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Celebration of life for Judy (McBride) Nance, 67, will be June 14

May 29, 2015

There will be a memorial celebration to honor the life of Judy Karen (McBride) Nance from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 14, at Yankee Springs Golf Course. Ms. Nance died Dec. 17 at age 67 at Metropolitan Hospital due to complications from COPD. She was born Sept. 29, 1947,...

Middleville’s 3rd win over ‘Cats ends their season in districts

May 29, 2015

The Wayland High School girls' varsity soccer season came to an end Thursday night in the district semifinals with a 2-0 loss to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Middleville, which beat the Lady Wildcats twice earlier this season, was O-K Gold Conference champion. Holly Hall and freshman Tess Scheidel scored the only...

Army Bob: Cold War redux? Russian tanks better than ours

May 29, 2015

The Russians have introduced a new main battle tank at the annual WWII Victory Parade, the T-14 Armata. The tank is a marvel of 21st Century innovation. It has a crew of only three with a fully automated turret, advanced autoloader, 125MM smoothbore computer stabilized main gun, and with fin...

Yes It Is, It’s True: ‘Purple Patty’ and the ugly senate campaign

May 28, 2015

“When you lie down with dogs, you rise up with fleas.” — Ottawa County Prosecutor James Bussard, March 1969. This is the somewhat sordid and salacious story of perhaps the ugliest political campaign I ever covered and failed to cover. Its protagonist is former State Senator and State Rep. Patty...

WHS grad accepted into Hope watershed research program

May 28, 2015

Emily Arendsen, a graduating Wayland High School senior who is planning to study biology at Hope College this fall, has been accepted into Hope College's Watershed Research program this summer. She will begin college a week early and will be collecting data from Lake Macatawa watershed. The research project will...

Democracy Tree: Many local police now are armed to the teeth

May 28, 2015

Is your local government armed to the teeth? Many in Michigan are. A recent editorial in U.S. News & World Report cited the drama writer’s principle known as “Chekhov’s Gun” — if they have it, they must use it: “If you say in the first chapter that there is a...

Services scheduled for Saturday for Bud Higbee, 85, of Dorr

May 28, 2015

Ruben "Bud" E. Higbee, age 85 of Dorr, died May 27. Bud was a wood worker at Grand Rapids Dowel Works. He was a member of the Wyoming Ward Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He volunteered in Dorr at Project Hope and the Dorr Library. He enjoyed...

Lady Wildcats win tuneup for districts and run record to 29-2

May 27, 2015

The Wayland varsity softball team Tuesday defeated Wyoming 4-1 in a non-league nine-inning game to improve its overall season record to 29-2. The contest was a sort of tuneup for the Lady Wildcats, who will play in the Class B district semifinals at 10 a.m. Saturday in Hopkins. They will...

Funeral will be Saturday for 5-year-old son of WHS graduates

May 27, 2015

Services for the 5-year-old son of two Wayland High School graduates killed May 16 in a tragic traffic accident will be Saturday in Middleville. Caleb Duley was born Feb. 18, 2010, in Grand Rapids, the son of Jack "Scott" and Amanda Lynn (Hall) Duley, both 1997 graduates of Wayland High...

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Dorr Township to spend $9,750 per dust control application

May 27, 2015

The Dorr Township Board Tuesday evening decided to spend $9,750 per application on up to two applications of dust control for gravel roads. The board had delayed action on the issue until after results of the local road millage vote were known after the May 5 special election. The winning...

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