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Presley Hudson scores 36, is MAC Player of the Week

January 3, 2017

Central Michigan University’s Presley Hudson was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for women’s basketball. Hudson, a sophomore guard from Wayland, scored a career-high 36 points in leading the Chippewas to a 91-78 victory over Kent State in CMU’s MAC opener Saturday. Hudson, last year’s MAC...

Memorial service Jan. 14 for Dick Arnold, formerly of Wayland

January 3, 2017

Richard "Dick" Collinson Arnold, formerly of Wayland, died on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. Born on Feb. 7, 1931, he was 85. He is survived by his wife Joan (Wilcox), to whom he was a devoted and loving husband for over 65 years; his five children, most of whom were...

City Council sets strategic planning session for Feb. 4

January 3, 2017

The Wayland City Council voted to have its annual strategic planning session at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at council chambers. Council members gather for a special meeting at about this time every year to discuss matters of local government and policies with the city manager, department heads and the...

The Leprecons to ring in new year at folk gathering

January 3, 2017

The next monthly Rabbit River folk gathering will kick off the new year at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, with featured artist/group the Leprecons. The venue will be the Vibrant Grains Bakery and Restaurant, 142 S. Main St., Wayland. "Gather 'round ye lads and lasses! Set ye for a while...

Ranger Rick: Good riddance to President Barack Obama

January 3, 2017

Last night, I was watching clown TV (NBC - Nobody But Clowns) national news and saw Secretary of State John Kerry. I have one question for him — "how long have you been dead and didn’t know it? That pile of grey hair swept back on top of the ghostly,...

I agree with a timid proposal to increase term limits

January 2, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I was shocked — shocked I tell you — when I learned recently that the State Legislature I despise so much actually came up with an idea I support wholeheartedly. It was a timid...

Barry Hastings: Cuba Libre´ Part II, the missile crisis in 1962

January 2, 2017

by Barry Hastings In the summer of 1962, New York's U.S. Senator Kenneth Keating was growing concerned by stories reaching him from Cuban refugees who'd recently fled their homeland for the U.S. They spoke of a large increase of shipping form the U.S.S.R, to Cuba. Raul Castro, Cuba's war...

Middleville goes outside state for new football coach

January 2, 2017

An on-line high school football source called Major Hoople reports that Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg has hired Charlie Feller, who formerly coached in Iowa and Texas. He will replace Chad Ruger, whose Trojans suffered through an 0-9 season last fall, including a 10-7 defeat at the hands of Wayland. Major Hoople said,...

Athletic first families have interesting year for Wayland

December 31, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is analysis by the editor. It was an interesting year for Wayland’s first families in basketball and softball. Basketball, dominated by the Hudson family, offered a lot of thrills, chills and victories. Coach Mike Hudson’s Wildcat boys lost only two...

Splash pad was best and most positive story here in 2016

December 31, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is analysis by the editor. The now dearly departed year of 2016 was rife with negative developments, but the top local story over the last 12 months, as chosen by me, the friendly dictator, was perky and positive. Beating...

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