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Lady Wildcats take hoops season opener on the run over Rockford

MLive Grand Rapids this week tabbed Rockford as one of the top five Grand Rapids area girls’ basketball teams to watch this season. Perhaps sports writer Steve Kaminski was a…

Editor December 1, 2015

Community Notices

State Police to conduct ‘Stuff a Blue Goose’ campaign Saturday

Michigan State Police Wayland post will be at the Hastings Wal-Mart from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and at the Plainwell Wal-Mart from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to accept…

Editor December 1, 2015

Columns

Ranger Rick: Lies, health and philandering husband wearing on Hillary

Watching the media circus with the Democratic and Republican candidates, the field will be narrowed in the next three months when the first primaries start to winnow out the leaders…

Editor December 1, 2015

Obituaries

Jerry Heasley, 52, 30-year veteran of Salem Twp. Fire Dept., passes

Jerry Heasley, 52, of Burnips died Monday, Nov. 3. Jerry drove truck for Padnos for 22 years, he was a fireman at Salem Township Fire Department for 30 years, was…

Editor December 1, 2015

Features

WHS grad Elmer Straub named to venue post with the Detroit Pistons

Wayland High School graduate Elmer Straub has been named the new senior vice president of venue management for the Detroit Pistons. Straub, who started in his new post in New…

Editor November 30, 2015

Community Notices

‘Punch Drunk’ ukulele band to visit next Rabbit River folk gathering

Punch Drunk, a ukulele band full of energy and pizzazz, will be guest performer at the next Rabbit River folk gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Vibrant Grains restaurant…

Editor November 30, 2015

Articles

Architects identify facility needs for Wayland schools; bond issue likely

Representatives from Tower Pinkster Architects of Grand Rapids have added a previously overlooked item in the Wayland School Board’s facility needs assessment — Pine Street Elementary. Steve Hoekzema, speaking on…

Editor November 30, 2015

Columns

Monday Moanin’: Some thoughts about being thankful for ancestors

By Jeff Salisbury When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of…

Editor November 29, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: Our founding fathers weren’t particularly religious

by Barry Hastings Contrary to the belief of many (not most) American citizens, this nation was founded on a political, not a religious basis, as witnessed by Article 6, Section…

Editor November 29, 2015

Articles

Dorr girl, 10, recuperating in hospital after bone marrow transplant

Ten-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr is recuperating today at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids after undergoing a bone marrow transplant. Lilly was diagnosed two years ago with…

Editor November 29, 2015