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Ranger Rick: The ‘deplorable’ gift that keeps on giving

September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton, in a recent rant in front of her rabid supporters, smugly proclaimed; “To just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic – you name it. Some folks, they are irredeemable…...

Service will be Thursday for Robert Schafer, 81, of Wayland

September 26, 2016

Robert "Bob" John Schafer, age 81 of Wayland, died Monday, Sept. 26. Bob was in the U.S. Army from 1956-1958. He worked for Pet Milk for 16 years and was an insurance agent for Farm Bureau Insurance for 25 years. Bob was a member of Trinity Lutheran Evangelical Church. He...

Martin looks ahead with solar; Wayland stuck with phone surveys

September 26, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. There are two very different things going on right now in two local school districts. One is a visionary, forward-looking policy decision in Martin. The other is continuation of a tired old practice in...

Funeral Wednesday for Terry Konecny, 55, of Shelbyville

September 25, 2016

Terri Lynn Konecny, age 55 of Shelbyville, died at home Sunday under hospice care. Terri graduated from Otsego High School in 1979. She worked at Key Plastics in Grand Rapids. She is survived by her husband Richard Konecny; her sons: Ben Forcier, Brady Forcier, Stephen Konecny and Tucker Konecny (Rachel...

Monday Moanin’: Will we pay for private school busing?

September 25, 2016

Pupil transportation bill clears Michigan House: MI Republicans may force local districts to pay for private, parochial and charter school busing (Posted on the Fix the mitten blog Sept. 24, 2016) A PUPIL TRANSPORTATION BILL HAS PASSED THE MICHIGAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, BUT IT’S NOT NECESSARILY WHAT IT...

Lady Wildcat JVs 2nd in county-wide volleyball tourney

September 25, 2016

The Wayland junior varsity volleyball team took second place in the nine-team Allegan County Classic JV Invitational Saturday in Hopkins, losing in three games to Hamilton 25-21, 15-27, 15-11 in the championship round. The Wildcats' front line begins with their middle attackers Lydia Ellis and Sara VanDer Weide (and Kennedy...

Seven WHS students join effort against prescription drug abuse

September 25, 2016

Seven students from the Wayland Pro Youth Team and Wahoos attended a facilitator training session with other Allegan County youth to learn about the misuse of prescription drugs and how it affects young people today. The program, “The pHARMING Effects,” trained students to be able to present in teams to...

Barry Hastings: Trump is making America groan again

September 25, 2016

By Barry Hastings I'm pleased to see Hillary Clinton getting some sound effort from a pretty good group (far more than Trump) "Flag" officers, retired and active. These are people well aware of the (many) threats we face. I guess I'm most likely to get into much of what's "trending."...

Former Wildcat all-stater Ali Getty leads Northwood in sweep

September 25, 2016

Allison Getty, a 2014 graduate of Wayland High School, had 13 kills and three serving aces Friday in Northwood University's three-set victory over Lake Erie to push its record to 5-1 overall. Getty, an all-state Division 2 Wildcat on the state semifinalist team in the fall of 2013, is a...

Service Tuesday for Ed Salski, 92, father of murder victim

September 24, 2016

Edward J. "Ed" Salski, age 92, formerly of Wayland, died Saturday, Sept. 24. He was the father of 1966 Wayland High School graduate John E. Salski, a teacher who was murdered in the Detroit area in 1974 and whose killer has never been determined. Edward was born Feb. 12, 1924,...

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