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Former Martin area pastor, coach battling COVID in Fla.

Dave Nightingale, former pastor of Watson Bible Church and former pastor of Corner Bible Church, is in the hospital with COVID-19 at a hospital in Hudson, Fla. Nightingale was Martin…

Editor August 2, 2020

Editorial

Time to shut down the U.S. because of COVID-19 failure

ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced article. It is an editorial by the editor. “The excitement is contagious — and so are the Red Cross volunteers, as they…

Editor July 31, 2020

Obituaries

Sharon DeMann’s service will be in Allegan Aug. 13

Sharon Kay DeMann, a lifelong Martin resident, died Tuesday, July 28. She was 78. She was born in Martin on April 10, 1942, to the late Floyd and Sarah (Wagner)…

Editor July 31, 2020

Community Notices

WHS Class of ’20 graduates at drive-in commencement

Pictured at left are Wayland Board of Education members Pete Zondervan, Teresa Dobry, Dan Cassini, Janell Hott, Cinnamon Mellema, Toni Ordway and Gary Wood at the new and improved Ron…

Editor July 30, 2020

Columns

Army Bob: The pitfalls of socialists’ cancel culture

“I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free,” — Lee Greenwood, “God Bless the USA.” by Robert M. Traxler According to the urban dictionary, cancel culture…

Editor July 30, 2020

Community Notices

East Martin Christian plans in-person academic year

The East Martin Christian School, open to grades K-8, has decided to open with in-person instruction for the academic year, despite concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus. A spokeperson…

Editor July 30, 2020

Features

Wayland Hotel is No. 10 on Michigan’s Best Burger list

The MLive newspaper group has been running a "Michigan's Best Burger" feature for the last decade, and finally it released its top 10 list statewide. The Wayland Hotel and Bar…

Editor July 30, 2020

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Historical Society in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 2, 1995 Hopkins farmer Orville Miller was taken to his final resting…

Editor July 29, 2020

Obituaries

Service for Pat Shea, 61, will be Aug. 1 at Bysterveld Park

Patricia Ann Shea, age 61, of Dorr, died Monday, July 27. Pat loved going to Christian music concerts with her friends from Resurrection Life Church. She enjoyed staying active with…

Editor July 29, 2020

Obituaries

Merle Trainor’s funeral at Methodist Church Aug. 26

Merle Ann Trainor, age 87, died Sunday, July 26, in Wyoming, Mich., after a short illness. She was born Aug. 15, 1932, in Waltham, Mass., to Roland and Clara Yorston.…

Editor July 29, 2020