Editor

Lady Wildcats miss Rocket C-C Invitational title by 2 points

Hopkins senior Todd Henley and Wayland freshman Olivia Barabas were impressive in their season debuts Thursday afternoon at the Kelloggsville Rocket Invitational. Henley checked in first in the boys’ individual…

Editor August 23, 2019

Sports

Lady Wildcat golfers finish 2nd at Zeeland Invitational

The Wayland girls' varsity golf team finished in second place to Zeeland West Thursday at the Zeeland Invitational. The Dux won it with a team score of 384 for the…

Editor August 22, 2019

Columns

Army Bob: Environmentalists unite against overuse of ice

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s have a national movement to stop the misuse and excessive use of ice in drinks! We Americans more than any other country on the endangered…

Editor August 22, 2019

Community Notices

Wayland Union Schools adds 2 new vehicles to bus fleet

The Wayland Union School district has added two new buses to start the new school year. They are pictured getting equipped with radios and security cameras. One of the buses…

Editor August 22, 2019

Obituaries

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