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Gun Lake Tribe withholds state payment in lottery dispute

The Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis’ recent dispute with state over on-line lottery sales could result in staff layoffs in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Steve Arwood, chief executive officer…

Editor August 18, 2015

Articles

Mary Whiteford to seek embattled State Rep. Gamrat’s seat

Mary Whiteford has announced she will be a candidate in next August's Republican primary for state representative in the 80th District. Whiteford, a resident of Casco Township, was one of…

Editor August 18, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Will expulsion be fate of Gamrat, Courser?

In a teary-eyed press conference late last week, held in the controlled environment of her attorney’s office, husband at her side, State Rep. Cindy Gamrat was clearly distressed yet…

Editor August 17, 2015

Articles

Negotiations on possibility of area fire district continue

The City of Wayland, Wayland Township and Yankee Springs Township held preliminary talks Thursday evening on the possibility of creating a fire district to include all three municipalities. Yankee Springs…

Editor August 17, 2015

Articles

Wayland City Council decides against soliciting ordinance

The Wayland City Council Monday evening grappled with the possibility of adopting a solicitors' license ordinance, but then decided against it. The Planning Commission earlier had discussed the idea and…

Editor August 17, 2015

Articles

Foreclosed W. Superior house sold by city to Byron Center couple

The old dilapidated house at 430 W. Superior St. finally was sold Monday night to a Byron Center couple who plan to fix it up and make it attractive and…

Editor August 17, 2015

Columns

Monday Moanin’: Promises, promises — made, broken, kept

By Jeff Salisbury [email protected] Oh, promises, their kind of promises, can just destroy a life Oh, promises, those kind of promises, take all the joy from life Oh, promises, promises,…

Editor August 17, 2015

Columns

The Muck Stars Here: About GOP fools and hypocrites, and the poor

by Barry Hastings The political candidate who calls former General (and short-time CIA Director) David Petraeous a "wonderful man," is nothing other than a shallow, ignorant person trying to look…

Editor August 16, 2015

Coming Events

Free food truck to be at United Church of Wayland Sept. 18

A distribution of free food for the needy will be conducted Friday, Sept. 18, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the United Church of Wayland parking lot at 411 E. Superior…

Editor August 16, 2015

Features

Old Goldsmith Shoppe located on road trip to South Haven

Gianni Marchesotti posted on Facebook today that he, Heather LaHuis and Carrie-Sue Marchesotti went "road trippin'" on a Sunday afternoon and came across the old Goldsmith Shoppe that once stood…

Editor August 16, 2015