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Hopkins’ Gossman named all-state in D-3 bowling

Hopkins High School junior Brenden Gossman has been selected to the Division 3 all-state team in bowling. Teammate Zach Mohr was a third team selection. The Vikings won the regional…

Editor March 22, 2018

Sports

Ex-Wildcat Sierra Mutschler nears HR record at Hope

Hope College senior Sierra Mutschler, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, is only two home runs away from the school record for a career. Mutschler, a member of the…

Editor March 21, 2018

Features

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

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 24, 1993 Highway A-42, aka 129th Avenue in Allegan County may get…

Editor March 21, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral will be Saturday for Marion Swainston, 91

Marion Swainston, age 91, died Tuesday, March 20. She will be lovingly missed by children, Linda, Gary (Nancy), Paul (Mary); grandchildren Jim (Karen), Scott (Elaine), Kimberly (Ron), Cathy, Shelley (Mark),…

Editor March 21, 2018

Articles

Chanlyn Commons wins DAR award from Wayland

Chanlyn Commons, daughter of Carl and Michelle Commons, has been named the 2018 Wayland High School DAR Good Citizen. Nine Allegan County high school seniors were selected to receive Daughters…

Editor March 21, 2018

Articles

Dorr Twp. considers rules for popular events barns

Whether they are called wedding barns or event barns, the venues are becoming terrifically popular in more rural areas, such as in Allegan County. The Dorr Township Planning Commission, prompted…

Editor March 20, 2018

Features

WHS juniors, seniors join ‘Court in School’ sessions

Wayland High School juniors and seniors Monday took part in a “Court in School” program at the Fine Arts Center. This program is designed to give students the experience of…

Editor March 20, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: In crazy California, is it the last straw?

You’re driving across the Mojave Desert on Highway 40 and stop at a café in Barstow. You order a burger, fries and soft drink and it arrives at your table.…

Editor March 20, 2018

Features

Scouting for Food drive produces 1,300 lbs. of items

Wayland Boy Scout Troop 97 held its annual Scouting For Food campaign at Harding's Grocery and then scouts delivered 1,300 pounds of non perishable items to the Wayland Christian Neighbors…

Editor March 20, 2018

Obituaries

Memorial service this summer for Barb Tichvon, 89

Barbara A. Tichvon, 89, of Wayland, died Sunday, March 18. Barb was born in Alaska, Mich., to Esther and Earl Douglass. She was married to the late Charles E. Tichvon of…

Editor March 20, 2018