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Wayland robotics unit wins an industrial design award

The Wayland Wildcats First Robotics #6090 squad was picked to be on Alliance #3 at Saturday's tournament. The local unit didn't end up making it to the final match but…

Editor March 16, 2024

Features

Band Wayland releases its 2nd album, ‘On the Way’

The band Wayland's second album “On The Way” finally has been released. Band member Phil Vilenski, who is from Wayland himself, said, "I’m so grateful for all the team of…

Editor March 16, 2024

Obituaries

Funeral will be Sunday for Donald Collier of Hopkins

Donald Frederick Collier, 85, of Hopkins, died Thursday, March 14, due to a rare neurological disorder called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Born July 10, 1938, in Otsego, he was the…

Editor March 15, 2024

Features

Two Wayland ESA students earn culinary honors, trip

The Allegan Area ESA Tech Center Culinary Arts program had one team place fourth in the KitchenAid sponsored Pasta event at the ProStart competition to win a day with KitchenAid…

Editor March 15, 2024

Community Notices

Hopkins robotics team wins St. Joseph contest

Congratulations to the robotics team from Hopkins High school, which again built a great robot to play the game challenge this year. The Vikings competed at and won the St.…

Editor March 15, 2024

Editorial

Wayland school board meets, beats budget goals

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an an editorial by the editor. The Wayland Board of Education has quietly and stealthily managed to almost triple…

Editor March 14, 2024

Articles

Leighton Board adopts 2024-25 budget blueprint

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening adopted a budget of more than $2.8 million and agreed to spend $650,000 for paving roads during the 2024-25 fiscal year. Revenues are expected…

Editor March 14, 2024

Columns

Army Bob: We go back to old ways to deal with crime

by Robert M. Traxler As predicted more than three years ago in this column, the cities and states that pushed “reimagined law enforcement, reimagined policing, reimagined the judicial system, defunded…

Editor March 14, 2024

Articles

Jack Sipple resigns Martin Board seat after 55 years

Jack Sipple Jack Sipple, perhaps the longest serving elected official in Allegan County, is stepping down as Martin Township trustee after 55 years. “I’ve enjoyed myself on here,” he said,…

Editor March 13, 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) This house many years ago was located at 142nd Avenue & 30th Street. 25 Years Ago…

Editor March 13, 2024