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Basura: A most unpleasant wife of a sex offender

May 11, 2016

“Let’s Go Crazy” — Prince I worked for nine years as a field agent for the Michigan Department of Corrections. I supervised a guy on probation for criminal sexual conduct with an underage girl, a 15-year-old high school student. My duties required me to have him into the office for...

Service Saturday at Dorr Baptist for James Balfoort, 77

May 10, 2016

James Carl Balfoort, age 77, died after struggling with Parkinson's for many years. He is survived by his wife Susie; children Mary, Bruce, Michelle and Keith; grandchildren Ashley, Dawn, Evonne and Candace. He also had five great grandchildren, Renn, Malacai, Kyawna, Elijah, and Nehemiah. He is survived by his siblings,...

Two finalists chosen for Wayland City plan consultant

May 10, 2016

The City of Wayland has received three bids for planning consultant services and will interview two finalists Thursday. City Manager Tim McLean said a committee of three City Council members and himself will interview Williams and Works of Grand Rapids and Professional Code Inspections of Dorr. PCI has been serving...

WHS grad earns praise in Forbes Magazine survey

May 10, 2016

Embriette Hyde, Wayland High School Class of 2005, was featured in Forbes Magazine January 2016 edition the "Top 30 under 30," a compilation of 600 game-changers in 20 industries making a difference in the world. Also widely known as a hurdler on the Wildcat track team, she graduated from...

Michael Kelly to play football for Hope College next fall

May 10, 2016

Wayland Union High School football standout Michael Kelly will join the Hope College Flying Dutch next fall. Kelly finished the 2015 campaign with 901 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions and he was an all-O-K Gold Conference selection. He will join fellow 2013 Wayland Union grad Mike Miklusicak in Holland...

Lady Wildcats blank Ottawa Hills, 8-0 in Gold match

May 10, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team posted an 8-0 shutout victory Monday over Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills in an O-K Gold Conference matchup. The Lady Wildcats scored seven times in the first half. Goals were scored by Ali Cutler (5), Madie Aylworth (3), Ashlyn Schafer (4), Emily Gray (2), Lynnsey...

Ranger Rick: You can buy love if you get yourself a pup

May 10, 2016

“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.” — Anonymous “Dogs are not our whole...

Lady Vikings lose 2-1 on walkoff hit in bottom of 7th

May 10, 2016

The Hopkins softball team suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to perennial O-K Silver Conference champion Calvin Christian Monday. The Squires scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a walkoff hit with two outs. Hailey Burch threw six and two-thirds innings and gave up 7 hits...

Vikings hang on to blank Calvin Christian, 3-0

May 10, 2016

Hopkins scored three runs in the first inning Monday and was able to hang on the rest of the way to post a 3-0 victory over O-K Silver Conference rival Calvin Christian. The Vikings scored in the first on a steal of home by Austin Black, a steal of home...

Gun Lake Tribal Elder Margaret Sipkema passes at 84

May 10, 2016

Margaret Marie (Sprague) Sipkema, age 84 of Moline, died Monday, May 9. Margaret was a proud Gun Lake Tribal Elder. She was politically active in the Democratic Party in Allegan County for many years. She was a former union representative for the UAW Local 206, was the first Tribal Chairwoman...

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