Editor

Faith Rollandini wins Christmas card design contest

Pine Street Elementary student Faith Rollandini, daughter of Wayland High School sign language teacher Sarah Rollandini, was the winner of the annual Christmas card logo contest for 2016. Her artwork…

Editor December 12, 2016

Community Notices

Fire in Moline extinguished quickly by Leighton Dept.

Leighton Township firefighters were able to extinguish a fire Monday afternoon at a house on the corner of Park Street and 144th Avenue in Moline. Several area departments assisted. There…

Editor December 12, 2016

Community Notices

Weekend winter storms drop a lot of white stuff

Mary Swainston of Hopkins posted this photo while traveling on 28th Street in Grand Rapids Sunday. "From the house to GR airport and back home we counted 12 slide-offs, spin-outs,…

Editor December 11, 2016

Editorial

Coach Darrin Smith’s decision didn’t resolve anything

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I'm aware this won’t do any good, but I hereby resolutely urge Hopkins boys’…

Editor December 11, 2016

Columns

Barry Hastings: Strange occurrences in the polling place

by Barry Hastings Is it not odd the word scam should come to Trump's mind regarding a recount of votes cast in the Wisconsin general election? You see, scams, and…

Editor December 11, 2016

Sports

Hopkins basketball coach Darrin Smith decides to step down

Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball coach Darrin Smith has decided to step down from his post after just starting his fifth year. Several people close to the situation and parents of…

Editor December 10, 2016

Sports

Presley Hudson stars again as CMU pulls out a thriller

Central Michigan University sophomore guard Presley Hudson did it again — she snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Hudson, a 2015 graduate and all-stater for Wayland High School, drilled…

Editor December 10, 2016

Sports

Charity basketball scrimmage canceled due to weather

The charity basketball scrimmage between the Wayland boys' varsity and the 2010 alumni has been called off Saturday afternoon because of inclement weather, according to the Wayland Athletic Boosters. The…

Editor December 10, 2016

Obituaries

Clippers Salon owner Laura Surprise passes at 77

Laura M. Surprise, 77, of Watson Township, died Thursday, Dec. 8, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Laura was born August 17, 1939 in Holland, Mich., the daughter of Harvey…

Editor December 10, 2016

Sports

Clipper boys wins 2nd straight, girls fall to 1-3

The Martin boys' varsity basketball team improved its season record overall to 2-0 with a 50-30 victory Friday evening at Galesburg-Augusta. The girls' team, however, was on the short end…

Editor December 10, 2016