Editor

Spring Cleanup, Garage Sale Days appear to be on hold

Just like so many other local events, the date of Wayland’s annual Spring Cleanup and Garage Sale Days remains uncertain because of the Coronavirus crisis. The City Council, in its…

Editor April 23, 2020

Columns

Grandma’s Recipe Box: Old-fashioned caramel corn

Townbroadcast is welcoming 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 downtown…

Editor April 23, 2020

Obituaries

Private family service set for Eugenia Juchniewicz

Eugenia C. Juchniewicz, age 92, died Tuesday, April 21.. She is survived by her brother, Chester Dolegowski; and her many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends. She was preceded in…

Editor April 23, 2020

Sports

Wildcat hurdle star Corrina Courser will run for CMU

Wayland High School senior Corrina Courser missed out on a chance to run varsity track for her fourth season this spring because of COVID-19, but she's learned she has earned…

Editor April 22, 2020

Editorial

All Hopkins school votes May 5 should be via mail

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I said it before, and I’ll say it again. I resolutely urge all eligible…

Editor April 22, 2020

Obituaries

WHS grad, the Rev. David Gay Hayes, dies at age 83

The Rev. David Gay Hayes died Sunday, April 19. He was 83. His healthy life became compromised the last couple years with diabetes and apparent mini-strokes. During the past year…

Editor April 22, 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 — April 26, 1995 Shelbyville area farmers Paul and Judy VanDenBerg lost their…

Editor April 22, 2020

Obituaries

Roger Bonga of Shelbyville, 90, dies of lengthy illness

Roger H. Bonga, age 90, died Monday, April 20, after a lengthy illness. Roger will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Dorothy; his children, Roger Jr. (Marie) Bonga, Pamela (William)…

Editor April 22, 2020

Obituaries

Alzheimer’s Disease takes Frank Huizenga, 82

Frank Huizenga, loving husband and father, died Monday, April 20, at the age of 82, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Frank was a graduate of Catholic Central High…

Editor April 22, 2020

Columns

Ranger Rick: COVID-19 is a virus engineered in a lab

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." — Benjamin Franklin We are in the midst of a pandemic that has everyone…

Editor April 21, 2020