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

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…

Editor July 27, 2017

Community Notices

Downtown Wayland streets get patchwork paving done

There have been a lot of "road closed" signs displayed around the downtown Wayland area this week as crews have completed paving for patches of North Main and West Superior…

Editor July 27, 2017

Sports

Local high school football seasons open Aug. 24 and 25

Both Wayland and Hopkins will open their 2017 varsity football seasons on Thursday evening, Aug. 24, but Martin will open Friday, Aug. 25. Wayland will play play at Grand Rapids…

Editor July 27, 2017

Sports

New Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame inductees announced

The second group of inductees into the Hopkins High School Athletic Hall of Fame has been announced. The newest four members of the select group are retired football coach Rex…

Editor July 27, 2017

Community Notices

Preliminary hearing is Aug. 28 for N.C. woman in fatal crash

A North Carolina woman charged in the traffic crash death of Alexis Danielle Brown-Johnson, 15, in Wayland Township last March has been scheduled for a preliminary hearing in August. Alyssa Kay Stark, 20,…

Editor July 27, 2017

Features

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

25 Years Ago — July 29, 1992 Barb Kaarlie, director of the Allegan Alliance, denies rumors that the organization will be disbanded soon. Formerly known as the Allegan County Promotional…

Editor July 26, 2017

Community Notices

WHS grad Kyle Pitcher hired to direct Goshen orchestra

Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher has been selected as director of the fifth and sixth grade orchestra at Goshen High School in Indiana. Pitcher, son of Roger and Renee…

Editor July 26, 2017

Articles

DEQ agrees to extend Landing Marina permit application

The Landing Marina of Gun Lake has been granted an extension by the Department of Environmental Quality for a permit application to expand, despite opposition from neighbors and the Yankee…

Editor July 26, 2017

Columns

Ranger Rick: Surprise — Democrats are lousy tippers

There was a recent study done on tipping for services rendered in restaurants. The subjects used as parameters were men, women, Democrat, Republican, generation and area of United States. Most…

Editor July 25, 2017

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: The chickens are coming home to roost

The City of Wayland seems to be the latest municipality poised to be chicken friendly, with local officials drawing up a proposed ordinance for consideration. The way things are looking,…

Editor July 24, 2017