Posted inObituaries
Service Saturday for ’77 Hopkins grad Danny Dreyer
Danny Dreyer, 59, of Newaygo, died Jan. 30 at home with his wife at his side, under the care of Spectrum Health Hospice. The son of Richard and Gladys (Fielstra)…
Posted inObituaries
Service will be Saturday for Linda Stein, 65, of Dorr
Linda Marie (Snyder) Stein, died Monday, Feb. 5, at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital. Linda was born July 16, 1952, daughter of Glen and Clara Snyder of Dorr. Linda graduated from Wayland High…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Railside’s business integrity shines
"No good deed goes unpunished" — American dramatist Clare Boothe Luce, as well as an oft-quoted proverb. I really did feel like a 197-pound weakling Tuesday when I failed in…
Posted inCommunity Notices
No charges filed in complaint of trapped cat’s death
The Allegan County Sheriff's Department has announced there will be no charges filed in connection with a complaint involving a trapped dead feral cat Jan. 25 at Sandy Pines west…
Posted inSports
Jenison sharpshooters ruin Wayland hoops Parents Night
A bunch of Jenison sharpshooters came to town and spoiled the Wayland boys' varsity basketball team's Parents' Night celebration. The visiting quintet drained no fewer than 14 three-point field goals…
Posted inEditorial
Proposed Watson ordinance isn’t about dispensaries
To the editor: You have been mixing up terms and Watson’s potential ordinance. First, the term dispensary is not used any more in Michigan. The term is now Provisioning Center…
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Ranger Rick: Why I believe that Obama is a Marxist
A number of readers of this publication commenting about my assertions President Barack Obama was a Marxist will be addressed in this column. Remember a few nights before Barak Obama…
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Private family service planned for Jim Gigowski, 73
James "Jim" Gigowski age 73, of Wayland, died Monday, Feb. 5. He was June 27, 1944. He was preceded in death by his parents Ed and Jenny Gigowski; and his…
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Wildcat boys lose 17-13 match to TK on the lanes
The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team lost 17-13 Monday night to O-K/Green Conference rival Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. "I think if my boys could meet the man behind Baker games, they…
Posted inArticles
March meeting to further discuss River to River Trail
Wayland City Council members Monday night heard a presentation on plans for a River to River Trail Plan by Suzannah Deneau of Wightman & Associates. The plan, which absolutely no…