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Wildcat boys’ bowlers bounce back after Zeeland loss to top Hopkins

December 8, 2015

Twenty-four hours after Wildcat bowler Cameron Heintzelman shot his first career 300 game, the Wayland boys’ bowling team continued on their roll of exciting evenings Tuesday by defeating Hopkins 22-8. Wayland took the first of two baker games 202-161 with Heintzelman striking out in the tenth frame, as he had...

Wayland overpowers Hopkins boys’ hoops team, 67-14, in opener

December 8, 2015

It was a really bittersweet night in Hopkins Tuesday. Bitter was the recent news of the death of Randy Winchester, husband of longtime high school social studies teacher. Bitter was a resounding 67-14 defeat at the hands of a deep and talented Wayland basketball team. Sweet was the turnout and...

Benefit dinner still on in Hopkins, though Randy Winchester has died

December 8, 2015

The benefit spaghetti dinner at Hopkins High School Tuesday afternoon and evening was set to go on as planned, but the man whom it was for died Sunday. Randy Winchester, husband of high school social studies teacher Tara Winchester, died of cancer at Trillum Woods, Byron Center. He had been...

Ranger Rick: Liberal media is guilty of ‘Dixie Chicks’ syndrome

December 8, 2015

I continue to get hammered by those on the liberal side of the aisle when I bring up the subject of a bought and paid for media – the "Liberal Media" – especially by the author of this rag (his description, not mine). If a story doesn’t appear in the...

Former Wildcat star named to collegiate all-region volleyball team

December 8, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Molly Lameyer has added yet another honor to her personal trophy case. Lameyer, a senior at Davenport University, has been named to the Midwest all-region team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Lameyer, a Wildcat standout in basketball and volleyball who graduated in 2012, earned the...

Allegan man, 22, believed to have been killed in crash near Hopkins

December 8, 2015

Authorities believe a 22-year-old Allegan man was killed early Tuesday morning when the 2006 Chrysler Pacifica he was driving left the road and crashed on 128th Avenue between Hopkins Village and Hopkinsburg. The Allegan County Sheriff's Department said a passerby came across a single vehicle that had left the roadway...

Wayland City Council takes care of ‘housekeeping’ matters

December 7, 2015

Monday’s Wayland City Council meeting served as a sort of reorganizational session, as the august body took up setting meeting dates and making appointments. Only two of the actions prompted some opposition — the election of mayor pro tem and the increase in hours for the billing clerk. Mayor pro...

Project launched to establish Wayland Area Recreation Authority

December 7, 2015

There is a movement afoot to establish a Wayland Area Recreation Authority. Representatives from the City of Way-land, Wayland Township, the Wayland Union school district and the Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis to come up with a way to have a central entity to handle and help pay for recreation...

Cameron Heintzelman rolls perfect 300 game for Wildcats; girls win 25-5

December 7, 2015

Cameron Heintzelman rolled a perfect 300 game for the Wayland boys’ bowling team Monday afternoon against Zeeland East. The guys’ team, however, lost to the Chix 19-11. The girls’ squad, meanwhile, defeated Zeeland East handily, 25-5. The Wildcat boys won the first baker game 202-201, in which Heintzelman struck out...

WMS student Emily Fox interviews WWII vet William Karpowicz

December 7, 2015

It’s not every day you get to meet a World War II veteran. Approximately 492 of them die each day. They are mostly in their 90s. William Karpowicz, age 91, visited the middle school Monday to attend their annual Pearl Harbor Day remembrance program. Prior to the assembly, eighth grade...

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