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High school football season moved from fall to spring

The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association has announced it will move the 2020 fall football season to spring 2021, because of football’s higher risk for spreading…

Editor August 14, 2020

Community Notices

Mike Villar asks for recount of county prosecutor vote

Though the Board of Canvassers this week certified that Allegan County Prosecutor Myrene Koch narrowly defeated challenger Michael Villar by just 17 votes, 8,864 to 8,847, Villar has decided to…

Editor August 13, 2020

Articles

Leighton Twp. to seek 1 more mill for roads Nov. 3

The Leighton Township Board has agreed to ask local voters to approve a one-mill tax increase for roads in the Nov. 3 general election. Leighton already has a one-mill levy…

Editor August 13, 2020

Obituaries

Longtime Wayland vet Dr. Kenneth DeWeerd, 90, dies

Kenneth “Doc” DeWeerd, age 90 of Wayland, died at his home on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Doc was widely regarded as an icon in the Wayland community, providing his veterinary services…

Editor August 13, 2020

Articles

Leighton Library wants to expand building to south

Leighton Township Library Board officials want to expand the current building to the south, and they were able to persuade the Township Board to sign for a loan. Library Director…

Editor August 13, 2020

Columns

Army Bob: Fraud indeed exists with mail-in voting

We are told voter fraud simply does not exist, as people are rarely convicted of voter fraud. As a person who lived in the Chicago area for over a decade,…

Editor August 13, 2020

Community Notices

Martin Resource Center has healthy goodies available

The garden produce wagon is by the roadside today for the Martin Resource Center . "Please take what you need and leave some for others." (Photo supplied)

Editor August 13, 2020

Obituaries

Graveside services Friday in Dorr for Jerone Ford

Jerone Rosalie (nee Barone) Ford, age 81, died Tuesday, Aug. 11. Jerone loved all things outdoors, from camping to working in her yard and feeding the birds, the “chuck” family,…

Editor August 13, 2020

Community Notices

Orangeville man convicted of gun murders of 2 men

Jon Otis Burnette, 63, of Orangeville Township, was convicted in Barry County Circuit of two counts of murder for the deaths of a neighbor and Comstock Park man. Burnett was…

Editor August 12, 2020

Articles

COVID-19 presents financial challenges for WAEMS

The COVID-19 health crisis is presenting financial challenges to a lot of businesses and services, and the Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS) is not immune. Sarah Lynema, who is Martin…

Editor August 12, 2020