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Funeral will be Saturday in Dorr for Donald Mercurio, 90

Donald G. Mercurio, age 90, died Tuesday, Aug. 20. Don enjoyed retirement with his wife Betty by traveling the country and going back to Alaska, where he was first stationed…

Editor August 22, 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 — Aug. 24, 1994 Local residents have been complaining to City Hall about…

Editor August 21, 2019

Community Notices

Traffic shutdown on U.S.-131 results from runaway black cow

Though no injuries were reported, traffic just north of the Wayland exit o0n the U.S.-131 expressway was slowed to a crawl as far north as 100th Street because of a…

Editor August 21, 2019

Community Notices

School ice cream party moved to maintenance building today

The Wayland Kiwanis will sponsor a Back-to-School ice cream party Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. in the wake of the cancellation of the party in the park Tuesday night.…

Editor August 21, 2019

Obituaries

Graveside service Monday for Angela Lee Empie Haveman

A Go Fund Me page has been established for the family of Angela Lee Empie Haveman, who died early Tuesday morning, Aug. 20, after a five-year battle with Stage IV…

Editor August 20, 2019

Articles

Dorr Plan Commission OKs rezoning from ag to rural estates

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening decided to recommend a rezoning for three parcels on 14th Street from agricultural to rural estates. Joseph and Michelle Edsall were asking for…

Editor August 20, 2019

Articles

204-unit apartment complex project in Dorr Twp. halted

Plans for aa 204-unit apartment complex.on 34-acre parcel at 142nd Avenue and 14th Street have been halted, according to Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner. Wagner told his colleagues…

Editor August 20, 2019

Obituaries

Local Right to Life activist Gabriella Lenhart dies at 85

Gabriella Lenhart, age 85, died Monday, Aug. 19. Gabriella was a devoted housewife and mother. She enjoyed playing the piano, reading, cooking for others, and her faith in God, attending…

Editor August 20, 2019

Community Notices

Jayda Gale Distillery to close Aug. 31 in downtown Wayland

The Jayda Gale Distillery at the corner of Pine and South Main streets in downtown Wayland will close its doors on Saturday, Aug. 31, after five years. Owner Ryan Levett…

Editor August 20, 2019

Columns

Ranger Rick: So just what does the Second Amendment say?

In reading the Second Amendment, I find it easy to understand. I'm not a scholar or of legal background, but it is pretty simple to me: "A well regulated militia,…

Editor August 20, 2019