Fire Chief Gary Fordham The Dorr Township Board Thursday night decided to place a half mill increase request for the Fire Department on the Aug. 4 primary election ballot. The…

An air conditioner leak Friday routed Wayland Middle School students when a non-toxic chemical odor was detected in the building. School officials explained that the air conditioning system was activated…

James Schaendorf The Dorr Township Board Thursday night selected James Schaendorf as new trustee to succeed the recently resigned Chandler Stanton. Schaendorf, heavily associated with Dorr’s annual Fourth of July…

Two longtime firefighters in the Leighton Township Fire Department were recognized at a training session this week. Randy Jager (center) and Mike VanHarn (right), were honored for 40 years of…

Four new members were inducted Tuesday into the Wayland High School Alumni Hall of Fame at the annual Scholastic Awards ceremony. They were Dr. Pete Moore (Class of 1984), Joyce…

The Hopkins softball team stepped ouside league play Wednesday and mercied a struggling Holland West Ottawa team 15-0 in three innings. The game was shortened to three innings because of…

A crash on the northbound U.S.-131 expressway crated a massive traffic slowdown Wednesday afternoon between Martin and Plainwell and from Wayland to Dorr on the freeway. One motorist at the…

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr: 25 Years Ago — April 23, 2001 Sandra Carruthers sent a letter to the editor from…

Two Boy Scouts from Troop #96 in Hopkins, Preston, and Brayden Wychers, recently gave back to Allegan County Parks in a big way, by building new benches and picnic tables…

Dan Beute Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman and Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) member Dan Beute Tuesday night submitted his resignation from all township offices, effective immediately. Vice Chairman Bob…