2022 – Page 140

Viking boys’ cagers upset unbeaten WMAA, 59-56

May Weber (22) The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team raised more than a few eyebrows Tuesday night with a 59-56 victory over previously unbeaten West Michigan Aviation Academy. The Lady…

Editor January 4, 2022

Community Notices

City recycling day remains at every other Tuesday

The curbside recycling program in the City of Wayland will be back in force on every other Tuesday after the end of this week. Republic apparently sent residents the wrong…

Editor January 4, 2022

Obituaries

Martin native Jim McGuire, 51, dies in Terre Haute, Ind.

Martin native James “Jim” Michael McGuire, 51, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Terre Haute, Ind. He was born Dec. 1, 1970, to James Albert McGuire and Joyce Marie (DeKam)…

Editor January 4, 2022

Columns

I tried out the suggestion of ‘One Word for One Year’

by Denise Dykstra It’s the New Year, and I just love the "new start" feeling that comes with it. My family members will roll their eyes and tell you how…

Editor January 4, 2022

Community Notices

Martin High School-Middle School principal selected

Tyler Whitcomb Martin Schools Supt. Brooke Ballee-Stone has announced the appointment of Tyler Whitcomb as principal of Martin Middle School and High School. Whitcomb came to the district last fall…

Editor January 3, 2022

Community Notices

Middle School welcomes new counselor Jeff Poelstra

Jeff Poelstra has been hired as the new counselor at Wayland Middle School, beginning this month. Jeff Poelstra Previously a counselor at Kenowa Hills High School, he earned his bachelor's…

Editor January 3, 2022

Articles

Wayland Ridge project plan OK’d despite opposition

The Wayland City Council Monday evening awarded preliminary plat approval to a 53-unit residential development just north of 133rd Avenue on the south side of the city. The move didn’t…

Editor January 3, 2022

Obituaries

No services planned for David Grochowalski, 87

David L. Grochowalski Sr., age 87 of Wayland, died Friday, Dec. 24. He served in Korea, earning the rank of corporal, before being honorably discharged. He was a devoted “car…

Editor January 3, 2022

Editorial

Celebrity journalism has overrun the real news

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Now y’see. That’s what’s wrong with this country.” — Ross Perot, campaigning for president…

Editor January 2, 2022

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: It’s easy to get lured into consumption

by Phyllis McCrossin It’s New Year’s Day and that can mean only one thing… the ads for weight loss programs and products will be inundating the television airwaves or a…

Editor January 2, 2022