My wife and I, on a gorgeous April spring Sunday afternoon, took our first walk to and through the Rabbit River Trail without Bella the Wonderdog. It had been one…
Alexa Spencer Knooihuizen, a lifetime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hopkins, died Tuesday, April 21. She was 28. She was born Oct. 15, 1991, in the daughter of…
Ronald J. Hoeksema, part of the longtime family-owned Hoeksema Hardware in downtown Dorr, died Friday, April 24. It was widely reported that he was the first fatal local victim of…
Dahlia City Floral is closing its doors at 120 S. Main St., in downtown Wayland. A Facebook post today said, "It is with a heavy heart I am announcing that…
by Lynn Mandaville I’ve been poring over my accumulated pile of New Yorker magazines these last couple of days, concentrating on the most recent articles and opinions written about the…
Wayland school officials reported serving 800 students meals on a pickup basis in the wake of school closures because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis. Meals are provided on a…
The Allegan County Health Department today announced the first death of COVID-19 within its borders. "It is with great sadness today that we report the first death related to COVID-19,"…
Timothy Charles Opolski of Hopkins died Thursday, April 2. He was 26. Born on May 10, 1993, to Timothy and Sally Opolski, he was preceded in death by his mother.…
Rory Myers, a 2018 graduate of Wayland High School, has been selected the PING All-North Region Team. He finished his freshman campaign for Spring Arbor University with a win at…
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. One scene in the classic Disney movie “Bambi” might best explain the dilemma many…