Editor

Former Martin restaurateur Jack Fenton dies at age 87

Former Martin restaurateur and Wayland Board of Education member Jack Fenton died Tuesday, Jan. 29. He was 87. Born July 28, 1931 to Elwood and Clara Fenton in Wayland Township,…

Editor January 30, 2019

Community Notices

Will local schools be closed all week, like Grand Rapids?

The relentless winter storm that included a lot of snow, life-threatening frigid temperatures and massive blowing and drifting, continued to plague northeast Allegan County and all of West Michigan Wednesday.…

Editor January 30, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral is Monday for Kenneth Roelofs, 70, of Dorr

Kenneth Jay Roelofs, age 70, of Dorr, died Monday, Jan. 28, following cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Carol; his children, Ken Jr. and Teri…

Editor January 30, 2019

Features

‘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