Editor

Presley Hudson notches 1,000th career point for CMU

Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson posted 27 points to lead a dynamic Central Michigan women's basketball team to a 79-58 win over the College of Charleston on Friday in McGuirk…

Editor November 18, 2017

Features

Martin Lions announce local Peace Poster Contest winner

by Austin Marsman Seventh-grader Samantha Stone won the Martin junior high Lions Club Peace Poster Contest with her original entry featuring an array of flags combined to form the peace symbol. For the…

Editor November 18, 2017

Columns

Basura: Let’s investigate those teen vixens in Alabama

Breaking News: Leeanne Tweeden has accused Sen. Al Franken, D-MN, of kissing her in a way she didn’t like and staging a photo of her when she was asleep, with…

Editor November 18, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral is Saturday for Ashlie Centilli, 32, of Dorr

Ashlie Catherine Centilli of Dorr died Monday, Nov. 13. She was 32. Ashlie was born in Houston, Texas on Sept. 13, 1985. She left her mark here on earth: "To know…

Editor November 18, 2017

Sports

Ali Martus shoots career best 148 for 2 rounds

Wayland High School golfing standout Ali Martus completed a strong fall season competing for the Northwood University team last month. Martus, four-time state qualifier for the Lady Wildcats and a…

Editor November 17, 2017

Editorial

Dorr Twp. Board abusing Open Meetings Act for secrets

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. The Gongwer News Service, which has been faithfully reporting on the Lansing political scene…

Editor November 17, 2017

Columns

One Small Voice: ‘You can’t always get what you want…’

On a bright Sunday morning in 2017, outside a church in Arizona, two little boys are staging a foot race around a makeshift track created by the church landscaping. At…

Editor November 17, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Marijuana harmful, but legalization inevitable

“Marijuana smoke contains about 50% more benzopyrene and nearly 75% more benzanthracene, both known carcinogens, than a comparable quantity of unfiltered tobacco smoke (Tashkin, 2013). Moreover, the deeper inhalations and…

Editor November 17, 2017

Obituaries

Memorial service for Ed Haller will be Dec. 9 at VFW

Edmond Haller, age 72, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Nov. 15. A 1963 Wayland High School graduate, Ed was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish, golf, bowl and tell jokes. He…

Editor November 16, 2017

Obituaries

Service Nov. 25 at Wayland UMC for Donal Mellon, 92

Donal J. Mellon, age 92 of Grand Rapids, died Wednesday, Nov. 15. He is survived by his daughters Kristin Mellon and Marylynn (Charles) Morton; step-sons, Don (Karen) Van Houten, David…

Editor November 16, 2017