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No. 1 Lady Wildcats win invitational, now 17-1 for season

May 2, 2015

The Wayland girls' varsity softball team, ranked No. 1 in this week's statewide Class B poll, did absolutely nothing Saturday to hurt its lofty standing. The Lady Wildcats lifted their overall season record to 17-1 by claiming the championship in the Wayland Invitational. They started their day with victories over...

Lady Wildcat soccer team wins 2 of 3 at Comstock Park Invite

May 2, 2015

The Wayland girls’ varsity soccer team won two of three encounters Saturday at the Comstock Park Invitational. The Lady Wildcats, now 8-5-1 for the season overall, exacted revenge on Zeeland West, which had defeated them previously this season, by a 1-0 count, was blanked by Big Rapids 3-0 in the...

Viking girls, guys 2nd, Wildcats 5th in Hopkins Invitational

May 2, 2015

The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams both were runners-up in the Hopkins Invitational Saturday. Both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ team finished fifth. There were 11 teams in the males’ competition and a dozen for the women. The Lady Vikings came up just two points shy of the top...

West Michigan earthquake was 4.2, centered near Galesburg

May 2, 2015

Almost everybody in West Michigan reported feeling an earthquake at about 12:23 p.m. Saturday. News outlets have reported a 4.2 quake was centered about eight miles south Galesburg in Kalamazoo County. Public safety authorities have asked the public to refrain from calling 911 and police and fire stations. There were...

Clippers lose twice to Bangor, overall record slips to 5-9

May 1, 2015

Martin's baseball squad dropped a conference doubleheader at Bangor Thursday, losing the first game 4-0 and dropping the second 12-2. “We sort of reverted back to early in the season when we were not playing very well,” Martin Coach Jon Gambee said. “Actually we hit the ball well, but right...

Don’t let Proposal 1 poison worthy local millage requests

May 1, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story, It is an editorial by the editor. A special election Tuesday, May 5, was hailed at first as a chance for local governments to pass sorely needed millage requests. Now it looks like the state-wide proposal to raise the Michigan...

Service for Judith K. Smith of Gun Lake delayed until June 6

May 1, 2015

Judith K. Smith, age 75 of Gun Lake, died Thursday, April 30, at Rose Arbor Hospice Home. Judy was a pharmacist and worked for Family Health, Northland Pharmacy, Walgreens, and Weicks until her retirement in 2010. She was a member of the Gun Lake Federation Women's Club. Judy enjoyed the...

Teunissen perfect again, No. 1 Lady Wildcats sweep again

May 1, 2015

Senior pitcher Mallory Teunissen and the Wayland girls' softball team Friday doubled their pleasure and doubled their fun. No, they didn't appear in a Wrigley's Doublemint gum commercial, but Teunissen hurled two perfect games against Comstock Park and the Lady Wildcats defeated the Panthers twice by identical 15-0 scores in...

Democracy Tree: State legislators gut 14th Amendment

May 1, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin It must hurt — the mental machinations and intellectual inconsistencies necessary for Michigan’s GOP lawmakers to time and again churn up conspiracy theories about federal government overreach. Tinfoil hatters are nothing new, but their numbers have swelled under Tea Party influence. Borne out of irrational fear...

WHS Pro Youth team Students attend ABYS Youth Summit

May 1, 2015

More than 300 students from Allegan and Barry counties attended the second annual Allegan Barry Youth Summit Friday, April 24, at Gun Lake Community Church. The Allegan County Pro Youth Team is a youth board made up of delegates from schools in Allegan County. Schools represented are Allegan, Fennville, Martin,...

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