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Sunday afternoon ceremony to honor Martin’s Andrew Bee

May 6, 2015

The Sons of the Union Veterans chapter of Plainwell will conduct a special ceremony at East Martin Cemetery at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, honoring the Martin man said to have captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis after the end of the Civil War. John R. Keith, senior vice commander of...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 164

May 6, 2015

25 Years Ago — May 9, 1990 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners voted 12-1 to allow all 24 townships to decide whether they will apply a $25 per household fee for recycling services. A special committee formed to study the feasibility of a Gun lake village has determined the...

Democracy Tree: Proposal 1 money trail was a one-way street

May 6, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin The Michigan roads proposal, billed as "road kill" after its resounding defeat Tuesday, was paved with cash, but it flowed in mostly one direction. Regardless of how voters felt about the content of the bipartisan compromise, in the interest of complete transparency, they should additionally know...

Local millage requests dragged to defeat by state proposal

May 5, 2015

Voters in Dorr and Martin townships apparently weren’t in any mood Tuesday to approve tax increases for roads, nor fire equipment. Just like the state-wide proposal to hike the sales tax for roads, local requests were rejected as well, just not as soundly. Despite a solid effort by Carolyn Sandel...

Wildcat boys edge South Christian by taking 1600-meter relay

May 5, 2015

The Wayland boys' track team defeated South Christian 70-65 in an exciting meet that came down to the last race of the night, the 1600-meter relay. Wildcats Justin Fleser, Owen Glass, Trent Thelen and Carson Nieuwenhuis hooked up to win that last race in 3:40.15. The Lady Wildcats squad, however,...

Viking basketball standout Ryan Pierce to play at Davenport

May 5, 2015

Hopkins standout basketball and football player Ryan Pierce (seated, center) has signed a letter of intent to play hoops for Davenport University next fall and winter. Pierce, who also was quarterback for the Vikings' football squad, was one of the best three-point shooters among guards last winter. He canned nine...

Long-distance runners lead 2015 Hopkins academic top 10

May 5, 2015

It’s been said that long-distance runners tend to be good academic students and high achievers. The Hopkins High School Class of 2015 advances that notion with valedictorian Rachael Weber and salutatorian Samantha Ludlam. Both have been long-time members of the Vikings’ cross-country team and both have been long-distance runners for...

Ranger Rick: Is Baltimore’s mess just a hint of things to come?

May 5, 2015

The media, in its consuming quest to be first and usually get it wrong, presumed it had a great story of police brutality on a long time criminal, Freddie Gray, in Baltimore. The way it was reported, it certainly pointed to police brutality. But, as the facts slowly came out...

Channel 8 seeking Wayland City treasurer over Bangor’s woes

May 5, 2015

WOOD-TV Channel 8 is hot on the trail of Wayland City Treasurer Cheri Parrish. Investigative reporters say they want to know her role, if any, in reports of $500,000 missing from City of Bangor coffers. Parrish was hired in 2012 as treasurer for Wayland after the abrupt resignation of Bhama...

Wayland schools bus fleet inspection perfect 8th straight year

May 5, 2015

The Wayland Union Schools bus fleet, which numbers 23 Wayland and 15 AAESA vehicles, received a perfect safety inspection by the Michigan State Police. This is the eighth year in a row for this accomplishment, which is due to the hard work and mechanical ability of Jody Boyles, head mechanic...

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