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Vikings suffer 6th straight defeat, 42-18 to unbeaten Montague

October 9, 2015

Undefeated Montague handed Hopkins its sixth consecutive loss on the gridiron Friday evening, 42-18. The Wildcats, now 7-0 for the season overall, scored two touchdowns through the air in the first quarter and added three TDs in the second period to mount a 35-12 advantage at intermission. They cruised the...

Mary Whiteford leads special GOP primary poll; Gamrat is 2nd

October 9, 2015

With less than three weeks to go until the Nov. 3 special election, a poll has Mary Whiteford at the head of the pack of eight candidates for 80th District Representative. Whiteford, who was runner-up in the August 2014 primary to former State Rep. Cindy Gamrat, is being chased by...

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Army Bob: Hillary’s record on halting spread of nukes not good

October 9, 2015

Perhaps the greatest foreign policy blunder in the history of the world was on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s watch. A very broad statement, but in my experience with third world nations it becomes apparent very quickly the most important goal of a tin-plated despot is to hold on to...

Wildcat soccer team falls to 2-6 in league after 3-0 loss to Hastings

October 9, 2015

The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team's overall record fell to 4-12, 2-6 in the O-K Gold Conference Thursday evening after a 3-0 loss to Hastings. The Saxons got a couple of goals from Mark Feldpausch, one from Justin Carlson and three assists from Aaron Denney.

Selden helped smooth rough waters after coming to Wayland

October 9, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The news about Wayland City Manager Mike Selden’s departure was bittersweet. It was bitter in that the Wayland is losing one of its better administrators throughout its history of almost 50 years as a...

Martin biology, zoology students visit Boulder Ridge Animal Park

October 9, 2015

The Martin High School zoology and biology classes Wednesday visited the Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park in Alto. Students were able to experience a wide diversity of animals from around the world. Helping to make the field trip possible was a generous donation from Marshall Plastics. (Photo supplied)

Leighton Twp. buys another softball field in Moline school deal

October 8, 2015

The final price for the aging Moline Elementary School building and property has been tweaked a bit, but it appears everybody in the deal will be beneficiaries. The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening agreed to chip in about $26,000 for the final $70,000 price, buyer Steve Austin will pay about...

Lady Wildcat golf team to join Martus at state Class B championships

October 8, 2015

A trip to the state Class B golf tournament may be like just another day at the office for senior all-stater Ali Martus, but this time she’s going to the big dance with all of her teammates. Martus and the Wayland varsity qualified for the state championship match a week...

Sheriff’s authorities seek public’s help in nabbing credit card suspects

October 8, 2015

The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspect (female in white T-shirt) and subjects (female in maroon T-shirt with young female) in a stolen credit card case. Around Sep. 15, multiple credit cards were stolen from a victim in Allegan County. The cards were...

Former Wayland man bowls perfect 300 game, 783 series

October 8, 2015

Steve Marcus, formerly of Wayland and now of Grand Rapids, bowled a perfect 300 in league play Thursday morning. As a member of Team Brunswick, he threw 12 straight strikes as the anchor in the third and final game of the competition. He also rolled a 258 and 225 for...

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