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New Wayland Police Chief should be sworn in April 1

Unless something unexpected happens, new Wayland Police Chief Mark Garnsey will be sworn in at the Monday, April 1, Wayland City Council meeting. The City Council Monday night approved a…

Editor March 18, 2019

Articles

Rumors still flying about K & M moving to Reno Drive

EDITOR'S NOTE: The trucks have been removed and now are located on a vacant lot on Dahlia Street, across from the K & M dealership in Leighton Township. Speculation that…

Editor March 12, 2019

Community Notices

Carpenter-millwright training center open house set

An open house for the new carpenters and millwrights training center on Reno Drive in Wayland will be held Monday, April 29. Councilman Abe Garcia told colleagues at the Wayland…

Editor March 4, 2019

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: I found the Jon Seymour of the ’60s

"Unforgettable, in every way. Unforgettable, that's how you'll stay." — As sung by the unforgettable father-daughter duo of Nat and Natalie Cole I have maintained often that Facebook is 95%…

Editor February 23, 2019

Editorial

Memo to City Council: Be open, avoid backsliding

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The dictionary on this computer defines backsliding as "relapse into bad ways or error."…

Editor February 18, 2019

Features

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

25 Years Ago — Feb. 16, 1994 Anna P. Smith, wife of Ivan D. Smith and mother of Jay L. Smith, died at age 90. She was a member of…

Editor February 14, 2019

Editorial

Three ‘crises’ helped shape climate change denials

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” — Sir Isaac Newton's…

Editor February 11, 2019

Articles

Mark Garnsey offered contract as new police chief

The City of Wayland is making a conditional offer for an employment contract as police chief to Mark Garnsey of Rockford. Garnsey, one of four finalists for the job to…

Editor February 5, 2019

Editorial

Will we give up our own history without a fight?

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “History? What do I care about history? I AM history.” — The joke about…

Editor February 3, 2019

Features

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

25 Years Ago — Jan. 26, 1994 Officials with the Wayland City Council and Wayland Township Board had a lengthy discussion about the arrangement in which city residents use Elmwood…

Editor January 23, 2019