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Funeral for ‘Case’ Pols, 71, of Dorr, will be held Thursday

January 25, 2016

Cornelis "Case" Pols, age 71, of Dorr, died Saturday, Jan. 23, under the care of his family and Faith Hospice. Case was born on Sept. 22, 1944 in Hoffdorp, Netherlands. He served in the United States Coast Guard and enjoyed woodworking and kayaking. He retired from P.C.I. of Michigan where...

Monday Moanin’: Too much slack in my JC Penney slacks

January 24, 2016

By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ If you follow me on Facebook you probably already know this, but I’ve been on a quest to lose some weight. A lot of weight. Since August, after I watched a PBS special – itwas pledge week actually – about something called The Wheat Belly Diet,...

Martin bounces back from Delton loss to beat Galesburg, 61-34

January 23, 2016

by Jon M. Gambee Martin fell behind early Friday at Galesburg, but unlike the game Tuesday at Delton, the Clippers battled back to take a 61-34 victory against the Rams. Galesburg jumped out to an 11-0 lead, but Coach David Curry called a timeout and his Clippers got their act...

Sports

Hopkins boys lose to No. 1-ranked basketball team in the state

January 22, 2016

Wyoming Godwin Heights, the No. 1 boys' basketball team in the latest state-wide Class B Associated Press poll, defeated Hopkins 89-40 Friday night on the winners' floor. The loss dropped the Vikings' overall season record to 1-8. Further details were not available.

Wayland boys cruise to easy 80-50 hoops triumph at Hastings

January 22, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team, ranked No. 4 this week in the latest state-wide Class B poll, cruised to an easy 80-50 victory Friday night at Hasting. The win lifted the Wildcats' season record to 8-1 overall. Further details were not available.

Lady Wildcats upset 61-58 by O-K Gold opponent Hastings

January 22, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team was upset 61-58 Friday night at Hastings. The loss dropped the Wildcats' overall season record to 6-5 and 1-2 in the O-K Gold Conference. Further details were not available.

Democracy Tree: Michigan’s No. 1 budget priority should be Flint

January 22, 2016

While politicians, pundits, candidates, and the media yammer on and on about how best to help Flint, and who may or may not be doing enough — now would be a good time to take the temperature of Michigan residents on their priorities. With a substantial state budget surplus recently...

WHS grad Jason Zylstra wins award from Michigan State Police

January 22, 2016

Jason Zylstra, a 2002 graduate of Wayland High School, was named the recipient of the 2015 Motor Carrier Officer of the Year Award by the Michigan State Police. Zylstra, of the Jackson Post, received the award at a special ceremony in Lansing on Thursday. The Motor Carrier Officer of the...

Lady Wildcat rollers win to push overall season record to 9-0

January 21, 2016

The Wayland girls' bowling downed a rapidly improving Hopkins team 21-9 at High Mark Lanes in Dorr Thursday to improve its dual match record to 9-0. The Lady Wildcats managed to win two very close Baker games, 147-142 and 163-154 which gave them a 14-pin win for the Baker two-game...

Columns

Army Bob: Where do candidates stand on eminent domain issue?

January 21, 2016

Let’s discuss eminent domain, a topic on which everyone has an unyielding stand on one way or the other. To understand the issue, we need to dwell on a bit of history. We all like to think our ancestors came to the new world for religious freedom, some did. The...

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