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Lady Wildcats take 3rd in Traverse City volleyball tourney

The Wayland High School varsity volleyball team opened its season Saturday at the Traverse City Central Invitational and finished in third place. The Lady Wildcats won four matches, lost once…

Editor August 23, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings win Lawton volleyball tournament title

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team defeated five opponents Saturday at the Lawton Invitational to capture the tournament title. The Lady Vikings defeated Bridgman 21-14 and 21-19 in the finals after…

Editor August 23, 2016

Columns

Ranger Rick: Our troubles can be traced to Chickenman times

Years ago, many years ago (50 years) a program on radio called “Chickenman” – the most fantastic crime fighter the world has ever known — came on every day on…

Editor August 23, 2016

Articles

Pine Street Elementary, high school pool days numbered

Plans for building or updating Wayland Union school district facilities are getting more into focus after the second community forum Monday night with about three dozen citizens in attendance. It’s…

Editor August 22, 2016

Features

Clippers marching band plays 2 tunes for cancer patient

The Martin High School Clipper marching band took a break from band camp to play for a band member's grandmother Wednesday, Aug. 17. Ethan Jonker's grandmother, Jamie Hayes, underwent surgery…

Editor August 22, 2016

Columns

Monday Moanin’: Adequacy study inadequate, but so is funding

by Jeff Salisbury Late in the Lame Duck legislative session of 2014, Democrats won what they thought was a major victory in getting the Republican-led legislature and Gov. Snyder to…

Editor August 21, 2016

Columns

Their ‘Finest Hours’: How the Coast Guard earns its pay

by Barry Hastings If you haven't read the book (or seen the movie) The Finest Hours, by Michael Touugias and Casey Sherman (Scribner paperback, 2015), run out and buy a…

Editor August 21, 2016

Features

Wayland women dominate Miss Allegan County pageant

Mary Bush (left) of Wayland Union High School was selected the new Miss Allegan Outstanding Teen 2017 and Rachel Bouterse, a Wayland High School graduate now representing Aquinas College at…

Editor August 21, 2016

Community Notices

Strongest storms of 2016 include tornadoes to the northwest

Tornado warnings sounded all over Allegan County just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday as funnel clouds were sighted in Bangor and Fennville. The tornado was reported moving north and it was…

Editor August 20, 2016

Obituaries

Memorial service in GR Aug. 27 for Lillian Van Zee, 83

Lillian Lenora (Grose) Van Zee died July 25 at the age of 83 in her home in Fort Myers, Fla. There will be a memorial service in her honor at…

Editor August 20, 2016