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Army Bob: A rising Dem star soon will get hit by reality

July 6, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a self-proclaimed socialist, defeated Representative Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, in a June 26 primary. Crowley's loss marked the most significant upset for a Democratic incumbent in more than a decade, a giddy news media reported. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was asked if...

Watson Twp. votes to establish Big Lake drain district

July 5, 2018

The Watson Township Board Thursday evening adopted a resolution to petition the Allegan County Health Department to create a drain district for residents living on or near Big Lake. Trustees Michelle Harris and Chuck Andrysiak and Treasurer Sue Jones voted to establish the district and Clerk Kelli Morris and Supervisor...

Hopkins, Dorr able to beat the heat in July 4 parades

July 4, 2018

It was one of the hottest Fourth of July celebrations in memory for Dorr and Hopkins Wednesday, but that didn't deter a good number of people from turning out in both communities for their annual parades. The temperatures climbed past the mid-90s and the heat index went into three digits....

Wayland’s sequicentennial festival will be July 20-21

July 4, 2018

The 150th anniversary of Wayland as a municipality will be featured in the annual Main Street summer celebration downtown later this month. Wayland was incorporated as a village in 1868 and it became a city in 1967, a year before it celebrated its centennial. In days gone by, the village...

Amazing Arts Academy returns for 2nd year July 23-27

July 4, 2018

United Church of Wayland, assisted by the United Methodist Church of Wayland, again will be host for the Amazing Arts Academy vacation Bible school from 5:30 to 8:30 nightly July 23-27. The academy is for children entering first through sixth grades in next fall. “We are so excited about once again...

Negligence helped this reporter spread ‘fake news’

July 3, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." — Sir Winston Churchill Contrary to popular belief in the era of Donald Trump and his...

Ranger Rick: DeNiro’s tirade only demonstrates rotting

July 3, 2018

Whenever I need a good laugh, I watch the meltdown by the media on election night on YouTube. Scene after scene with a breathless and unbelieving Wolf Blitzer with a projection of Donald Trump taking state after state and watching the gathering for a Hillary Clinton coronation/victory party crying and...

Bygone Days column postponed until next Saturday

July 3, 2018

The weekly "Bygone Days" history column this week will be postponed until Saturday, July 7, because of the Fourth of July falling on a Wednesday this year. Research for the column takes place at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr. Then & Now is open every week...

Celebration of Life for Hopkins grad James Bowyer

July 2, 2018

James Lee Bowyer, 41, died Monday, June 25. James was born Dec. 30, 1976, to Clarence and Susan Bowyer. He graduated from Hopkins High School in 1995, playing football for the Vikings. From there he studied Accounting at Davenport University. He was employed at Sears Auto Center from 1996 to...

Joe Kramer appointed to open Wayland Council seat

July 2, 2018

Joe Kramer Joe Kramer was selected Monday evening as the newest member of the Wayland City Council. Kramer, who succeeds the resigned Tracy Bivins, will serve at least until the general election Nov. 6 and he an fellow applicant Abe Garcia have their names o0n the ballot. Jeff Salisbury, the...

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