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Wayland schools earns grant to help at-risk students

Wayland Union Schools was awarded a grant for $40,425 from the Michigan Department of Education to offer academic support to at-risk students in grades K-3. Additional support will come in…

Editor October 14, 2016

Columns

Army Bob: WikiLeaks reveals cozy relations between DNC, press

by Robert M. Traxler I have spent the last nine hours reading the WikiLeaks e-mails hacked illegally from the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Most are boring and hardly worth the…

Editor October 13, 2016

Articles

Circuit Court hearing Monday to take up issue of Leighton air strip

Allegan County Circuit Judge Kevin Cronin will preside over an evidentiary hearing Monday on a restraining order to prohibit planes from flying at the old Martin air strip, where a…

Editor October 13, 2016

Articles

Leighton Twp. officials preparing to open new hall Tuesday

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening held its last meeting at the soon to be old township hall on Kalamazoo Avenue. Most of the business conducted dealt the move into…

Editor October 13, 2016

Articles

Consumers Energy promises improvements for Martin, Gun Lake

Consumers Energy has announced a number of improvements to improve reliability in the Delton, Martin and Gun Lake areas after a series of outages related to weather, equipment and trees.…

Editor October 13, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings win 2 of 3 volleyball matches at Hamilton Quad

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team won two of three matches Tuesday at the Hamilton Quad. The Lady Vikings defeated Otsego 25-23, 10-25, 15-8; lost to Calvin Christian d Hopkins 22-25,…

Editor October 13, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats beat Wyoming to halt 10-match skid

The Wayland varsity volleyball team beat Wyoming in three of four sets Tuesday in an O-K Gold Conference dual match. The Lady Wildcats won 25-19, 18-25, 27-25 and 26-24. The…

Editor October 13, 2016

Sports

Wildcats blanked 3-0 in season finale; districts at Gull Lake

The Wayland boys' soccer team completed its season Wednesday night at East Grand Rapids in the rain, losing 3-0 in an O-K Gold Conference match. "The game started with the…

Editor October 13, 2016

Sports

Both Viking girls,’ boys’ teams slip to 3rd in C-C jamboree

Both the Belding boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams surprised the Hopkins squads Tuesday by taking second in the latest O-K Silver jamboree. The Belding girls bested the Lady Vikings 54-58…

Editor October 13, 2016

Obituaries

Funeral will be Saturday for Mike Kas, 62, of Wayland

Mike Kas, 62, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Byron Center. He was born on May 9, 1954 to Peter and Lenora (Schelhaas) Kas in Pipestone, MN. Mike worked…

Editor October 12, 2016