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Legislative Debate Day held at Wayland High School

September 27, 2018

The Wayland High School debate program was host for the annual Legislative Debate Day Wednesday, Sept. 26, for students, coaches and teachers from across the community. Debate Day cultivates a culture of academic scholarship grounded in speaking and listening utilizing the legislative debate format. Together, students create pathways for critical...

Hopkins’ Henley individual O-K Silver medalist again

September 26, 2018

Todd Henley Six of the seven O-K Silver Conference cross-country teams competed in the second league jamboree of the season Wednesday, but the result for Hopkins was the same — second place for girls third for boys. The Lady Vikings scored 60 team points behind Calvin Christian’s dominating 21, and...

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

September 26, 2018

25 Years Ago — Sept. 29, 1993 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun the second stage of cleanup of the former Sunrise Landfill in Wayland Township. Only about one-third of the toxic waste barrels have been removed from the property. Developer Tony Bouma is seeking preliminary plat approval...

Yes It Is, It’s True: We live in the United States of denial

September 26, 2018

Wayland High School Variety Show, 1966. Broadcast media today reported stories about three Wayland High School kids making racist black-faced tweets, all without proper context. No wonder we're accused of "Fake News." What's a lot more important than the "discovery" that teens sometimes do really dumb and hurtful things and...

Ranger Rick: We pay more in taxes than food, clothing

September 25, 2018

In our everyday world of work and making a living and everyday life, we hardly look at the "Big Picture."By that I mean the civic duty we all have to bow to the taxman. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans on average spent more on taxes than on...

Only about a dozen attend city hearing on chickens

September 25, 2018

Nancy VandeVoord (left) and Jessica Desposito listen to council members speak at the public hearing on keeping chickens. There were almost as many city officials at the public hearing on chickens Tuesday as there were members of the public. Despite a lot of media attention, the event drew only about...

Service planned for Watson native Eva McEwen, 85

September 25, 2018

Eva June McEwen, 85, of Allegan, died Monday, Sept. 24, at her home. Born June 10, 1933 in Watson Township, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Hazel (VanHouten) Brown and was the wife of the late Leon McEwen. Mrs. McEwen was an avid gardener and enjoyed reading....

Community Notices

Free food recipients asked to discard tainted meat

September 24, 2018

All area residents who received meat from the monthly food distribution Friday at the United Church of Wayland should discard it Officials from Feeding America of West Michigan say they have received complaints that the meat is tainted and it is best to err on the side of caution,...

There is another side to the chicken ordinance issue

September 23, 2018

WHS grad Robby Young and one of his four chickens in Colorado Springs. ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I experience a bad episode of cognitive dissonance during the recent series of meetings about a proposed chicken ordinance for...

Columns

Army Bob: Dr. Ford’s charges lack prosecutorial merit

September 23, 2018

by Robert M. Traxler The confirmation hearings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court have brought the horrible crime of sexual assault to the forefront, and as we would expect, most beliefs in the validity of this case are falling into party lines. The numbers on attempted rape reports...

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