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Martin Reformed Church youth serve in Kentucky

July 30, 2017

by Austin Marsman Martin Reformed Church sent 21 teens and adults on a week-long mission trip in Neon, Ky., earlier this month. After a day of travel, the group arrived Sunday evening, July 25, in the heart of Appalachia. Martin Reformed shared the volunteer camp with Emmanuel Lutheran Church from...

Basura: So is Donald Trump the ‘Macho Man’ he projects?

July 30, 2017

“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ―E.B....

Memorial service will be Aug. 7 for Evalene Tein

July 29, 2017

Memorial services to honor Evalene Tein of Wayland will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services, 312 N. Main St. Wayland. She died April 19. There will be a visitation prior to the service, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Memorial contributions in her memory may be directed to Laurels of...

Steven Johnson will be a vulnerable incumbent in 2018

July 29, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Wise observers of our corrupt and rigged election system in West Michigan have posited that Republican incumbents are almost invincible at the polls every two and four years. There have been rare exceptions, but...

Fire destroys utility barn in Leighton Twp. near Caledonia

July 28, 2017

Fire destroyed a utility barn Friday morning after the structure caught fire in Leighton Township near Caledonia. No one was reported injured but the barn and its contents were a total loss, Leighton Township firefighters indicated. They were called to scene at about 10 a.m. on 108th Street at the border between Allegan...

City Council contest will be 4 for 3 seats in November

July 28, 2017

A challenger has decided to join the race for three Wayland City Council seats in the November general election. Sheryl Hamilton, who has been employed for the last six years by the Gun Lake Casino, will be on the ballot, along with incumbents Rick Mathis, Jennifer Antel and Lisa Banas,...

Service Saturday for Hopkins native John ‘Whitey’ Syers

July 28, 2017

Hopkins native John Howard "Whitey" Syers of Otsego died Tuesday, July 25 at his home. He was 83. He was born April 24, 1934, in Hopkins, the son of John and Cecil (McBride) Syers. He had worked at Mac Sim Bar, Mead and Rock Ten until his retirement. In his...

Columns

Army Bob: Media hates Trump because he didn’t pay to play

July 28, 2017

by Robert M. Traxler Our friends in the Democrat Party are parroting the line that the swamp President Donald Trump needs to drain is found at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets in New York City. Washington D.C. is just fine; the real concern of thinking people should be...

WAEMS responding to record number of calls this year

July 27, 2017

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night learned that Wayland Area Emergency Services has been extremely busy this year, and that could translate into increased costs for next year. Penny Post, who represents Dorr Township on the WAEMS Board, along with Don Kaczanowski, said the service has handled 2,200 calls thus...

Reconstruction of Dorr road to cost less than $500,000

July 27, 2017

The reconstruction of 1.29 miles on 144th Avenue will be the first order of business for the Dorr Township Roads Committee and work is expected to commence in August and be completed in November. The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening voted 6-0 to approve the low bid of Langlois &...

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