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Former Martin Township Supervisor Terry Sturgis dies at 67

Former Martin Township Supervisor Terry Sturgis died of pancreatic cancer Sunday, Sept. 13, at his home in Martin. Terry was born on May 9, 1948, to Ted and Alice Sturgis.…

Editor September 15, 2015

Obituaries

Former owner of Hidden Valley Golf Course dies in Florida

Thomas H. Lowing, 71, of Port Charlotte, Fla., died Sept. 9. Tom was former owner of Lowing Enterprises and Hidden Valley Golf Course in Shelbyville. He was a member of…

Editor September 15, 2015

Sports

Hopkins girls runners-up at Middleville TK C-C Invitational

The Hopkins girls’ cross-country team was runner-up among four teams Monday at the Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Invitational at Yankee Springs State Park. The Vikings boys placed fourth among seven teams…

Editor September 14, 2015

Sports

Both Wildcat boys, girls finish 6th at Middleville TK Invitational

It wasn’t a good day for both the Wayland High School cross-country teams Monday afternoon at the annual Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Invitational at Yankee Springs State Park. Both finished in…

Editor September 14, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats beat Hamilton in dual, Martus’ streak reaches 8

The Wayland girls' golf team defeated Hamilton 189-201 Monday afternoon in a non-conference dual match at at the Orchard Hills Golf Course. Leading the way for the Lady Wildcats again…

Editor September 14, 2015

Community Notices

Free meals for kids summer program serves more than 8,300

Jeff Williams (left), pastor of the Wayland United Methodist Church, and Tim Murtaugh, interim pastor at the United Church of Wayland, two of the recipients of awards from the Wayland…

Editor September 14, 2015

Articles

Buyer offers $50,000 for historic, aging Moline Elementary School

Stephen Austin has offered the Wayland Union school district $50,000 to buy the historic, but aging Moline Elementary School. Bill Melching, the schools’ finance director, told the Board of Education…

Editor September 14, 2015

Community Notices

Two new teachers welcomed at Hopkins High, Middle Schools

Linsay Mitchell and Mack Scudder are the newest teachers this year in the Hopkins Public Schools system, in special education and U.S. history, respectively. Mitchell, who works at the high…

Editor September 14, 2015

Columns

Monday Moanin’: ‘New American Way of Life’ just another hoax

By Jeff Salisbury Meme… e-mail… truth… fiction… urban legend… Hope you’ve seen or read the chain email or Internet meme called either “How to get $75k in benefits for you and…

Editor September 13, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: Is Hillary Clinton a victim of ‘Murphy’s Law?’

by Barry Hastings The Clinton camp has suddenly become the Clinton collapse, in Iowa and New Hampshire, as Bernie Sanders leads Hillary in polls among Democrats in the latter by…

Editor September 13, 2015