Editor

Lady Vikings’ late rally falls short in 7-5 loss to FHE

The Hopkins varsity softball team's overall season record slipped to 11-7 Friday with a 7-5 non-conference loss to Forest Hills Eastern. The Lady Vikings put together a five-run rally in…

Editor May 13, 2017

Editorial

The ‘Rest of the Story’ about the city’s sweetheart land deal

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The City of Wayland’s purported “sweetheart deal” for a 25-acre parcel deserves a…

Editor May 12, 2017

Columns

Ranger Rick: The Wayland Magical Mystery Land Deal

(Tap your heels three times and say I want it cheap!) The continuing drama of the “Outstanding Wayland Land Deal” reminds me of the Chicken Man radio series popular in…

Editor May 12, 2017

Sports

Nagel’s shutout gives Vikings split with Forest Hills Eastern

Ethan Nagel pitched a three-hit shutout in the nightcap as Hopkins earned a split of a doubleheader Thursday with Forest Hills Eastern. The Vikings took game two 3-0 after being…

Editor May 12, 2017

Community Notices

Elyshia Schafer named director at Dorr and Hopkins libraries

When Hopkins and Dorr Libraries Director Natalie Bazan left in March, Elyshia Schafer was selected as interim director for both. This week she was announced as new permanent director. Schafer…

Editor May 12, 2017

Sports

Lady Wildcats snap 3-game losing skid with nonleague win

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team snapped a three-game losing streak Thursday evening with a 3-2 win against Covenant Christian. "Following a well-played but tough conference loss the night before…

Editor May 12, 2017

Columns

Army Bob: Marijuana will be legal, health concerns matter not

by Robert M. Traxler The Center for Disease Control (CDC), a federal agency, has recently published a paper on marijuana use. I am confident that we as a nation will…

Editor May 11, 2017

Articles

Public hearing on Leighton air park postponed until July

The public hearing on the proposed air park in Leighton Township has had to be postponed until the second week of July. Leighton Township Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis said Thursday evening…

Editor May 11, 2017

Articles

Leighton Twp., District Library may be close to cost accord

An agreement between Leighton Township and the Leighton District Library is nearing completion after the two entities have been sharing the same building since last October. The Township Board painstakingly…

Editor May 11, 2017

Obituaries

Service Saturday for longtime firefighter John Opperman

John Opperman died Tuesday, May 9, at his home in Wayland. He was 83. He was born Nov. 19, 1933, in Hopkins the son of John and Halda (Schafer) Opperman.…

Editor May 11, 2017