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Subway restaurant opening at Bradley exit on U.S.-131

September 18, 2017

Tammy Miller Thomas of Moline took this photo at the Bradley exit (No. 61) of U.S.-131 to show a new Subway restaurant going up across the street from the Gun lake Casino. Subway has not been available in Wayland for more than a couple of years after the Speedway gas...

Wide open space now graces West Superior Street

September 18, 2017

A huge hole now exits where the former Wayland Chevrolet and Cars2Go dealerships existed on West Superior Street, across the street from United Bank. The now empty lot was home for many years to the old Herb Chevrolet dealership that Lester and Bill Herb moved to the site in 1965...

City of Wayland raises spending limits for departments

September 18, 2017

The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to raise spending limits for department purchases because it's difficult these days to buy anything for less than $1,500 and get as many as three bids. The old policy, it seems, has been getting increasingly outdated, so council approved a motion to raise...

GRIID: MLive again panders to the rich and powerful

September 18, 2017

by Jeff Smith Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy On Friday, an entity created by some of the members of the West MI Power Structure, Grand Action, announced that the three founding members – David Frey, John Canepa and Dick DeVos – were leaving the group. On Saturday, MLive reported on this...

Fatal crash victim on U.S.-131 near Dorr exit identified

September 18, 2017

Allegan County Sheriff’s authorities have identified the motorist who was killed last Wednesday night in a traffic crash on U.S-131 at the 142nd Avenue Dorr exit. The driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was Lloyd Dale Jackson, a 45-year-old male from Newport, Arkansas. The crash near Dorr shut...

The Subterranean: ‘The Case for Christ’ is a leap of faith

September 18, 2017

Review of The Case for Christ ** out of five stars Currently available on video by Walter G. Tarrow "The Case for Christ" is a drama from Pure Flix Entertainment based on the book by Pastor Lee Strobel, former investigative journalist who professed to be an atheist until his wife...

Rules for conduct of public hearings need tweaking

September 17, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The rules of conduct for public hearings need to be changed, or at least tweaked. Over the last decade, I personally have seen three hearings, which are supposed to better inform the public about...

Watson Township man grows record-smashing pumpkin

September 17, 2017

by Austin Marsman John Haluch of Watson Township raised a 918-pound bruiser of a pumpkin for his entry into the 165th Allegan County Fair, smashing the previous fair record set in 2011 at 854 pounds. After nearly a decade of growing pumpkins, Haluch and his many friends loaded up the...

Funeral mass Tuesday for Gertrude Weber, 78, of Dorr

September 17, 2017

Gertrude M. Weber, age 78 of Dorr, died Friday, Sept. 15. Gertrude enjoyed going to the families' sporting events and was a huge fan. She was always there and willing to help her family and friends in a time of need and loved her quilting. She was a 1957 graduate of...

Lady Viking spikers runners-up at Newaygo Invitational

September 17, 2017

The Hopkins volleyball team Saturday was runner-up in the Newaygo Invitational. The Lady Vikings couldn't get past Saranac, neither in pool play no in the championship finals. They opened pool play with a 25-23, 25-23 loss to Saranac, but rebounded to take White Cloud 25-18, 25-20 and Hesperia 25-19, 25-17. Hopkins...

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