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Martin Township to take part in ‘E-Recycling’ day in Otsego

September 14, 2016

The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening elected to participate in the "E-Recycling" event Saturday, Oct. 22, in Otsego. The cost for the service is $1500, but it was noted that it's already included in the $36 per household per year stipend voters approved in the August primary. The site will...

New Martin Twp. assessor elects to stay at her old job

September 14, 2016

Though Rosemary Anger of Hastings was selected as assessor for Martin Township, she later turned down the job offer and Joshua Simmons has been hired instead. Anger accepted the Township Board’s offer for a $19,000 annual salary, but then several days later informed Martin that her current employer, the Barry...

Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 233

September 14, 2016

25 Years Ago — Sept. 18, 1991 Dennis Roxbury, 41, of Hopkins, was shot and killed by state troopers in downtown Hopkins after authorities received a complaint he was brandishing a rifle in the open and was intoxicated. Lt. Steve DeBoer, commander of the Michigan State Police Post, insisted Roxbury...

Wildcats edged by Wyoming in 3-2 overtime soccer thriller

September 14, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team lost a 3-2 heart-breaker in overtime Tuesday night to Wyoming. The loss dropped the Wildcats' record to 2-6-1 overall and 1-3 in the O-K Gold Conference. "A hard fought Tuesday evening brought with it the first overtime sessions of the season for the Wildcats...

Government promotes distrust when playing ‘I’ve Got a Secret’

September 13, 2016

ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “I don’t trust guvmint… I trust the people.” — George W. Bush “A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind “Secrets...

Lady Wildcats finish 6th among 7 teams in Gold meet

September 13, 2016

Coach Chris Drew commented that "The Wayland varsity girls struggled with the trees at Yankee Springs (Golf Course), but worked hard to finish strong." The Lady Wildcats finished in sixth place in the third O-K Gold Conference golf jamboree of the season at Yankee Springs, the home course of Middleville...

Ranger Rick: Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we deceive

September 13, 2016

What are the polite ways of saying someone lied? Something including one or more of the following or they are described as: mis-spoke, incorrectly remembered, mis-remembered, misinterpretation, misstatement, prevarication, fairy tale, falsity, fib, half-truth, jive, distorted, whopper, teller of untruths, fabrication, prevaricator, equivocator, white-lie, bullsheeter, bullcrapper, full of it, blowhard,...

Wayland to revisit policy on administrators coaching

September 12, 2016

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night promised to come up with a less confusing and more fair policy governing administrators coaching. The board is between a rock and a hard place on the issue because current policy is not uniform. It allows Dorr Principal Kevin Zachak to coach the...

Wayland schools business outsourcing arrangement ended

September 12, 2016

The Wayland Union school district has terminated its business outsourcing arrangement with the Joannesburg-Lewiston district, effective Sept. 30. The impetus for the move was announcement of the “retirement” of Finance Director Bill Melching on that same date. Melching was going to be the on-site representative from Wayland and his assistant,...

Lady Vikings claim divisional title in Yankee Springs race

September 12, 2016

The Hopkins girls’ cross-country team captured first place in its division Monday in the Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Invitational at Gun Lake State Park. The Lady Vikings scored 39 team points to run away with first place in the Kellogg Division, which is for Division 3 squads. Grand Rapids West Catholic...

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