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Ranger Rick: On presidential sweepstakes and ‘road kill’ vote

May 12, 2015

Looking at the expanding field of potential presidential candidates, one thing is apparent: Mrs. Clinton is losing ground. Even Bernie Sanders (United Socialists of Vermont – a satellite province of the USSR) is thinking he has a chance against the person the media feels is successor to the throne, the...

Public Safety Beat: Fire damages Kraai well drilling business

May 12, 2015

Authorities are attempting to determine the cause of a fire early Tuesday morning that damaged Kraai Well Drilling, 110 124th Ave., Shelbyville. A family-owned and operated business specializing in well drilling, pump repair and water treatment, Kraai has been a Martin area fixture for many years. Reports indicated a vehicle...

Viking standout guard Ryan Pierce had best 3-point shooting %

May 12, 2015

Hopkins High School senior guard Ryan Pierce won the individual state championship in three-point shooting for the 2014-15 season. The plaque shown here was sent to Pierce, recognizing he had the best three-point shooting percentage of all high school varsity players in Michigan during regular competition. Pierce was invited to...

Lady Wildcats nearly topple unbeaten TK, but lose 2-1 in OT

May 11, 2015

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team, on a roll of late, came into a showdown with O-K Gold Conference unbeaten Middleville Thornapple Kellogg with hopes of catching the Trojans. But it was not to be, one goal shy, in a 2-1 overtime battle at Wayland Middle School. Lady Wildcats' coach...

Viking guys and girls celebrate O-K Silver track championships

May 11, 2015

For the Hopkins girls’ varsity track team, an O-K Silver Conference championship was business as usual, but for the Viking guys, achieving the same feat was special The girls won their fourth consecutive league crown Monday night by finishing first in the conference meet with...

Three food service grievances against Wayland schools outlined

May 11, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night was presented with three grievances from employees with the school’s food service program. Tom Greig, former Wayland High School teacher and now UNISERV director for the southwest region of the Michigan Education Association, outlined three grievances, but promised three more at the board’s...

Services set for Thursday for Evelyn Brenner, 92, of Hopkins

May 11, 2015

Evelyn R. Brenner of Hopkins, died Monday, May 11, at Brairwood Assisted Living in Allegan. She was 92. Mrs. Brenner was born Aug. 9, 1922, in Sparta, the daughter of Conrad and Clara Schwartz. Evelyn graduated from Hopkins High School, Class of 1940. She was a life member of the...

WHS grad’s cancer diagnosis raises questions for firefighters

May 11, 2015

Firefighter Stephen "Shakey" Vanravenswaay, a 1990 graduate of Wayland High School, is getting a lot of support lately from his firefighting brethren in Orange County, Fla. VanRavenswaay, a firefighter for the past 19 years, was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer Feb. 25, though he has no family history of...

Joshua Keyzer, 16, pleads guilty to felony murder of cousin

May 11, 2015

The Dorr area teenager who was accused or raping and killing his 21-year-old cousin near Doan’s Lake last summer pleaded guilty this morning to felony murder. Joshua Keyzer, who then was 15, admitted to Allegan County Circuit Judge Margaret Bakker, that killed Kassandra Keyzer while attempting to rape her. In...

Monday Moanin’ — What must be done in ‘road kill’ aftermath

May 10, 2015

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net Proposal I fails, resoundingly, but too many voters respond with no votes across the board I completely understand the statewide backlash by voters and turning back Proposal 1 (I voted NO as well), but I am troubled by so many no votes of other local issues....

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