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Wayland High School grad Lester Decker dies at 60

August 5, 2017

Lester G. Decker age 60, of Grandville, died Thursday, Aug. 3, at Lacks Cancer Center, after a hard fought battle with leukemia. Lester was a 1975 graduate of Wayland High School. He was retired from Canteen Services, and was an avid accomplished fisherman, NASCAR, Tigers and Lions fan. He is survived...

Painted rocks spread positivity in Martin, Wayland, Hopkins

August 4, 2017

by Austin Marsman Take a walk around downtown Martin and other local communities and you are likely to find a painted rock. Area residents are painting uplifting phrases or images on rocks and placing them around town. The project is still new for the community; however, it has already made...

Watson hires Fennville attorney to handle some services

August 4, 2017

The Watson Township Board's relationship with its attorney is changing. The board Thursday night voted 3-2 to engage the legal services of Jim Siver of Fennville for work on ordinances and other routine legal matters and reduce services from Michigan Township Association attorneys Bauckham Sparks of Kalamazoo. The move came...

New ordinance may be in order for hill climb, dirt bikes

August 4, 2017

Corey Smith of Otsego, who was running a twice yearly charity fund-raiser with a hill climb on his 60-acre property at 120th Avenue and 16th Street, has agreed not to have the event again this year. The Watson Township Board has agreed in the meantime to try to come up...

Watson approves crafting an ordinance for marijuana grow

August 4, 2017

Watson Township appears to be on track to be the first municipality in this area to have an ordinance to allow growing medical marijuana. After turning down or taking no action on three previous requests for an ordinance earlier this year, board members Thursday night voted 5-0 to direct the...

Columns

Army Bob: Unholy alliance formed between media, intelligence

August 3, 2017

by Robert M. Traxler The normally conservative folks who work in the intelligence agencies or who make a good living as pundits commenting on intelligence matters are currently allied with the left wing. This is a marriage of very different people with different goals and values, so what brings them...

Guest column: Local media sychophants for Betsy DeVos

August 3, 2017

by Jeff Smith Grand Rapids Institute for Information and Democracy (GRIID) It is well known that politicians, and often those deeply involved in partisan politics, are trained to deal with the news media. Quite often public relations firms or consultants will provide training and offer ongoing advice on how to...

Caleb Campbell takes over as WHS boys’ soccer coach

August 3, 2017

Caleb Campbell has accepted the position of varsity boys' head soccer coach for Wayland High School. A teacher in the district for five years, he has a fourth grade class at Dorr Elementary. He succeeds Ben Sleeman, who resigned after the past season. "He comes to us with some great...

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

August 2, 2017

25 Years Ago — Aug. 5, 1992 The mobile home of Ken “KC” Clack and his family of five was destroyed by fire at the Yankee Springs Meadows trailer park. The Wayland City Council decided to place a $1 million bond proposal on the November general election ballot to fund...

East Maple project work continues, not finished yet

August 2, 2017

Townbroadcast erroneously reported recently that all construction projects in the City of Wayland have been completed for 2017. Though the 133rd Avenue at the southern border of the city limits and two small areas on North Main and West Superior have been finished, the reconstruction and paving on East Maple...

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