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Yes It’s True: Primary has only a few GOP races

Myrene Koch Mike Villar In the vast majority of cases, the Aug. 6 primary election ballot next month will show incumbents running unopposed. However, there are a few exceptions, but…

Editor July 18, 2024

Community Notices

Hopkins, Salem fire depts. quickly handle campground blaze

There was a fire at the East Lake campground at about 1 p.m. Thursday and the maintenance barn burned down. The Hopkins Fire Department and Salem Fire Department combine efforts…

Editor July 18, 2024

Sports

WHS grad competing in his 5th Paralympic goalball games

Wayland High School graduate Tyler Merren, who now lives in Greenville, will take part in his fifth Paralymic Games this summer representing the USA in the unusual sport of goalball.…

Editor July 18, 2024

Features

Amy Bob: Media complicit in covering up Biden’s decline

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s look at President Joe Biden and his cognitive decline. Our friends in the media even today do not speak of the reasons behind his obvious…

Editor July 18, 2024

Articles

Gun Lake Tribe having water tower installed

The Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatomis now has a one million gallon water tank, including the tribe’s logo, installed on its new water tower along the U.S. 131 expressway just…

Editor July 18, 2024

Obituaries

No service slated for former Wayland woman Mary Stoken

Mary Louise Stoken (Garter), formerly of Wayland, died Tuesday, July 9. She was 85. Mary loved the beaches and the lighthouse of Grand Haven, where she grew up and went…

Editor July 17, 2024

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Downtown Allegan, which for the first time 75 years ago installed parking meters. 25 Years Ago…

Editor July 17, 2024

Obituaries

Funeral set for Friday for Vonda Tubergen of Dorr

Vonda Lee Tubergen, age 72, of Dorr, died Saturday, July 13. Husband Bill knew Vonda for 54 years, and they were married for 52.5 of those years. They did everything…

Editor July 17, 2024

Obituaries

Former Wayland school bus driver dies at age 72

Elaine Mae (Perkins) Corner, 72, of Hastings, died Thursday, July 11, due to complications of COPD. Elaine was born in Grand Rapids, to the late William and Jacolyn (Sharp) Perkins.…

Editor July 16, 2024

Articles

Dorr Twp. may craft a solar power ordinance after all

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening decided to ask Professional Code Inspections to craft a workable ordinance proposal for local solar power. The commission had worked on a proposed…

Editor July 16, 2024