February 2021

Hopkins graduates receive WHAC bowling accolades

Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman (center, cover photo and at right) was named to the all-conference second team Saturday at the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference tournament, in which his Concordia team…

Editor February 28, 2021

Columns

Ramblin Road: Time flies when you’re traveling a lot

by Phyllis McCrossin It’s the last day of February. Where did the past five months go? When we arrived in California in November, our twin grandsons asked almost every day,…

Editor February 28, 2021

Sports

Covid wreaking havoc on Wildcat boys, girls seasons

The Coronavirus has been wreaking havoc on the Wayland High School basketball program over the past couple of weeks, as the Wildcat ranks have been depleted by quarantines. The Lady…

Editor February 28, 2021

Columns

One Small Voice: What does this pandemic teach us?

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure? Measure a year? In daylights?…

Editor February 27, 2021

Sports

Hopkins boys move to 4-2 in O-K Silver with victory

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team lifted its overall season record to 6-3, 4-2 in the O-K Silver Conference, with a 66-52 victory over Kelloggsville Saturday afternoon. The girls' squad…

Editor February 27, 2021

Obituaries

Celebration of life March 4 in Wayland for Sally Resner

Sally Ann Resner, age 79, of Wayland, died unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 25. Sally retired in 2008 from her role as supervisor at Kent County Juvenile Detention Center. Sally loved to…

Editor February 27, 2021

Obituaries

Former WHS teacher Jerry Nelson dies in California

Word has been received of the death Jan. 8 in California of former Wayland High School teacher Gerald Lee Nelson. He was 79. Mr. Nelson, who taught biology, science, speech…

Editor February 26, 2021

Sports

Kalamazoo Christian gives Martin teams a bad night

Friday night was a most unpleasant experience for the Martin boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams, as both fell below the .500 mark at 3-4 overall with defeats at Kalamazoo…

Editor February 26, 2021

Community Notices

Area firefighters, animal control rescue horse in pond

Allegan County Animal Control officers and members of the Yankee Springs-Wayland Fire Department Friday morning responded to a distress call from a Wayland Township to rescue a horse that fell…

Editor February 26, 2021

Editorial

Please stop turning a health crisis into a political issue

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. "The purpose of gummint is to create a healthy bidness climate." — The late…

Editor February 26, 2021