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Huff Pool and Spa to open at N. Main Street location

Ambitious Wayland businesswoman Jamie Lynn Huff soon will open Huff Pool and Spa at 135 N. Main St. at the site of the former Salsa Por Favor Mexican restaurant. The…

Editor January 18, 2023

Obituaries

Katrina Brown funeral plans delayed while son recovers in hospital

Katrina Brown with her Kathryn L. Brenner Award in 2021. Funeral arrangements for the late Katrina Pyne Brown, a first grade reading teacher at Baker Elementary, have not been announced…

Editor January 18, 2023

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) The site of the Springdale Cheese Factory in Hopkins more than 60 years ago. The cover…

Editor January 18, 2023

Sports

Did Martin girls play ‘Out of Their League’ in defeat?

The Martin girls’ basketball team may have just gone through an “Out of Their League” experience. The Clippers lost 49-27 at Watervliet against a team that had beaten Division 2…

Editor January 18, 2023

Sports

Lady Wildcats pull off huge victory vs. Catholic Central

The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team pulled off a big victory Tuesday on its home court with a 53-40 decision over Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Cougars and the Lady…

Editor January 17, 2023

Sports

Hopkins girls threatening to win O-K Silver crown

Miles Corneille (3) The Hopkins girls and boys' varsity basketball teams took big steps forward Tuesday night in the O-K Silver Conference standings. The Lady Vikings made a solid statement…

Editor January 17, 2023

Sports

Three to be inducted into Martin Athletic Hall Jan. 27

Pete Boyd, Roger Evans and Michael Schaafsma will be inducted into the Martin Athletic Hall of Fame in a ceremony between the varsity girls’ and varsity boys’ basketball games Friday…

Editor January 17, 2023

Sports

Coaches upbeat despite losses to Zeeland East

Both the Wayland varsity bowling teams lost Tuesday at Hudsonville to Zeeland East, the boys 20-10 and the girls 17-13. Despite the verdicts, coaches Sherry Milusicak and Eric Bottrall said…

Editor January 17, 2023

Articles

City approves child care, cannabis business requests

Special use permits for a day care business and the fifth retail cannabis outlet in the city were approved Tuesday night by the Wayland City Council. Both requests were recommended…

Editor January 17, 2023

Features

‘Leprecons’ launch St. Pat’s season in Lake Odessa

The Leprecons, led by Wayland's own JD Gonzales (center) kicked off the 2023 season last Sunday with an "Ides of January" performance in Lake Odessa. The Irish folk group has…

Editor January 17, 2023