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Monday Moanin’: College good investment only if you’re a bank

By Jeff Salisbury JeffreyLSalisbury@gmail.com Michigan high school juniors, like my grandson Auston, will be the first to take the SAT college admission standardized test next spring instead of the ACT. The switch,…

Editor September 6, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: Brits search for answers 12 years late

It has been six years since British Prime Minister Gordon Brown asked civil servant Sir John Chilcot to conduct an investigation into how Britain was led to join us in…

Editor September 6, 2015

Sports

O-K Gold, Silver, SAC football standings, roundup for week 3

Week Three — Overall records for the football teams in the O-K Gold, O-K Silver and Southwestern Athletic Conferences. Ottawa-Kent Gold Ottawa-Kent Silver GR Catholic Central…

Editor September 5, 2015

Obituaries

Visitation will be Wednesday, Sept. 9, for Greg Barney, 57

Greg Barney, age 57, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 2. He is survived by his loving sister Carolyn Bromer, good friends and his co-workers at Action Packaging. The family will…

Editor September 4, 2015

Obituaries

Longtime nurse Catherine Schrier dies days before 100th birthday

Catherine Elizabeth Seymoure Schrier (Betty) of Shelbyville died Thursday, Sept. 3. She was only 11 days shy of her 100th birthday. Born in Graybill, Ind., on Sept. 14, 1915, Betty…

Editor September 4, 2015

Obituaries

Hopkins grad Mason Hoskinson, 39, loses battle with cancer

Mason James Hoskinson died at his home Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was only 39. Mason was born Oct. 30, 1975, in Allegan. He was a graduate…

Editor September 4, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is It’s True: What should we do with sick predators of children?

I watched the 1998 film “Happiness,” which won a lot of acclaim in Europe, but got a cold reception in America. The reason was obvious — the film took up…

Editor September 4, 2015

Sports

Wildcat soccer team records 1st victory, 4-2 over Hamilton

The Wayland varsity boys' soccer team recorded its first victory of the season Thursday, beating Hamilton 4-2. Coach Ben Sleeman said the momentum of the game shifted late in the…

Editor September 4, 2015

Community Notices

Leighton Township welcomes new fire truck now in service

The new Leighton Township fire truck has arrived and is now in service. The Leighton Township Board earlier this year spent more than $300,000 on a five-year-old fire truck that…

Editor September 4, 2015

Obituaries

Funeral Saturday for Wayland native, longtime teacher Irma Fargo

Wayland native and longtime area teacher Irma M. Fargo died Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Fargo was born June 7, 1922, in Wayland, the daughter of Julius…

Editor September 4, 2015