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Former Wayland, Gun Lake used car dealer Otto Banas dies at 92

October 11, 2019

Word has been received that former Wayland and Gun Lake area auto dealer Otto Banas has died at age 92. Wayland City Councilwoman Lisa Banas, whose husband Dean was his nephew, said, “The family has chosen no formal service. His kids do not live in the area.” Otto Banas had...

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

October 9, 2019

PHOTO CAPTION: The Wayland High School Marching Band performing at the Allegan County Fair parade in 1954. This photograph was taken in Allegan by Clayton Baugh and was donated by Mildred Baugh to Then-Now Genealogical-Library. (From left) Drum Major Marie Finkbeiner, Director Arthur Steward (front row: Robert Crofoot Jr. Behind him...

Nickels-Otto text amendment request approved by council

October 7, 2019

The Wayland City Council Monday evening adopted an ordinance approving a text amendment for property purchased earlier those year by developers Josh Otto and Keith Nickels. The amendment will permit a mixed use for the odd-shaped site in the industrial park at 1121 133rd Ave. near Reno Drive. The Planning...

Yes It’s true: For Ryan Mauchmar it was one shining day

September 28, 2019

"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 I spent Saturday morning helping take care of my grandson, Corvid, at a "Foxes and Hounds" cross-country meet at Cottonwood Park in Colorado...

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

September 18, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Sept. 21, 1994 The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern line and telegraph station were located between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, which made for a convenient stop. It came through this area in...

Wayland City police personnel moves confusing, unexpected

September 16, 2019

John Paul Damveld An unexpected and confusing exchange about police department personnel occurred Monday night at the Wayland City Council meeting. Sgt. John Paul Damveld of the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department handed in his resignation as a part-time officer with the Wayland Police Department and expressed his displeasure with not...

City sets Oct. 7 as date for Nickels-Otto parcel meeting

September 16, 2019

Nathan Ward EDITOR'S NOTE: The Oct. 7 session will not be a public hearing, which already has taken place with the Planning Commission. Townbroadcast apologizes for the misunderstanding. A public meeting is expected Monday, Oct. 7, on a request from Keith Nickels and Josh Otto for a text amendment for...

I repeat: Wayland should honor voting majority on pot issue

September 7, 2019

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. In my humble, but correct, opinion, Sweet Leaf Glass in the mini-mall behind Burger King would be a good fit for a marijuana business. I still resolutely urge the Wayland City Council to...

Wayland Fall Fun Fest’s successor approved for Oct. 26

September 3, 2019

Anthony Winters Wayland’s Fall Fun Fest may have died a couple of years ago, but the founder of the “This Is Wayland” web page is spearheading an effort for a special day Saturday, Oct. 26. Anthony Winters told the Wayland City Council Tuesday evening he wants to establish a five-kilometer...

Ranger Rick: Democrats are at the helm of 4 cesspool cities

August 27, 2019

Let's examine cities run by Democrats for years and years — San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. All bastions of socialistic governments and run overwhelmingly by Democrat mayors, city councils, and administrations For those of you old enough to remember the 1967 flower power song "Are You Going...

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