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WHS grad accepted into dental residency at Columbia

Jack Kemper, son of Janis and James Kemper of Shelbyville, has been accepted into the endodontics residency program at Columbia University. He is Wayland High School graduate and his mother…

Editor August 16, 2018

Articles

Gun Lake Tribe to lead Kalamazoo River sturgeon release

The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians; Michigan Department of Natural Resources; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Kalamazoo River Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, and Grand Valley State University will…

Editor August 16, 2018

Community Notices

Sheriff’s deputies to carry Naloxone to fight opioids

Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies will now be carrying the life-saving drug Naloxone, an opioid overdose reversing drug used to save the lives of persons experiencing respiratory failure due to opioid…

Editor August 16, 2018

Columns

Army Bob: The left shows its hypocrisy on WikiLeaks

Only those who tread the party line are allowed in the elite media club. WikiLeaks, a news outlet that breaks into private/government Internet accounts and posts what it finds on…

Editor August 16, 2018

Community Notices

State police issue school reminders about bus safety

With the start of the school year quickly approaching, the Michigan State Police at the Wayland post wants to remind parents to talk to their children about bus safety and…

Editor August 16, 2018

Articles

AAESA fighting lawsuit stemming from principal’s arrest

Jonathan Garcia, former principal at the Hillside Learning and Behavioral Center in Allegan, is now serving a maximum sentence of 10 years in the Newberry Correctional Facility, but the Allegan…

Editor August 16, 2018

Sports

Wayland sports seasons to be kicked off in next 3 days

The fall 2018 sports season will get under way for Wayland Thursday, Aug. 16, at 9 a.m. when the Wildcats' varsity girls' golf team competes in the Zeeland Invitational. Wayland's…

Editor August 15, 2018

Columns

Basura: Creature watching a huge benefit of snorkeling

“People come to me and say, 'What'll I do if I go in the water and see a shark?' You don't have to do anything. The chances of that shark…

Editor August 15, 2018

Features

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

(Taken from the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 18, 1993 U.S. Senator Carl Levin was in town to talk…

Editor August 15, 2018

Obituaries

Celebration of Life for Rick Jager will be Sunday in Dorr

Richard Douglas Jager died at 48 years of age, on July 20 after his year long battle with cancer. Rick took great pride not only in his family, but in…

Editor August 15, 2018