Editor

‘Stop, Shop and Roll’ succeeds former Monterey Store

Bill and Denise Gardner Meissner Brisbin have purchased the old Monterey General Store and opened "Stop, Shop and Roll" June 15. Denise worked at Harding's in Otsego for more than…

Editor June 20, 2018

Obituaries

Mass of Christian burial Tuesday for Bill Westfahl, 91

William Carl Westfahl, Jr., age 91 of Hopkins, died Sunday, June 17, at Railside Assisted Living Center in Byron Center. Mr. Westfahl was born on July 24, 1926, in Grand…

Editor June 20, 2018

Sports

WHS grad Carter Morse’s RBI wins Bos All-Star game

Wayland High School graduate Carter Morse, shown hurling for a couple of innings here, drove in the winning run Tuesday evening with a gap shot in the seventh inning to…

Editor June 19, 2018

Articles

Dorr wedding barns issue on hold pending state action

The "wedding barns" or "rural event facilities" issue in Dorr Township is being placed on hold until after the State Legislature decides on a bill introduced in Lansing last month.…

Editor June 19, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral will be Thursday in Hopkins for Clara Blain

Clara Blain, age 91, died Sunday June 17. Clara truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures; time with family and friends, quilting, her lifetime membership to the VFW…

Editor June 19, 2018

Community Notices

Community watches Orangeville FD’s controlled burn

by Austin Marsman What began as a small fire quickly grew to engulf the entire structure Monday evening. A modest two-story farmhouse became a roaring fire, emitting a pillar of smoke…

Editor June 18, 2018

Articles

City bids farewell to Bivins, OKs $6.32 million budget

EDITOR'S NOTE: Some of the figures published in the original story were inaccurate. The following account attempts to correct the report. The Wayland City Council Monday night adopted a $6.32…

Editor June 18, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Facebook should be a tool, not a toy

Facebook, like a cell phone, is a tool, not a toy. Unfortunately, these words probably will fall silent on an island in a sea of pleasure seeking and "Bread and…

Editor June 17, 2018

Community Notices

Man loses leg in Gun Lake boating accident Sunday

A boat passenger on Gun Lake Sunday afternoon lost a leg that got tangled up in the vehicle's motor Barry County Sheriff's deputies said the young man from Howell riding…

Editor June 17, 2018

Columns

One Small Voice: I nominate Fred Rogers for sainthood

by Lynn Mandaville I'm not one to get excited about the canonization of saints. But my religious background is not in Catholicism, so I don't really have an appreciation for…

Editor June 16, 2018