Editor

Lady Wildcats fall in semifinal round at Portage Invitational

The Wayland varsity volleyball team went 3-2-1 Saturday in the Portage Invitational and lost in the semifinal round of the Silver Bracket competition. The Lady Wildcats defeated Dowagiac, Schoolcraft and…

Editor September 21, 2016

Editorial

Don’t let Tuinstra rule the roost on Dorr chickens issue

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. I resolutely urge everyone in Dorr Township who wants…

Editor September 20, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats shoot school record 167 on the golf course

The Wayland girls’ varsity golf team recorded its best finish this season in O-K Gold Conference jamborees, taking third place Monday at Maple Hill. South Christian won the meet with…

Editor September 20, 2016

Columns

Ranger Rick: Is Hillary Clinton healthy enough to be president?

Presidential politics have certainly been unconventional this year, to put it mildly. The recent half hour presentation where both candidates answered questions about being commander in chief was most telling.…

Editor September 20, 2016

Community Notices

Jonathan Seymour is back for another year as student rep

He's back! Wayland High School senior Jonathan Seymour now is serving as student representative for Wayland High School on the Wayland City Council. Seymour was student rep at Wayland Board…

Editor September 20, 2016

Articles

Woman held in Watson crime spree bound over to circuit court

A 21-year-old Otsego woman who allegedly took part in a series of crimes last month in Watson Township has been bound over to Allegan County Circuit Court. Haley Jenkins, 21,…

Editor September 20, 2016

Columns

Basura: Torture issue enough to reject Trump’s candidacy

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” — G.K. Chesterton The United States has long…

Editor September 20, 2016

Obituaries

Memorial service Friday for Robert Munjoy, 63, of Shelbyville

Robert Harwood Munjoy III, 63, of Shelbyville, died Saturday Sept. 17. Bob was a Vietnam veteran, spent his free time working on motorcycles, fishing and time with his three grandchildren.…

Editor September 19, 2016

Obituaries

Service will be Friday for Doug Echelberger, 78, of Dorr

Douglas L. Echelberger, age 78 of Dorr, died Sunday, Sept 18. Doug graduated from Cadillac High School in 1956. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. After more than…

Editor September 19, 2016

Columns

Democracy Tree: Sending it back to Trump — Postage paid

by Amy Kerr Hardin Wednesday’s mail revealed a large envelope with a stars and stripes stamp affixed in the upper right, addressed to me from none other than Donald J.…

Editor September 19, 2016