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Lady Wildcats come to within 5 points of state-ranked South Christian

January 26, 2016

The up and down Wayland girls’ basketball team was on the upside Tuesday night in a very competitive 55-50 loss at undefeated South Christian, which is ranked No. 4 in the latest state-wide Class B Associated Press poll. The Wildcats got off to a great start leading 5–0 after the...

Wildcats’ Zack Nieuwkoop offered scholarship to Ferris State

January 26, 2016

Wayland High School 6-7 junior Zack Nieuwkoop has received an offer of an athletic scholarship to play basketball at Ferris State University. He announced the development Tuesday evening on Facebook. Nieuwkoop, who has been on fire on the hardcourt for the Wildcats in the last month, will graduate from Wayland...

Lady Wildcats’ bowling captain leads way; boys overcome TK

January 26, 2016

The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team lifted its dual match season record to 10-0 Tuesday afternoon with a 29-1 triumph over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The boys’ team, at the same time, bounced back from a disappointing loss to Hopkins last Thursday by getting past the TK guys 17-13. “For most...

Nieuwkoop scores 30; Wildcats roll, but await Ottawa showdown

January 26, 2016

It became painfully obvious very early in Tuesday night’s O-K Gold basketball matchup that South Christian simply couldn’t stop 6-7 Wayland junior center Zack Nieuwkoop. About the only chance the visiting Sailors had was to find a way to get him to foul out. And Nieuwkoop indeed sat out almost...

Let’s make certain no WHS football player wears No. 22 again

January 26, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. “History… is bunk.” — Industrialist Henry Ford We put too much stock in the importance of ceremonies and cosmetic honors, but when we retire the football jersey of a hometown hero, we should make...

Ranger Rick: Donald Trump appears to be the real deal

January 26, 2016

Donald Trump — Is he for real? Sure looks like it. When you consider the opposition is a communist/socialist old man (Bernie Sanders), a nobody (Martin O’Malley) and a sexual predator enabler and law breaking Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton) - he looks great. With the funny looking hair (at...

Democracy Tree: How Gov. Snyder pitted city vs. city in water wars

January 25, 2016

by Amy Kerr Hardin The uncertainty created under Gov. Snyder’s emergency manager model of governance fostered dangerous fear-based public policy decisions — Michigan municipalities were pitted one against another — facing trial by fire — of the cut-throat corporate variety. Of all the departments in the City of Flint, why...

Dorr Township offices to be open to public 40 hours per week

January 25, 2016

Dorr Township offices will be open for 40 hours per week and the exact times will be determined by office manager Vicki Fifelski. The Dorr Township Board voted 4-3 Monday night to make that change, from being open three days a week. At first, Supervisor Jeff Miling proposed having offices...

Fixing paved roads in Dorr Township would cost $3.3 million

January 25, 2016

The Dorr Township Roads Committee has estimated it would cost $3.3 million to fix local paved roads and more than $9 million to get gravel roads up to snuff. Township Treasurer Jim Martin passed out three information work sheets the committee had been working on earlier this month, showing estimates...

Barry Hastings: This means war between the ‘rabble’ and the GOP

January 25, 2016

By Barry Hastings Several months ago, in a piece written for this column (The ticking time-bomb), I said, "I think this guy (Trump) just might be the fatal blow to the GOP." Developing events make me more (and more) comfortable with the statement. On Friday, Jan. 22, the 'stuff began...

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