Posted inSports
Yes It Is, It’s True: Hailey Houck stars as Bobby Thompson
Baseball has such a rich history of more than a century that it offers special events never forgotten. One such event occurred almost 64 years ago, in the fall of…
Posted inSports
Lady Wildcats capture 2nd state championship in 9 years
Coach Cheri Ritz and her Wayland softball team Saturday morning proved they were indeed the No. 1 Division 2 team in the state all along. The Lady Wildcats defeated Frankenmuth…
Posted inEditorial
Latest iPad expense might be robbing Peter to pay Paul
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Words of wisdom from two different philosophies can demonstrate the difficulty in assessing the…
Posted inObituaries
Services Monday in Allegan for Dorr native Patricia Lane, 82
Patricia Ann Lane, 82, of Allegan, died Thursday, June 11, at the Allegan County Medical Care Community. Mrs. Lane was born July 14, 1932, in Dorr Township, the daughter of…
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Army Bob: Shrinking warrior class is 1/2% of U.S. population
An offshoot of the “All Volunteer Force” is a growing warrior class; our military is currently composed of one half of one percent of our population according to Military Times.…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Martin summer festival event planned for Saturday, July 25
The Village of Martin and Martin Township are planning a local summer festival in the downtown area. Alice Kelsey, a Village Council member and JC Wheeler Library director, told the…
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Leighton officials getting more serious about new twp. hall
Leighton Township Board members Thursday evening decided to get a little more serious about plans to have a new township hall built on the same land as the township library.…
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Chip and cracked seal, fog coat to be done on 144th Ave.
The Leighton Township Board Thursday night approved a cracked seal, chip seal and fog coat resurfacing job for 144th Avenue from Kalamazoo Avenue to Ninth Street at a cost of…
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Leighton Twp. Plan Commission Chairman stepping down
The Leighton Township Board is looking for a citizen willing to serve on the Township Planning Commission. Supervisor Steve Deer Thursday night announced that Plan Commission Chairman Al Zuidema has…
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Services will be June 28 for Bertha May Lanning, 82, of Dorr
Bertha May Lanning, age 82, of Dorr, died Saturday, June 6, at her home. The daughter of Benjamin and Agnes (Hodsky), she was born on April 16, 1933, in Mancelona.…