Holiday Celebrations

Wayland, Martin kick off Christmas season Saturday

Christmas is a little more than three weeks away and the communities of Martin and Wayland held their pre-holiday season celebrations Saturday morning and afternoon. Wayland's annual parade feature Grand…

Editor December 2, 2023

Editorial

Let’s put fireworks repeal proposal on state ballot

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. The huge successes of state-wide ballot initiatives in 2018, 2020 and 2022 have given…

Editor July 1, 2023

Features

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

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 3, 1996 Former Wayland Board of Education member Diane Smith alerted…

Editor December 30, 2020

Columns

Basura: Memories of the Embassy and Marge and Ott

“If I were going to do that, (keep a journal) I’d strap a video camera to my head. For me, memoir is an act of memory, and not an act…

Editor July 12, 2018

Community Notices

Leighton Township holiday activities slated for July 3, 4

The Fourth of July holiday celebrations in Leighton Township next week will be spread over two consecutive days, Tuesday, July 3 and Wednesday, July 4. The festivities will be kicked…

Editor June 25, 2018

Features

Bygone Days: A look at NE Allegan County history

From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in Dorr: 25 Years Ago — Nov. 20, 1991 Michigan State Trooper Reggie Smith extolled the virtues of wearing seat…

Editor November 16, 2016