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Clare Goodman, 1960 Wayland High School grad, dies at 74

July 8, 2016

Clare Harold Goodman, 74, of Alto, died Thursday, July 7, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming, MI. He was born on Dec. 14, 1941, to Clare and Emily (Schwartz) Goodman in Allegan. He graduated from Wayland Union High School in 1960. Clare worked in Manufacturing for Steelcase for 32 years...

Former Viking grid star responds to recent tragic events

July 8, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following are comments by 2015 Hopkins High School graduate Jalen Kisner, who is perhaps best known in this area as an all-star offensive and defensive lineman for the Vikings' football team. Kisner posted on Facebook commentary after the spate of shootings this week of young black males...

Yes It Is, It’s True: My unpleasant history with United Way

July 7, 2016

So many confessions I have made, ‘cause truth got in the way. (With apologies to Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins — “Both Sides Now”) I’ve had an unpleasant history with the United Way in my somewhat checkered career in community journalism. I thought about that earlier this week when I...

Columns

Army Bob: Lynch-Clinton meeting explanations suspicious

July 7, 2016

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s talk about Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s meeting with former President Bill Clinton. According to the media it was a chance meeting at a private portion of an airfield in a private jet; if a public official wished to have “plausible deniability” this would be a...

FBI Director Comey, a hero or villain in e-mail issue?

July 7, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob Moras who went to Wayland High School in the Class of 1966 until he moved to Alpena in 1964, has penned this column about the latest developments in Hillary Clinton's e-mails saga. What a crazy week it was for Hillary and Bill Clinton. Bill gets on a...

WHS grad Sam Geivett earns national academic accolades

July 7, 2016

Samantha Geivett, a 2014 graduate of Wayland High School, has earned a special national academic award from the National Junior College Association. Geivett, who was named to the second unit of the all-conference volleyball team for the community colleges of Michigan last fall, was setter on the Wayland High School volleyball...

Dorr Township candidates’ forum planned for July 26

July 6, 2016

The Dorr Township Library again will coordinate a local candidates’ forum for four people seeking two seats on the Dorr Township Board in the Aug. 2 primary election. The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Crosswinds Church. Library personnel sponsored a similar forum two years ago...

Democracy Tree: GOP dept. of skullduggery alive and well

July 6, 2016

by Amy Kerr Hardin “The disastrous Citizens United decision opened up the floodgates for dark money groups to spend on politics. But there are still some limits to the amount of spending and secrecy these groups are permitted—and too many brazenly ignore these modest limits.” — Noah Bookbinder, Executive Director of Citizens...

Wildcat soph Rory Myers scores an ace on MSU golf course

July 6, 2016

Wayland High School sophomore Rory Myers already has some special accomplishments in his young career as a golfer. The 15-year-old Wildcat last spring was district tournament champion as a freshman with an 18-hole score of 71. Myers this week added to his growing legend by carding a hole-in-one at the...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 223

July 6, 2016

25 Years Ago — July 10, 1991 Michael VanSledright, 24, of Grand Rapids, suffered third-degree burns to his left hand and forearm after he was struck by sparks from a misfired shell during the fireworks display at Gun Lake. A volunteer with the Gun Lake Protective Association, he received treatment...

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