Editor

Two former Wildcats earn Cornerstone hoops honors

Two Wayland High School graduates earned honors for their performances for Cornerstone University's season cut short in March because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Freshman Cory Ainsworth, a 2019 WHS…

Editor April 27, 2020

Columns

Grandma’s Recipe Box: Try Banana/Orange Bread

EDITOR'S NOTE: Townbroadcast welcomes its newest column, focusing on recipes from days gone by, as provided by Kathy Hamman Miller, a staffer at the Then & Now Historical Library in…

Editor April 27, 2020

Columns

Yes It’s True: Virus sparks Rabbit River Trail discovery

My wife and I, on a gorgeous April spring Sunday afternoon, took our first walk to and through the Rabbit River Trail without Bella the Wonderdog. It had been one…

Editor April 26, 2020

Obituaries

Private service planned for Alexa Knooihuizen, only 28

Alexa Spencer Knooihuizen, a lifetime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hopkins, died Tuesday, April 21. She was 28. She was born Oct. 15, 1991, in the daughter of…

Editor April 25, 2020

Obituaries

Former Hoeksema Hardware owner in Dorr dies at 82

Ronald J. Hoeksema, part of the longtime family-owned Hoeksema Hardware in downtown Dorr, died Friday, April 24. It was widely reported that he was the first fatal local victim of…

Editor April 25, 2020

Community Notices

Dahlia City Floral & Gifts downtown is calling it quits

Dahlia City Floral is closing its doors at 120 S. Main St., in downtown Wayland. A Facebook post today said, "It is with a heavy heart I am announcing that…

Editor April 24, 2020

Columns

One Small Voice: A simple mistake could ruin us all

by Lynn Mandaville I’ve been poring over my accumulated pile of New Yorker magazines these last couple of days, concentrating on the most recent articles and opinions written about the…

Editor April 24, 2020

Community Notices

Students’ meals programs continue for local schools

Wayland school officials reported serving 800 students meals on a pickup basis in the wake of school closures because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis. Meals are provided on a…

Editor April 24, 2020

Community Notices

Allegan County reports 61 COVID-19 cases, 1st death

The Allegan County Health Department today announced the first death of COVID-19 within its borders. "It is with great sadness today that we report the first death related to COVID-19,"…

Editor April 24, 2020

Obituaries

Memorial at later date for Tim Opolski, 26, of Hopkins

Timothy Charles Opolski of Hopkins died Thursday, April 2. He was 26. Born on May 10, 1993, to Timothy and Sally Opolski, he was preceded in death by his mother.…

Editor April 24, 2020