Editor

Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 235

25 Years Ago — Oct. 2, 1991 A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate the shooting death of Dennis Roxbury of Hopkins, a Vietnam veteran who was killed by…

Editor September 28, 2016

Community Notices

Monthly folk music series plans ‘Hootenanny’ Saturday

The Rabbit River monthly folk music series will mark its fifth anniversary Saturday with a "Hootennany" celebration, sponsored by the Gun Lake Tribe Band of Pottawatomi Indians, at the Vibrant Grains…

Editor September 28, 2016

Sports

Vikings avenge loss to Godwin, even season record at 6-6

The Hopkins boys' varsity soccer team recorded its third straight victory with a 3-0 decision on the home field Tuesday evening against Wyoming Godwin Heights. The verdict enabled the Vikings…

Editor September 27, 2016

Sports

Viking cross-country teams both finish 2nd in Silver again

It appears that Grandville Calvin Christian and Hopkins will battle for both boys’ and girls’ O-K Silver Conference cross-country championships, as they have done so often in recent years. It…

Editor September 27, 2016

Columns

Basura: Trump’s tax plan is more trickle-down economics

“Top coat, top hat, But I don’t worry, Cuz my wallet’s fat.” ZZ Top, Sharp Dressed Man Donald Trump has released his tax plan. Tax Foundation, an independent entity has…

Editor September 27, 2016

Columns

Ranger Rick: The ‘deplorable’ gift that keeps on giving

Hillary Clinton, in a recent rant in front of her rabid supporters, smugly proclaimed; “To just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call…

Editor September 27, 2016

Obituaries

Service will be Thursday for Robert Schafer, 81, of Wayland

Robert "Bob" John Schafer, age 81 of Wayland, died Monday, Sept. 26. Bob was in the U.S. Army from 1956-1958. He worked for Pet Milk for 16 years and was…

Editor September 26, 2016

Editorial

Martin looks ahead with solar; Wayland stuck with phone surveys

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. There are two very different things going on right now in two local school…

Editor September 26, 2016

Obituaries

Funeral Wednesday for Terry Konecny, 55, of Shelbyville

Terri Lynn Konecny, age 55 of Shelbyville, died at home Sunday under hospice care. Terri graduated from Otsego High School in 1979. She worked at Key Plastics in Grand Rapids.…

Editor September 25, 2016

Columns

Monday Moanin’: Will we pay for private school busing?

Pupil transportation bill clears Michigan House: MI Republicans may force local districts to pay for private, parochial and charter school busing (Posted on the Fix the mitten blog Sept. 24, 2016)…

Editor September 25, 2016