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Dorr Elementary 3rd-graders visited by dogfish shark

Jan Goodwin, science materials coordinator for the Wayland school district, conducted dogfish shark investigations with all third-graders at Dorr Elemenary this week. She connected to the lessons on animal adaptations…

Editor June 9, 2016

Editorial

Is Mrs. Clinton the first female to run for president?

To the editor: The long and short answer is no, Hillary Clinton is not the first woman to seek the presidency. In my opinion, every reporter and television commentator needs…

Editor June 9, 2016

Columns

Basura: Close encounters with a now departed champion

“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” — Jimi Hendrix, musician and…

Editor June 9, 2016

Obituaries

Service will be Saturday in Dorr for Faye Hurst, 91

Faye Hurst, age 91, died Tuesday, June 7. She is survived by her sons, James Gary (Donna) Hurst of Cobb Lake, Tim of Lansing, daughter-in-law Carol of Byron Center; five…

Editor June 8, 2016

Articles

About 120 citizens attend assessing school needs forum

The first of three public forums this summer on assessing the physical needs of the Wayland school district drew about 120 people Wednesday night. A good crowd listened briefly to…

Editor June 8, 2016

Community Notices

Leah Sprague-Fodor is new chair of Gun Lake Tribe

Leah Sprague-Fodor has been sworn in as official chairperson of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe). Sprague-Fodor was selected by the Tribal Council to serve as chairperson…

Editor June 8, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 219

25 Years Ago — June 12, 1991 Neighbors of the Beechwood Hills Christian Encampment complained to the Hopkins Township Board about dumping of waste in the woods in back of…

Editor June 8, 2016

Community Notices

Library Director Natalie Bazan Dorr Citizen of the Year

Natalie Bazan (left), director of the Dorr Township and Hopkins District libraries, has been selected Dorr Township Citizen of the Year by the Dorr Lions Club. Bazan has been director…

Editor June 7, 2016

Community Notices

Award-winning WHS math teacher earns doctorate

Wayland High School math teacher Linda Anderson now can be referred to properly as Dr. Linda Anderson. A math teacher at WHS since 1997, she has earned her PhD in…

Editor June 7, 2016

Sports

Lady Vikings finish season with 26-10 overall record

The Hopkins varsity softball team had the school's larest numbers of season victories, fashioning a 26-10 overall record. Three of the squad's losses were to O-K Silver Conference and Division…

Editor June 7, 2016