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WHS grad Tristen Ortiz to play in MIAA soccer semifinals

Tristen Ortiz, a 2017 graduate of Wayland High School, will be in action at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at Calvin College in the semifinals of the MIAA soccer tournament. Ortiz…

Editor October 29, 2017

Features

Local Trio continues to impress as Triple Barrel Band

by Austin Marsman Brothers Cameron and Jacob Conley, along with Clayton Brenner, started playing music together a few years ago after a rained-out bonfire forced them inside. A casual jam…

Editor October 29, 2017

Sports

Two former Wildcat standouts reunited for the last time

Two old Wildcat pals reunited for the fourth and last time Saturday as members of their respective MIAA college football teams. Linebacker Quentin Sweeny intercepted a pass for Kalamazoo College.…

Editor October 29, 2017

Articles

Four candidates seeking 3 seats on Wayland Council

Voters in the City of Wayland will see more than the local school bond proposal on the ballot Nov. 7. There are four experienced candidates seeking three open seats for…

Editor October 28, 2017

Sports

Lady Clipper spikers edge 4 teams to win SAC tourney

by Austin Marsman Martin’s varsity volleyball team endured a rough 1-7 dual match season only to come out on top in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament in Lawton Saturday. The…

Editor October 28, 2017

Sports

WHS grad guides Colorado school to top 10 finishes

Robby Young, a 2003 Wayland High School graduate, guided his Rampart High School cross-country teams to top 10 finishes in the Colorado state championship meet Saturday. The Ram boys placed…

Editor October 28, 2017

Sports

Lady Wildcats qualify for trip to Division 2 state meet

Though the Wayland girls’ cross-country team finished tied for fourth place in the O-K Gold Conference final standings, it’s going to the Division 2 state finals for the first time…

Editor October 28, 2017

Sports

Lady Vikings just miss another trip to state C-C meet

The Hopkins girls’ varsity cross-country team just missed a trip to the state championship meet Saturday by finishing in fourth place in the Division 2 regionals at the Red Bud…

Editor October 28, 2017

Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe makes $35,000 donation to Red Cross

The Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis made donations totaling $35,000 to the West Michigan and Southwest Michigan chapters.American Red Cross this week. The donations were made in honor of Gun Lake tribal…

Editor October 27, 2017

Columns

One Small Voice: Flake, Corker say ‘enough is too much’

Jeff Flake, Republican senator from Arizona, spoke emotionally and articulately from the podium in the halls of Congress earlier this week, informing his colleagues that he would not run for…

Editor October 27, 2017