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MSU ag teacher, FFA advisor Jessica Couch wins state award

December 27, 2015

Hopkins High School agriscience teacher and FFA advisor Jessica Couch has won an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery. Weekly award winners are given a plaque, a $500 cash prize and $500 grant for their classroom, school or school district. Another part of the honor is to be...

The Muck Starts Here: We deserve what we get if Trump is elected

December 27, 2015

by Barry Hastings It's the only true indicator of my current disgust and shame for the United States of America, particularly for the under-educated idiot mass (56 percent) determined to make Donald Trump the leader and spokesman for the entire free world. I hope he wins the GOP nomination, and...

Wayland Floral & Gifts on W. Superior likely to close its doors Thursday

December 27, 2015

It is probable that Wayland Floral & Gifts, 118 W. Superior St., will no longer be in business after Friday, Dec. 31. Co-owners Rick and Cindy Mathis, who opened the shop in May 2014, have indicated that if they are unable to sell the business, they will close its doors...

Funeral will be Wednesday for Arnold Adamczyk, 95, of Hillards

December 26, 2015

Arnold R. Adamczyk, age 95, of Hilliards died Friday, Dec. 25, at Metro Health Wyoming, MI. He was born Jan. 31, 1920, to Joseph and Helen (Czachorski) Adamczyk in Hopkins. He was graduate of Wayland High School and served in World War II. Arnold worked in quality control for American...

When will Michigan voters throw out the rascals in Lansing?

December 26, 2015

I continue to observe the behavior of the Michigan Legislature and Gov. Rick Snyder with apoplectic astonishment. I also continue to be depressed that too few people seem to share my outrage. What will it take for the citizens of this state to rise up in righteous indignation and show...

Wayland boys’ hoops team plays Tuesday night in holiday tourney

December 25, 2015

The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team will play Forest Hills Central at 6 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 29, in the opening round of the Cornerstone Holiday Basketball Tournament, Gold Division. The Wildcats, sporting a 3-0 record overall this season thus far, will play either Wyoming Godwin Heights or Rockford in the...

WHS grad Haldeman ends collegiate kicking career with FG, 6 PATs

December 24, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Andrew Haldeman kicked six extra points and a 47-yard field goal in his final collegiate football game Thursday when Western Michigan defeated Middle Tennesse State 45-31 in the Popeye's Bahamas Bowl. Haldeman, place kicker for WMU, has been kicking field goals and extra points for the...

Columns

Army Bob: So just who are these oppressed victims in America?

December 24, 2015

by Robert M. Traxler Let’s take a look at who is an American victim in the eyes of the progressive left wing movement. Anyone not 100% Caucasian, and not many Americans are. Any American who is not a male, not heterosexual, not a Christian, not rich, not well educated, is...

Leighton Twp. Fire Dept. handles down wires; many without power

December 24, 2015

A rainstorm and high winds early Thursday morning knocked out power lines in the Wayland area and left many residents without power for about 14 hours. The Leighton Township Fire Department was summoned to handle a wire down across two roads, one of them a major road. "None of us...

Lady Wildcat JVs capture Cornerstone hoops tourney title

December 24, 2015

The Wayland junior varsity girls’ basketball team won the championship trophy in the junior varsity division of the Cornerstone Holiday Tournament Wednesday by defeating Grand Rapids Christian 50-40 in the title game. The Lady Wildcats had a great first quarter against the Eagles as they converted their defensive efforts into...

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