May 2016 – Page 5

Lady Wildcats continue winning of late, sweep Wyoming

The Wayland varsity softball team Monday continued its recent winning ways by taking both ends of a nonleague twin bill against Wyoming. The Lady Wildcats won the first game in…

Editor May 23, 2016

Features

Hopkins High School academic top 10 announced

The academic top ten students for the Hopkins High School Class of 2016 have been announced. Earning the honors were seniors Amber…

Editor May 23, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings shooting for 25-win softball season

The Hopkins varsity softball team extended its overall season record to 21-9 Friday afternoon and evening with a doubleheader sweep of Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The Lady Vikings prevailed 6-3 and…

Editor May 23, 2016

Obituaries

Service Wednesday for Dan Drummond of Selkirk Lake

Daniel Kyle Drummond, age 69 of Selkirk Lake, Shelbyville (formerly of Rockford), died Friday, May 20. Dan proudly served his country as a US Army Sergeant in the 4th Infantry…

Editor May 23, 2016

Community Notices

WHS forensics team 2nd in division at state

Three forensics students from Wayland Union High School competed with almost 600 students from around the state representing 45 different schools this past weekend at the annual Michigan Speech Coaches…

Editor May 23, 2016

Columns

Monday Moanin’: Too many teachers leaving profession

by Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel Noah David Lein has always loved teaching. And if you believe the state of Florida, the honors English teacher at Winter Springs High School is…

Editor May 22, 2016

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: GOP slithers toward Trump

by Barry Hastings I have to admit I'm not amazed at the number of Republican 'leaders' who loudly claimed they'd "never" support Donald Trump for President, They've come crawling on…

Editor May 22, 2016

Articles

Father Christian Johnson to leave St. Therese Parish

Father Christian Johnson, who has served the St. Therese of Lisieux Church for the past 10 years, is leaving after being reassigned by the Diocese of Kalamazoo. "Most of the…

Editor May 22, 2016

Articles

Hopkins man driver in Hamilton teen’s fatal crash

Ottawa County Sheriff's authorities said they believe a 20-year-old Hopkins apparently fell asleep at the wheel and his car left the road and crashed in Jamestown Township, killing his passenger,…

Editor May 22, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats runners-up in Ann Arbor Invitational

The Wayland varsity softball team made it to the championship game Saturday night before losing in the finals at the Ann Arbor Invitational to Dakota, the No. 1 ranked team…

Editor May 22, 2016