Editor

County Commission candidate Kathryn Bamberg dies at 60

Allegan County Commisioner (District 3) candidate Kathryn Bamberg, 60, died Tuesday, May 29, in Williamsburg. Bamberg last fall was a Democratic candidate to be commissioner from a district that included the…

Editor May 30, 2019

Community Notices

Wayland High School library also is getting a facelift for fall

The Wayland Union Schools' bond issue a year and a half ago is funding the middle school addition for sixth grade and construction of new tennis courts, but it also…

Editor May 30, 2019

Sports

Wayland Middle School relay team captures 1st in 2 races

The Wayland Middle School 4x200-meter relay team has struck again. Ava Makowski, Elliot Antel, Faith Rollandini and Kayla Baar again broke their school record of 1:54.30 and captured first place Wednesday…

Editor May 29, 2019

Obituaries

Memorial service delayed for Ralph Long, 59, of Wayland

Ralph Donald Long, Jr., 59, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 16, at The Laurels of Sandy Creek. Born Dec. 30, 1959, in Mississippi, he was the son of the late…

Editor May 29, 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archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 1, 1994 Cellar Door Production has withdrawn its plans to build…

Editor May 29, 2019

Obituaries

Celebration of Life service is Saturday for Trevor Sniezek

Trevor Lee Sniezek, age 44, of Dorr, died Sunday, May 26, at Spectrum Health Butterworth after a short battle with cancer. Trevor was born in Plainwell, on Jan. 30, 1975,…

Editor May 29, 2019

Sports

Lady Vikings vs. tough TK; ‘Cats play Allegan in districts

Hopkins will put its 21-8 record on the line at 10 a.m. Saturday against a Middleville Thornapple Kellogg team that now is 26-4 for the overall season in the semifinals…

Editor May 28, 2019

Editorial

Wayland Board of Education right to promote from within

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. It was interesting and encouraging to see the Wayland Board of Education promote from…

Editor May 28, 2019

Columns

Ranger Rick: Should we keep or delete the Federal Reserve?

Mr. Terry Parks recently wrote about the Federal Reserve and how it started and why it is important to understand how it affects our everyday lives. The Federal Reserve is…

Editor May 28, 2019

Features

Memorial Day parade again travels Main Street in Wayland

Memorial Day in Wayland, led by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7581, was highlighted again by the annual parade down Main Street from the Michigan State Police post…

Editor May 27, 2019