(Belatedly, taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago —Feb. 2, 1994 A homeless couple, Al and Rose Mokma, has been…
Martin coach Brad Moelker admitted he's been a bit worried about his team getting rusty lately because of the inclement weather. But his group Friday night, playing in only its…
The Martin girls’ varsity basketball team had a couple of comebacks Friday in pulling out a 40-38 thriller over Southwest Athletic Conference foe Saugatuck. One comeback was in the game…
John Melvin Pintarelli died Monday, Jan. 28, at his home in Wayland after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was 58. John was born Dec. 10, 1960, in Grand…
The Wayland High School boys' basketball team will play a makeup game at home Saturday evening against non-league opponent Byron Center. The move comes after all ballgames and classes were…
A meetup for those interested in growing and producing hemp is planned for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Simply Celia's on South Main Street in Wayland. Hemp,…
Once again, the accusations of racist, sexist, homophobe and bigot, are front and center in our national debate. To be honest, many good people on the left are unhinged, calling…
A semi jackknifed on the U.S.-131 expressway early this afternoon just north of the Martin (No. 55) exit and motorists are advised to avoid the area. The freeway was shut…
Linda J. Nagel, age 72, died Saturday, Jan. 26. She was born into the family of Joe and Jane Haveman of Moline and attended South Christian High School. She received…
OK, at this point I have to admit I've been comparing our recent awful winter weather to the almost incomparable Blizzard of '78 that occurred this same week 41 years…