Posted inObituaries
Funeral will be Monday evening for Leona Schipper
Leona Schipper, a longtime member of the Martin Reformed Church, died Thursday, July 4, at the age of 87. Leona was born on July 19, 1936, in Coopersville, to Clifford…
Posted inFeatures
Savinsky Entertainment wins LLC designation
Savinsky Entertainment, the brainchild of Wayland High School graduate Nathan Savinsky, is officially recognized now as a Limited Liability Company. Savinsky, currently studying fine arts at Western Michigan University, said.,…
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Yes It’s True: New judge race has 3 female newcomers
Emily Jipp Alice Bernal If there’s one statement all the new Circuit Court judge candidates would agree on, it would be that there are just not enough media outlets for…
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Unique bed races again featured in Hopkins 4th
Hopkins through the years has had a rather unique event in its Fourth of July celebration with the bed races. These two teams were vying for the local title Thursday…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Leveled trees precede sidewalks in street project
Motorists who travel in the northeast section of the City of Waylandmay notice a huge number of trees that have been cut down, leaving logs on the side of Park,…
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Army Bob: Snopes admits source was false 7 years later
by Robert M. Traxler Quite frankly, folks are surprised that Snopes, a “fact checking site,” called a presidential quote of President Donald Trump’s false. It took them seven years to…
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Fire Chief Jim Stoddard welcomed back to Wayland
Jim Stoddard Wayland Fire Chief Jim Stoddard has returned home after an extended stay in the hospital and in rehab at Mary Free Bed. Stoddard was hospitalized at Spectrum Health…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) This fire in Wayland occurred before the turn of the 20th century. 25 Years Ago —…
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Dorr Township’s ‘Mr. Hypocrisy’ strikes again
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Well, there you go again…” Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential…
Posted inCommunity Notices
Hopkins will celebrate the Fourth on the Fourth
The community of Hopkins will have its annual 4th of July celebration on one day, Thursday, July 4. A Freedom 5K run will get things under way at 7 a.m.…