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Brenden Gossman, Viking teammates bowl in state tourney

March 5, 2016

Hopkins High School freshman Brenden Gossman qualified for the match play round of the state Division 3 individual bowling tournament in Jackson Saturday, but he lost in the opening round of the final 16. The Hopkins boys' bowling team Friday finished 12th in the state Division 3 team tournament. Gossman...

Sophomore Sydney Urben state bowling tourney runner-up

March 5, 2016

Wayland High School sophomore Sydney Urben Saturday was runner-up in the state Division 2 individual bowling championship tournament. Urben lost to state champ Hannah Ploof of Flint Kearsley 385-336 in the finals. She had defeated Madchen Breen of Warren Regina in the semifinals 389-302, Alexxa Flood of Kearsley 350-348 in...

Martin finishes 10-0 in division with 60-40 win over Marcellus

March 5, 2016

by Jon M. Gambee, Martin Bureau Chief Martin closed out its regular boys' basketball season in the Southwest Athletic Conference’s North Division with a perfect 10-0 record by easily defeating Marcellus Thursday, 60-40. Tanner Curry led the scoring with 15 points and completed another double-double by garnering 12 rebounds. Garrett...

Former Shelbyville woman Rita (Roberts) Giesing dies at 93

March 5, 2016

Rita (Roberts) Giesing of Middleville, formerly of Shelbyville, died Friday, March 4. She was 93. Rita was born April 12, 1922, in Sarnia, Canada, the daughter of Curtis Charles and Mary Harriet (Pagenois) Hartwell. During World War II, she was employed at a VA Hospital in Detroit, where she met...

Watson cemetery mowing cost is $135 cheaper than in 2015

March 4, 2016

The Watson Township Board Thursday evening accepted the low bid from M.W. Moore & Sons for $9,700 for mowing services for the township hall and cemeteries. Watson Township Supervisor Pam Brown said there were three bids for the work The township last year had contracted with Dave Kok and DK...

Lady Wildcats’ season ended by state-ranked South Christian

March 4, 2016

“Well, the shoe goes on the other foot tonight…” — George Jones A year ago the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team was rated among the top five in the state, was O-K Gold Conference co-champion with Grand Rapids Catholic Central and had to beat South Christian a third time in...

Baker Elementary students enjoy snow piles for winter fun

March 4, 2016

Volunteers Jon Jensen and Don Borgic made snow piles for Baker Elementary students to play in. Using a shovel and a little imagination, students created tunnels and snow houses. Shown here are students in Katrina Brown's first grade class. Jensen is a former teacher and principal for Wayland schools and...

Columns

Army Bob: All Michigan presidential primary candidates the same?

March 3, 2016

The March 8 Michigan presidential primary will allow voters in our area to be heard not only on who may run for president, but also on what type of government we want in the future. On the Democrat side of the divide we have Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary...

Lady Wildcat Aubree Hodges signs to bowl for Davenport

March 3, 2016

Aubree Hodges, a senior co-captain of the Wayland girls' varsity bowling team, became the first Lady Wildcat bowler to sign a letter of intent to compete in the sport at the collegiate level. Hodges, shown here with coach Bill Holbrook, has signed with Davenport University to continue her bowling career....

Vikings close out regular season with win over Maple Valley

March 3, 2016

The Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball team completed its regular season on a positive note Thursday evening with a 64-51 victory over visiting Maple Valley. The Vikings, who finished the regular campaign with a 4-15 overall record, had to overcome a sluggish start in which they trailed 19-11 at the close...

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