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Editorial

Both sides presented valid arguments about golf carts

September 19, 2022

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. It is my custom to comment on the big issues of the day and rarely do I shrink from such responsibilities as an editor. However, I confess to not taking a stand on...

Megan Mickelson to fill Plan Commission vacancy

September 19, 2022

Megan Arndt Mickelson was sworn in Tuesday night as the newest member of the Wayland City Planning Commission. Mickelson, associate transportation planner at Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study, succeeds Steve Stepek, who appointed to a vacancy on the City Council. Mickelson also was appointed to be an alternate on the Downtown...

Editorial

What is the truth about the departure of police chief?

September 7, 2022

"You can't handle the truth." ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I have long railed against the common modern process of officials dancing around or avoiding the truth in the public arena, a process I’ve called “corporate lying.” I...

Ex-Allegan Mayor could really shake ’em down

September 5, 2022

John Hotchkiss “All the memories came flooding back… Old Mrs. McAvoy eating that horrible chicken… and the terrified child running from the burning wreck.” — Vivian Stanshall, 1972, “Rawlinson End.” I stumbled onto the Gorden Funeral Residence obituary this morning for John Hotchkiss of Allegan, who died last week at...

Articles

Few citizens show up for Wayland schools’ forum

August 23, 2022

Suppose they gave a public forum and nobody showed up? It wasn’t that bad Tuesday night at the Fine Arts Center, as about 20 appeared for the Wayland Schools’ effort to learn from citizens why the Aug. 2 bond proposal failed. However, about 40 percent were Wayland school administrators or...

One shouldn’t have to resign post to run for mayor

August 17, 2022

ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “It’s a drag being a cop. I think I’d rather be the mayor.” — Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, 1966, “Help, I’m a Rock” Jennifer Antel I had to do a...

City Council pressured to adopt golf cart ordinance

August 15, 2022

Does the squeaky wheel indeed get the grease? Nearly 40 people packed the City Hall Council Chambers Monday night to advocate for a local ordinance permitting use of off-road vehicles (ORVs) or golf carts within the city limits. However, city officials are insisting that it must be clear whether the...

Steve Stepek appointed to open Wayland Council seat

August 15, 2022

Steve Stepek, executive director of the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study, was appointed to a vacant seat on the Wayland City Council Monday night. Stepek, who has served on the City Planning Commission for about two years, fills a seat vacated by former Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Antel, who resigned to...

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

August 10, 2022

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 11, 1997 New asphalt has arrived for application on North Main Street in Wayland, where repairs are planned soon. Three families on Radstock Drive in Dorr Township insist there are flooding...

Articles

City Council agrees to revisit golf cart proposal

August 1, 2022

Former Mayor Burrell Stein The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to revisit the question of an ordinance permitting use of golf carts and sider-by-side within the city limits. The action followed additional prodding by former Mayor Burrell Stein, who had suggested the move at the council’s July 18 meeting....

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