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WHS 1600-meter relay team wins all-state accolades

The four members of the Wayland High School 1600-meter relay team were awarded all-state accolades for finished eighth in their event last Saturday in the Division 2 state meet. They…

Editor June 8, 2018

Community Notices

Authorities ask for help finding missing Delton man

by Austin Marsman The Barry County Sheriff's Department, family, and friends are asking for help to find a missing Delton man. David Lukins has not been heard from since Sunday,…

Editor June 8, 2018

Articles

Watson seeks drainage district to solve Big Lake flooding

Watson Township Board members Thursday evening unanimously adopted a resolution to set in motion the process of establishing a drainage district for flood-plagued Big Lake. About three dozen residents showed…

Editor June 7, 2018

Sports

WHS grad Teunissen earns another collegiate honor

Wayland High School graduate and Davenport University junior pitcher Mallory Teunissen has earned NCAA Division II All-Academic accolades. The 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Softball Team was selected by CoSIDA,…

Editor June 7, 2018

Community Notices

Wayland teachers’ 4.5% pay increase seen as overdue

The some 160 teachers in the Wayland Union Schools will get a 4.5% pay increase in the 2018-19 academic year and a 2.5% bump in the following year. Wayland school…

Editor June 7, 2018

Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe’s local spring payments over $2 million

The Gun Lake Tribe has announced local revenue sharing payments this spring have amounted to more than $2 million in casino money. The State of Michigan received $4,268,003, the Local Revenue…

Editor June 7, 2018

Community Notices

Construction projects at WHS start later this month

Wayland Union Schools will begin construction on projects at the high school in mid-June. The projects are part of the $19.25 million bond passed by voters in November 2017. …

Editor June 7, 2018

Obituaries

Bonnie Smith of Hopkins dies just before 90th birthday

Bonnie Rae Smith, 89, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018 just days before her 90th birthday. Born June 10, 1928 in Lake City, she was the daughter of the…

Editor June 7, 2018

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 9, 1993 The Apple Core Lounge at the Orchard Hills Golf…

Editor June 6, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: Men have a responsibility to be role models

A young man I had worked with a few years ago sent me a note and picture recently. He and his wife had a baby after years of marriage, although…

Editor June 5, 2018