER PHOTO: Ford and Barry Brower in 1947 (Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 25, 1999 A…

Editor October 23, 2024

Community Notices

WHS choirs sing national anthems at Griffins game

The Wayland High School Honors and Select Choirs performed the U.S. National and Canadian Anthems at the Grand Rapids Griffins hockey game. "It was such an awesome opportunity and fund-raiser…

Editor October 23, 2024

Obituaries

Celebration of life for Jeff Visser is Saturday, Nov. 2

Jeffrey Alan Visser, age 53, of Wayland, died Friday, Oct. 18. Born on July 29, 1971, Jeffrey dedicated more than three decades to K&S Plumbing, where he excelled as a…

Editor October 23, 2024

Obituaries

Service Saturday for Ben ‘Dover’ Karasiewicz

Benjamin “Ben” Karasiewicz, affectionately known as “Dover,” of Hudsonville, died at his home Tuesday morning, Oct. 22.”Born Jan. 4, 1977, in Grand Rapids, Ben was 47 years old. When Ben…

Editor October 23, 2024

Community Notices

Microsoft buys 2 Dorr Township pieces of property

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business is reporting that the Microsoft Corporation has bought a 272-acre parcel in Dorr Township. Crain’s has reported that Microsoft purchased two pieces of property in Dorr…

Editor October 22, 2024

Features

Yard signs identify non-partisan political leanings

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Signs in the same yard in the City of Wayland “Sign, sign, everywhere a…

Editor October 22, 2024