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Memorial service in Plainwell Monday for Ruth Doezema, 87

Ruth Doezema, age 87, of Martin, died Sunday, Oct. 16, at her home. She was born Sept. 20, 1929, the daughter of James and Edna (Portele) DeYoung and was raised in Wayland.…

Editor October 19, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A historic look at this area’s events, Part 238

25 Years Ago — Oct. 23, 1991 The county-wide 911 emergency call program will begin Oct. 29 and county dispatchers are urging residents to call the number once to assure…

Editor October 19, 2016

Obituaries

Service Friday for retired TK educator Audrey Whipple, 83

Audrey June Whipple age 83, of Wayland, died Sunday, Oct. 15. She was born June 9, 1933, in Graafschap, MI. Audrey attended Holland High School, Lake Michigan College and Grand Valley…

Editor October 19, 2016

Obituaries

Burial service planned later for Joan Harmsen of Hopkins

Mrs. Joan W. Harmsen, 83, of Hopkins, died Monday, Oct. 17. She is survived by her children, Rick and Linda Harmsen, Herman and Rose Harmsen, Isabell "Chris" Harmsen, Terri and Denny…

Editor October 19, 2016

Sports

Upset! Wildcat soccer team shocks Gull Lake in districts

The Wayland boys' soccer team pulled off an upset in the post-season district tournament at Richland Gull Lake. The Wildcats, who last week completed the regular season with a 3-13-1…

Editor October 18, 2016

Sports

Wildcat boys, girls both end up 6th in O-K Gold C-C

The O-K Gold Conference championship meet was held Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids and Wayland boys completed the meet and the season in sixth place. The girls’…

Editor October 18, 2016

Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday for Laura Junglas of Dorr

Laura Anna (Homrich) Junglas, 95, of Dorr, died Monday, Oct. 17. Laura was born March 13, 1921, in Byron Center to Raymond and Anna Homrich. Laura had such a strong Christian faith which…

Editor October 18, 2016

Articles

Dorr Township Plan Commission re-elects officers

The Dorr Township Planning Commission unanimously elected all officers and noted tentative plans to have the seven-member group restored to full strength. Re-elected were Chairman Robert Wagner, Vice Chairman Robert…

Editor October 18, 2016

Articles

Three residents appointed to rebooted City Tree Board

Three local residents applied to be members of the rejuvenated Wayland City Tree Board and all three were approved Monday night by the Wayland City Council. Kyle Croy, Gail Hollinger…

Editor October 18, 2016

Articles

Wayland Schools considers hiring critical incident guru

The Wayland Board of Education is considering hiring Thomas Mynesberge of Critical Incident Management Inc. to provide training for administrators and Staff in emergency protocols and response. Security Officer Matt…

Editor October 18, 2016