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Ancient Wayland Fire Department truck joins Christmas parade

The annual Christmas parade took place this morning in downtown Wayland, and the Wayland Fire Department brought its 60-year-old fire truck to be part of the festivites. The ancient vehicle…

Editor December 5, 2015

Sports

Wayland JV girls’ hoops team also off to 2-0 start this season

Just like the varsity, the Wayland High School junior varsity basketball team is off to a 2-0 start this season. The Wildcats, coached by Coralie Ritz Miller, breezed past Wyoming…

Editor December 5, 2015

Features

Tess Tobolic’s dinosaur entry wins top prize at Art Hop competition

Tess Tobolic, a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School and a chalk artist, was the grand prize winner in the Wayland Art Hop art competition Friday evening with this formidable…

Editor December 4, 2015

Sports

Hopkins girls fall 51-19 to Covenant Christian, record evened at 1-1

The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team had its season record evened at 1-1 Friday after a 51-19 loss to Grand Rapids Covenant Christian. The Vikings defeated Fennville 52-44 in their…

Editor December 4, 2015

Sports

Hildebrand has another double-double, but Clippers lose again

The Martin girls’ varsity basketball season record fell to 0-2 Friday night with a 41-31 defeat at the hands of visiting Schoolcraft. The Clippers fell behind 13-4 in the opening…

Editor December 4, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats turn back Wyoming, another ‘team to watch,’ 47-38

Winning streaks are nice, but there’s something special about the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team’s 2-0 start this season. One is that the Wildcats’ 47-38 victory over Wyoming marked the…

Editor December 4, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Working stiffs got only crumbs in trickle-down system

One of the most disturbing fables I’ve ever encountered is a story about a frog and a boiling pot. The frog is persuaded by his hungry enemies to enter a…

Editor December 4, 2015

Obituaries

Gun Lake man’s funeral will be Monday in Kalamazoo

Carlo Moretti, age 68, of Gun Lake, died Thursday, Dec. 3, in Kalamazoo. Carl was born on July 21, 1947 in Bronx, N.Y., the son of Carlo and Edith (McManus)…

Editor December 4, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Hillary failed critical test in handling classified documents

by Robert M. Traxler Quite frankly it is hard to understand how Former Secretary of State/United States Senator Hillary Clinton found herself in a situation in which she violated a…

Editor December 3, 2015

Articles

Mark Sisson steps down as planner for many area municipalties

Longtime area planner Mark Sisson has announced his resignation from his position with area townships and the City of Wayland to concentrate on duties as full-time planner for Gaines Township.…

Editor December 3, 2015