Month: May 2021

Kayla Reed, Tyler Omness win Multer, Japinga honors

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Madelyn Reurink and Justin Holtz Kayla Reed was selected as the recipient for the Multer Award as the top female scholar-athlete for the Wayland High School Class of 2021. She was a seriously important member of the Wildcat volleyball and softball teams. Winner of the Japinga Award was Tyler Omness,...
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Summer ‘Funtastic’ free meal program returns June 10

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Young people up to age 18 in the Wayland Union school system are eligible to receive free meals this summer, beginning June 10, The Summer “Fun-Tastic” program also will include special events in August. Food pickups are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Thursday from June 10 to...
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Hopkins Hometown 4th of July celebration will return

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A bed race from bygone days. The annual Hometown Hopkins Fourth of July celebration will return this summer after taking a year off because of the Covid-19 viral pandemic. Organizers say  games and activities  will include: • Breakfast in the park • Bed races • Family games and music -...
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Yankee Springs golf pro shines in PGA tournament

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Ben Cook Ben Cook, 27, director of instruction at Yankee Springs Golf Course, qualified for four 18-hole rounds last weekend at the 103rd PGA Championship. Playing alongside 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson on Saturday and Sunday, Cook shot 69-74 to lead the PGA’s Team of 20 and earn Low...
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Columns

Army Bob: Pipelines in U.S. bad, Russian pipeline good

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Ranger Rick is on vacation this week and he asked Army Bob to pinch hit for him today in the continuing effort to promote the "write the right is right" movement on this on-line rag. by Robert M. Traxler I received a communication from a reader who said...
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Community Notices

Pullman motorcyclist dies at Shelbyville U.S.-131 exit

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A 65-year-old Pullman man died in a motorcycle crash Monday near the U.S.-131 expressway exits No. 59, Shelbyville. Michigan State Police Troopers said Ronald Presley, 65, died just before noon Monday on the northbound exit ramp to 124th Avenue. They said he took the exit ramp too fast, flipped the bike...
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Lady Wildcats go unbeaten to reclaim Gold softball title

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(From left) senior Kylie Mutschler, sophomore Kami Morse and senior Kayla Reed. The Wayland varsity softball team has proved that indeed it is back. The Lady Wildcats pummeled Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 19-0 and 23-0 Monday afternoon and evening to complete their O-K Gold Conference season undefeated in 14 challenges....
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Barry County Fair will return this year, July 18-24

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The Barry County Fair this summer will resume its one week of celebration from July 18 to July 24 at the Barry County Expo Center on M-37 between Middleville and Hastings. The fair, which had to be canceled last year because of the Covid pandemic, will include projects from 4-H...
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WHS graduate in critical condition after traffic crash

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Wayland High School graduate Austyn Chase, 21, is fighting for his life after a serious traffic crash Sunday morning on 14 Mile Road, Rockford. A Go Fund Me site has been established for him. Authorities said Chase was driving a Honda Accord he and his mother share on 14 Mile...
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Have we finally gotten past the political mask issue?

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Sometimes doing what seems to be the right thing can have unintended negative consequences. In the wake of new and significantly changed Health Department guidelines on wearing masks during the pandemic, announced by Gov....
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