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Wildcat bowler Dillon Smith wins state tournament

July 8, 2018

Wayland High School bowling standout Dillon Smith earlier this month captured first place in the Michigan State U.S. Bowling Congress Youth Tournament at Royal Scot Lanes in Lansing. Smith, who often was anchor for the Wildcats this past winter, rolled a tournament-high 840 series. (Photo courtesy of Sherry Miklusicak)

Yes It Is, It’s True: Budding journalist sings swan song

July 8, 2018

Austin Marsman Recent Martin High School graduate Austin Marsman, whom I've had the please to work with and get to know over the past year, is signing off as an contributing writer for Townbroadcast. Marsman, who certainly has made an impact on this area in only his senior year in...

Columns

One Small Voice: Apply common sense to gun rights

July 8, 2018

by Lynn Mandaville Many Second Amendment supporters and NRA members like to say that laws regulating guns in America are a waste of time and a threat to our rights as Americans. Bad guys will always find a way to get hold of guns if they want them badly enough....

Funeral mass Wednesday for David Hanley of Dorr

July 7, 2018

David Charles Hanley, age 71, died Friday, July 6. David led a spiritually, emotionally and physically balanced life and dedicated himself to helping others to do the same. With his master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan, passion for reading, and continuous growth, he served for more...

Community Notices

Sweet Grass Moon Pow Wow is July 14-15 at Jijak

July 7, 2018

Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians will have Sweet Grass Moon Pow Wow from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 14, and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15 at the Jijak Camp, 2044 126th Ave. Hopkins. The Sweet Grass Moon Pow Wow is a celebration of Pottawatomi culture, dance and...

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

July 7, 2018

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 5, 1993 Cows were part of the work force on the rural farm in Bangor, where Dewey McKindly Peterson would put out a full can of fresh milk daily in the...

Boy, 5, dies in car-bicycle accident at Windsor Woods

July 7, 2018

A 5-year-old boy was killed Friday evening when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a Jimmy Johns delivery driver. Wayland Police Department officers said the child, identified as Blake Huffman, rode outside his family's driveway at the Windsor Woods manufactured home village on West Superior Street at about...

Council missed chance to ensure fair election Nov. 6

July 6, 2018

Abe Garcia ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The Wayland City Council Monday evening somehow overlooked an opportunity to do an appointment right. Four of the five council members decided to appoint Joe Kramer to a council seat being vacated...

One teen killed, another suffers injuries in SUV rollover

July 6, 2018

An SUV rolled over and crashed Friday afternoon in Hopkins Township, killing the teen-aged passenger. Allegan County Sheriff's deputies reported that a teen not old enough to drive was at the wheel of the vehicle when she lost control on a gravel road on 20th Street near 136th Avenue west...

Traditional Arts Gathering hits pause button this year

July 6, 2018

The Great Lakes Lifeways Institute of Hopkins has decided against having its annual summer Traditional Arts Gathering this year. In an e-mail to supporters and friends, an Institute spokesperson said: "After much consideration, we have made the decision to take a year off from hosting the GTLAG. We feel strongly...

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