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Dorr Twp. takes heat for ‘destroying’ cemetery shrubs

The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening got an earful of complaints from citizen Laurel Jansen about cemetery policy. Jansen told Supervisor Jeff Miling, “You have destroyed gravestones that were in…

Editor June 30, 2016

Articles

Brian Boot to succeed Weber on Dorr Plan Commission

Dorr Township Clerk Brian Boot Thursday evening was chosen to succeed Dan Weber as a member of the Dorr Township Planning Commission. Boot, who has been clerk for the past…

Editor June 30, 2016

Community Notices

Father Alphonse is new pastor at St. Therese Church

The St. Therese Parish of Wayland is welcoming Father Alphonse Savarimuthu as its new pastor. Father Alphonse, who was trained by the Missionaries of Francis De Sales, has been reassigned…

Editor June 30, 2016

Columns

Basura: I’m hearing a lot about Trump. It’s not good

In 1952, when Adlai Stevenson was running against Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency, he was told that well-educated, intelligent Americans would vote for him. Stevenson replied, “That’s not enough. I…

Editor June 29, 2016

Articles

Car-semi fatal crash victim is former Hopkins student

The driver killed on U.S.-131 north of Wayland Tuesday when his car struck the rear of a semi-truck has been identified as 21-year-old Luke DeWitt of Caledonia, who formerly was…

Editor June 29, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 222

25 Years Ago — July 1, 1991 Dorr, Hopkins, Caledonia, Gun Lake and Charlton Park all were planning Fourth of July celebrations, including parades, fireworks, and a political address by…

Editor June 29, 2016

Obituaries

Funeral held for Hopkins High grad Lucy Woodruff Will

Hopkins High School graduate Lucille Woodruff Will has died at the age of 90. She was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Kalamazoo to Glenn Ellsworth Woodruff and Marion Thelma (Smith)…

Editor June 29, 2016

Sports

WHS grad named assistant bowling coach at Indiana Tech

Wayland High School graduate Doug Cutler has been selected as one of the assistant coaches for the Indiana Tech bowling teams. Cutler, who lives in Ft. Wayne, Ind., with his…

Editor June 29, 2016

Editorial

We can do it! Sign the petition to repeal fireworks law

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Anyone who would like to sign the petition to repeal Michigan’s fireworks law enacted…

Editor June 28, 2016

Columns

Ranger Rick: New World Order is squashed for now

The British exit from the European Union is an example of the same thing that happened before the U.S. Civil War. The British were sick and tired of supporting a…

Editor June 28, 2016