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North Dorr native Leroy ‘Curlie’ Wagner dies at age 84

Leroy L. "Curlie" Wagner of Plainwell died Saturday, Oct. 21. Curlie was born Dec. 14, 1932, in North Dorr; the son of George and Barbara (Donokowski) Wagner. A farmer, Curlie…

Editor October 25, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral is Friday for ‘Flower Lady’ Linda Medendorp

Linda L. Medendorp, age 78, died Monday, Oct. 23. Grandma Linda’s doors and arms were always open, and everyone knew it. Shea was known as “The Flower Lady” and “The Sweet…

Editor October 24, 2017

Community Notices

Wayland schools gets highest possible rating for audit

Wayland Union Schools completed its annual financial audit by Plante & Moran for the 2016-2017 fiscal year and received an “unmodified audit,” the highest rating a school district can receive and…

Editor October 24, 2017

Community Notices

New owners start at Yankee Springs golf course Nov. 1

Roger and Joni Masselink will take over as new owners of the Yankee Springs Golf Course on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Members of the Tichvon family, who have owned the course…

Editor October 24, 2017

Columns

Ranger Rick: President Trump, carnival barker extraordinaire

For those of you healing from the 2016 presidential election, if your candidate was not elected, there are a few people to blame. And it’s about time to get over…

Editor October 24, 2017

Obituaries

Longtime Hopkins farmer, meat cutter Dick Funk, 85, dies

Richard "Dick" Joseph Funk, 85 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Oct. 22, at Green Acres of Wayland. Dick was born in Salem, Mich., Sept. 22, 1932, to the late Bernard and Evelyn…

Editor October 23, 2017

Sports

Wayland 8th-grade volleyball team lost only once this fall

The Wayland eighth grade volleyball team has just completed a terrific season, losing only once, in the semifinals of a tournament Saturday, finishing with a 15-1-1 record overall. Team members…

Editor October 23, 2017

Articles

Did Dorr Trustee John Tuinstra violate eavesdropping law?

Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra is absorbing criticism from Planning Commission members who maintain he may have violated state “eavesdropping” laws last week. Tuinstra attended the Oct. 17 Plan Commission…

Editor October 23, 2017

Features

No matter that it rained on Wildcats’ cross-country parade

The rain Monday in Wayland and all of West Michigan was relentless and plentiful. After setting records for being dry in September, this one super soaker more than made up…

Editor October 23, 2017

Sports

Lady Vikings win 3 of 5 matches in O-K Silver meet

The Hopkins volleyball team won three of five matches Saturday in the O-K Silver Conference meet at Belding. The Lady Vikings wound tied for second place with Calvin Christian in…

Editor October 23, 2017