Month: March 2023

WHS hoops star Liberty Laker is OK after injury

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Wayland High School senior guard Liberty Laker is recuperating from a potentially serious injury she suffered in the second half of Wednesday night's district semifinal basketball game. She was taken by ambulance away from the game site and needed help with breathing. A source close to the situation reported, "She...
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Watson Township Board approves 5% pay increases

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The Watson Township Board Thursday evening adopted a resolution approving 5 percent pay increases for all elected local officials. Supervisor Ken Travis, who noted the inflation rate for 2022 was set at 8.5%, reported that the annual salaries for Clerk Kelli Morris, Treasurer Stephanie Calder and himself bill be $13,282...
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Columns

Army Bob: Are progressives afraid to offend China?

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by Robert M. Traxler “Everyone in the world blames the United States for this weird Puritan extremism, saying if you don’t agree with me you are trying to murder me,” Douglas Murray, English author. Some examples of the left’s distortions: *The American right sits in their mother’s basement in their...
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Wayland can boast of much success on bowling lanes

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Wayland seems to have a rich history of bowling prowess, not just this year, but throughout the last two decades. Shown in the cover photo is former Wayland man Doug Cutler (at right in photo) and his Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier Conference champion girls' team, which last year won the National...
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Wildcat boys, 1 girl to roll in state bowling tournament

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The Wayland High School boys' bowling team Friday will be at a place they haven't been in more than a dozen years — the Division 2 state championship round at Waterford. The guys, coached by Sherry Rybiski Miklusicak and Eric Bottrall, will be joined by perennial state qualifier Kadence Bottrall...
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Renee Wise selected as Farmers Market manager

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Renee Wise Renee Wise has been selected by Main Street as market manager for the Wayland Farmers Market. Ms. Wise will be doing all things market, from helping to find farmers, setting up, planning events and more. "I was born and raised in Pennsylvania, but moved to Western Michigan almost...
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Martin girls advance to district finals Friday night

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The Martin girls' varsity basketball team will play Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central at 7 p.m. Friday in the Division 4 district finals at Decatur High School. The Lady Clippers defeated Byron Center Zion Christian 44-35 Wednesday in the district semifinals to advance to the finals against a Hackett team that...
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Holland Christian ends Lady Vikings’ hoops season

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The Hopkins girls had a terrific first half Wednesday evening and led Holland Christian by four points, 23-19, at intermission. But then the wheels came off for the Lady Vikings. Holland Christian, which tied Hamilton for second place in the O-K Blue Conference standings, outgunned the Lady Vikings 26-9 in...
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Hamilton sends Wildcats home in tourney upset

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A very successful girls’ basketball season came to an end at the district tournament in Hopkins Wednesday evening when Wayland lost 45-39 to Hamilton. The Lady Wildcats’ campaign, marred by losses in their last two games, finished with a record of 18-5 overall. They were O-K Gold Conference champions with...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) A tornado hit the community of Burnips on Palm Sunday 1965, killing one person. 25 Years Ago— March 2, 1998 The Martin boys’ basketball team lost its first 15 games this season, but the Clippers have...
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