Editor

‘High school yell’ nearly lands WHS student in jail

EDITOR'S NOTE: Townbroadcast will be unable to publish the weekly "Bygone Days" feature Wednesday, as customary, because of the cold and snowy weather. Efforts will be made to publish Thursday.…

Editor January 29, 2019

Articles

Marina melts Gun Lake ice, prompting safety concerns

by Austin Marsman Much of Gun Lake is covered in ice, however, one portion on South Shore remains open water. Lucas Spoor, owner of the Landing Marina is benefiting from…

Editor January 29, 2019

Columns

Ranger Rick: Tales of the road from veteran motorist

Over my career I've driven many miles for work, vacations and pleasure. I like to drive and think I'm pretty good at it. I've had one accident on the road,…

Editor January 29, 2019

Community Notices

Snowstorm, whiteouts, ice making travel hazardous

The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday evening reported that it has "additional deputies on overtime assigned to the highways due to the high volume of incidents and treacherous conditions of…

Editor January 29, 2019

Community Notices

Frigid snap, snow closes area schools for 3 days

A huge number of school districts and other services were called off again for Tuesday because of a snow storm that dumped at least a half foot of snow on…

Editor January 28, 2019

Community Notices

As promised: Winter storm wreaks havoc in this area

The much-maligned weatherman and weatherwoman weren't kidding when they told everybody there was a big winter storm a-comin' Monday. There were differing prognostications, some suggesting 8 to 12 inches of…

Editor January 28, 2019

Editorial

City Council failed to solve a problem in subdivision

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I have long maintained that the two most important functions of elected government are…

Editor January 27, 2019

Columns

One Small Voice: Let’s hold president to higher standards

I was so tempted to begin this piece by saying no one is happier than I that Donald Trump has blinked first in the standoff that is the government shutdown…

Editor January 27, 2019

Columns

Army Bob: Timely tips ahead of a gathering storm

In the last column we took up the topic of preparedness and getting through a potentially dangerous situation caused by a man-made or natural disaster. The comments on the column…

Editor January 27, 2019

Obituaries

Memorial service is Saturday for Sandy Corner, 75

Sandy Corner, 75, of Wayland, died at her home Sunday, Jan. 20. Born Nov. 28, 1943, in Galien, she was active in Relay for Life, enjoyed making quilts, crafts, traveling,…

Editor January 27, 2019