March 2019 – Page 6

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

Features

Hopkins grad serves on panel with Gov. Whitmer

Hopkins High School graduate Susan Wakefield recently served on a special MLive citizens' panel to discuss issues witrh Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She served along with David Groenleer, who worked…

Editor March 18, 2019

Columns

Basura: Trump should welcome the Mueller report

“Don’t worry about a thing, Cuz every little thing’s Gonna be alright.” — Bob Marley I see that President Donald J. Trump, on the Ides of March, declared that the Meuller Report should…

Editor March 17, 2019

Sports

Viking bowlers Gossman, Ryan win all-state honors

Hopkins High School standouts Jonathon Ryan (left) and Brenden Gossman both have been named to the Division 3 all-state bowling team. Ryan also was named academic all-state and Gossman was…

Editor March 17, 2019

Sports

Wildcats Myers, Sevigny to play for Spring Arbor

Spring Arbor University picked up a couple more Wildcat athletes this past weekend when Rory Myers (left) and Carson Sevigny decided to cast their lot with the Cougars. Myers is…

Editor March 17, 2019

Obituaries

Julie (Stora) Bush, 1982 WHS graduate, dies at 55

Julie A. (Stora) Bush, 55, died Wednesday, March 13. A 1982 graduate of Wayland High School, she was born Dec. 29, 1963. Julie is survived by her father, Tom Stora,…

Editor March 16, 2019

Community Notices

Mike Jahnke selected Leighton Firefighter of Year

The Leighton Township Fire Department held its annual banquet Saturday evening. Mike Jahnke (right, shown with Fire Chief Matt Weston) was selected Firefighter of the Year of the Year. Weston…

Editor March 16, 2019

Features

Wayland Robotics team places 2nd in tourney

The Wayland High School First Robotics team No. 6090 finished second Saturday at the the season's first competition in Muskegon. The Wildcats lost in the tie-breaker criteria in the final…

Editor March 16, 2019

Editorial

I oppose organized public prayer, but I am a coward

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. It has been almost 57 years since one of the most contentious Supreme Court…

Editor March 16, 2019

Columns

One Small Voice: ‘Newest’ college admissions scandal

You can’t tell me that this current scandal surrounding the admissions of lesser deserving privileged children to elite colleges is anything new. It isn’t. What is different now is the…

Editor March 16, 2019