Local Government

Medical marijuana dispensary issues won’t go away

Kirk Scharphorn Jr. of Professional Code Inspections of Dorr, told the Wayland City Planning Commission last week he has been receiving a record number of inquiries about the possibility of…

Editor April 16, 2017

Columns

Ranger Rick: The musings of a right-wing deplorable

There are several things that bother me, and should you, in terms of judicial confirmation,education and local government. • Judicial – The senate confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch has been…

Editor April 11, 2017

Features

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

25 Years Ago — April 8, 1992 Gov. John Engler’s proposed deep cuts in state government spending on adult education programs will cause drastic reductions in services offered by the…

Editor April 5, 2017

Columns

Ranger Rick: Lack of fiscal discipline has consequences

If I was a Jihad Johnny, I would be smiling now after two federal judges overruled President Trump’s immigration order. The order excluded some Middle East country immigrants from entering…

Editor March 21, 2017

Articles

Leighton Fire Chief wins stipend to attend classes

Leighton Township Fire Chief Tony Banas was granted a $500 stipend for attending a two-week course on fire codes in Muskegon, but there were some misgivings. The Leighton Township Board…

Editor March 9, 2017

Articles

City Manager still alarmed by lack of state aid support

Wayland City Manager Tim McLean Monday reiterated his alarm over recent actions and considerations by the Michigan State Legislature, once again asserting that local government may suffer severe consequences in…

Editor February 20, 2017

Editorial

Watson’s rejection of dispensary ordinance based on fear

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. “There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history…

Editor February 3, 2017

Features

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

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 22, 1992 Patricia Birkholz of Fennville, Saugatuck Township Treasurer, has been appointed…

Editor January 18, 2017

Articles

City manager confirms state shortchanged Wayland

Wayland City Manager Tim McLean last week attended a program on revenue sharing, sponsored by the Michigan Municipal League, and confirmed that Wayland and other cities have lost a lot…

Editor January 16, 2017

Features

Bygone Days: A look at NE Allegan County’s history

25 Years Ago — Jan. 15, 1992 Three Caledonia teens, one age 17 and two even younger, have been arrested in connection with the damage done to Hooker Cemetery in…

Editor January 11, 2017