Editor

Fire destroys excavator in Hopkins Township

The Hopkins Area Fire Department Wednesday responded to an excavator on fire in Hopkins Township. The heavy machinery was a total loss but no injuries occurred from the incident. Wayland…

Editor March 21, 2019

Obituaries

Pat Rowley’s husband dies at age 86 in Arizona

John "Red" Rowley, age 86, of Casa Grande, AZ, formerly of Comstock Park, died Sunday March 3. He is survived by his wife, Pat Rowley, who was a longtime physical…

Editor March 21, 2019

Obituaries

Memorial service April 30 for Wayland native, 92

Edward Glusic, 92, of Wayland, died Dec. 20, 2018. Born to Andrew and Mary Glusic on the family farm on Aug. 5, 1926, he married Eleanore Levandowski April 30, 1949.…

Editor March 21, 2019

Editorial

Anti-vax movement is destructive, dangerous

EDITOR"S NOTE: This is another topical letter from Mark Wakeman, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, who is no stranger to weighing in on important issues. To the editor:…

Editor March 20, 2019

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 — March 23, 1994 Grass fire season is approaching and the Globe interviewed…

Editor March 20, 2019

Features

Oh, the irony! Spring has sprung, but not really

Spring has arrived officially as of 5:58 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, but looking outside your window you won't believe it. The cruel joke, especially after a couple snow-melting moderate weather…

Editor March 20, 2019

Articles

Truck storage facility site plan approved in Dorr Twp.

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a site plan submitted by Plummer's Environmental for a truck storage facility at 4776 12th St. The parcel, zoned industrial, is on…

Editor March 19, 2019

Columns

Ranger Rick: So, elites cheat to get into school?

As a parent, you try to do everything possible to make it easier for your offspring to be the best they can be, whether that be after high school graduation…

Editor March 19, 2019

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Presley Hudson indeed is No. 1

Can Wayland claim to have a national champion in intercollegiate athletics? Yes. Before last Friday, the closest this community got to having one of their own win a national title…

Editor March 19, 2019

Obituaries

Longtime Dorr parade chairman Robert York dies

Longtime Dorr Fourth of July Parade Chairman Robert Walter York died in Hastings Sunday, March 17, of a long-time illness. Robert lived an accomplished life serving his country and community…

Editor March 19, 2019