March 2022 – Page 10

Rock ‘N Bowl business victim of night burglary

The Rock 'N Bowl bowling establishment just north of the Wayland city limits was broken into and burglarized Tuesday night. A spokesperson for the business posted on Facebook, "We were…

Editor March 9, 2022

Articles

City Plan Commission begins marijuana ordinance discussions

An engineer from Excel Engineering explains Award Enterprises LLC's request. The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening held preliminary discussions about an ordinance regulating the growing, sale, processing and distribution…

Editor March 8, 2022

Sports

Lady ‘Cats win regional semis; Martin is ousted

Makayla Goddard Gracie Shettler The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team advanced to Thursday night's regional finals with a 42-31 victory over Dowagiac, but Martin girls' season came to an end…

Editor March 8, 2022

Features

Hopkins lady ‘never wins anything’ until this raffle

Diane Darby-Kamps from Hopkins EA was the lucky winner of the recent MEA Portal raffle. During the promotion period, Diane checked in to her MEA Member Portal, updated her contact…

Editor March 8, 2022

Community Notices

Wayland man gets prison for sex trafficking charge

Rob Grigsby Vanessa Phillips A Wayland man has been sentenced to almost five to as many as 15 years in prison in connection with a sex trafficking case at his…

Editor March 8, 2022

Obituaries

Service, visitation Friday for Frances Hendrick, 97

Frances S. Hendrick, age 97, of Martin, died Sunday, March 6. She was born May 13, 1924, to John and Katrina Misak. On Oct. 13, 1941, Fran married Earl Hendrick.…

Editor March 8, 2022

Obituaries

No service scheduled for Linda Kruizenga of Moline

Linda Lee Kruizenga, age 83, died Sunday, March 6, at her home in Moline. Linda was an avid reader, loved watching the tennis channel, playing golf, and getting together with…

Editor March 8, 2022

Features

Ex-WHS foreign exchange student still safe in exile

Former Wayland High School foreign exchange student Olya Schenky remains outside of war-torn Ukraine, but is reporting that she is well and awaiting a reunion with her parents. Schenky, who…

Editor March 8, 2022

Sports

Former WHS track star is NAIA 800 national champ

Maggie Whitney Wayland High School graduate Maggie Whitney last weekend captured the national title in the 800-meter run at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Track and Field…

Editor March 7, 2022

Sports

Clippers get revenge with victory in district opener

The Martin boys' varsity basketball team took advantage of an opportunity for revenge Monday night in the opening round of the Division 4 post-season tournament. The Clippers, who lost to…

Editor March 7, 2022