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Water advisory for lead lifted at Hopkins Elementary School

The Hopkins Elementary School water advisory was lifted Wednesday after the Allegan County Health Department expressed concerns about lead levels last June. Health Department officials, in a statement, reported, "Ten…

Editor September 26, 2019

Sports

Hopkins football game at Kelloggsville Friday starts at 5 p.m.

Hopkins Public Schools has announced its next varsity football game, at Kelloggsville, will begin at 5 p.m. instead of the customary 7 p.m. The start time has been moved after…

Editor September 26, 2019

Community Notices

Shoplifting suspect gets more than he expected in arrest

Wayland City Police Chief Mark Garnsey called it “two great arrests in several days, as a couple of suspects were apprehended this week. One arrest was made for retail fraud,…

Editor September 26, 2019

Sports

Wildcats conclude O-K Gold dual matches with 2 losses

The Wayland boys’ varsity tennis team finished is O-K Gold Conference dual match season this week with a 6-2 loss to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg and a 7-1 defeat at…

Editor September 26, 2019

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Sept. 26, 1994 Two Allegan County jail corrections officers were fired for…

Editor September 25, 2019

Columns

Ranger Rick: Don’t go to college unless you can afford to

The quest for college is a frantic round of SATs taken by high school students to score high enough to enter the college of their choice. Applications, statements from parents…

Editor September 24, 2019

Community Notices

Wayland police nab Portage man for storage unit break-ins

A 40-year-old Portage man was arrested Saturday night on charges of breaking and entering at Wayland Self Storage. A Wayland City Police officer said he spotted a suspicious vehicle at…

Editor September 24, 2019

Sports

Dorr Treasurer outlines area teams’ post-season playoff picture

EDITOR'S NOTE: Perhaps not many people know that Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin has been a coach and statistician for Grand Rapids Catholic Central schools. He is a lifelong fan…

Editor September 23, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral for Jennifer Taylor, 60, will be Thursday at Jijak Camp

Jennifer Lynn Taylor, 60, died Friday, Sept. 20, at Metro Health Hospital in Grand Rapids. Born Sept. 21, 1958 in Mt. Pleasant, she was the daughter of the late Isaac…

Editor September 23, 2019

Obituaries

Celebration of life for Janice Misak will be Oct. 12 at VFW

Janice Kay Misak of Wayland, age 66, died Friday, Sept. 20. She was born to Edward and Gladys Belka on Dec. 22, 1952, in Plainwell. The youngest of five children,…

Editor September 23, 2019