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Henika District Library director earn’s master’s from Wayne State

December 12, 2015

Molly Walker, who has served as director of the Henika District Library for the past five months, has completed work on her master’s degree in library and information science at Wayne State University. Walker was hired as director at Henika while serving as intern for four months earlier this year....

Funeral for Dawn Wiles, 79, will be held in Wayland Wednesday

December 12, 2015

Dawn Joyce Ayers Wiles, age 79, of Caledonia, died Friday, Dec. 11 Dawn is survived by her sons: Jim (Vicki) Ayers, Greg (Jill) Ayers, Dennis (Lisa) Ayers; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her step-daughter Brooke Wiles; her sisters Mary Byrd and Shirley Drumm and many nieces and nephews. She was...

Democracy Tree: Michigan GOP insensitive to gun violence victims

December 11, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin A week ago today, just hours prior to the horrific mass shooting in California, Michigan House Democrats offered a resolution to declare Dec 9–16 as Remembrance For All Victims of Gun Violence Week in the state of Michigan, marking the three-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook...

Sports

Hopkins girls’ and boys’ basketball teams both lose to Hamilton

December 11, 2015

The Hopkins boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams both lost to Hamilton in non-conference encounters Friday night on the wnners' floor. The boys were defeated 57-35 to have their season record slip to 0-2 overall. The girls lost 53-31 and now are 1-2 overall. Further details about both games were...

Lady Wildcats defeat 3rd straight ‘team to watch’ in 41-38 war

December 11, 2015

Wayland’s gritty 41-38 victory Friday night over Hudsonville begs the question: “So just how good are the Lady Wildcats?” Overlooked by the media at the start of the season, coach Marty Howard’s legions have reeled off three consecutive triumphs over three of MLive Grand Rapids’ “Five Teams to Watch” this...

Recreation authority is a splendid idea, but why the cloak and dagger?

December 11, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. News of the exploration of establishing a recreational authority in the Wayland Union School District leaves me with mixed emotions. I think a recreational authority to reboot discarded recreation programs would be a splendid...

Wayland schools’ media class takes part in ‘Hour of Code’ program

December 11, 2015

Computers are everywhere, but fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago. Girls and minorities are severely under represented. Students in Kelly Boston’s media class participated in the Hour of Code, where students learned about computer coding. The Hour of Code is a nationwide program encouraging 100 million students...

Andy Moore to succeed Mark Sisson as Leighton Twp. planner

December 11, 2015

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening decided to hire Andy Moore as new planner, succeeding the retired Mark Sisson. Moore is an employee of Williams & Works of Grand Rapids, which Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis said is fertile ground for planners in West Michigan. The board agreed to hire Moore...

Cremation, private memorial service held for James Larabel, 71

December 11, 2015

James "Jim" Larabel, age 71, of Wayland, died in his sleep on Wednesday, Dec. 9, after a long struggle with Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (C.O.P.D.) He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Sherry; his step-children, Debbi (Chris) Haveman, David (Cindy) Kukor, Denise Hill; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister,...

Columns

Army Bob: Prepare yourself for the silly season and tiresome rhetoric

December 10, 2015

by Robert M. Traxler As we enter what some folks call the silly season, the presidential election season, we see politicians on both sides of the spectrum using the same old worn-out mantras. One of my favorites is the use of the word “fight;” I will fight for you, your...

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