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Wildcats continue getting blown out by 1st-rate gridiron opponents

The Wayland varsity football team was pummeled by another heavyweight opponent Friday evening. This time it was Grand Rapids Catholic Central, the class of the O-K Gold Conference this season,…

Editor October 2, 2015

Obituaries

Longtime Allegan General Hospital nurse Lois Norman passes

Lois M. Norman, 83, of Hopkins, died Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Allegan County Medical Care Community in Allegan. Lois was born on Jan. 5, 1932, the daughter of Peter…

Editor October 2, 2015

Sports

Wildcat soccer team blanks Middleville for 2nd league victory

The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team recorded its second O-K Gold Conference victory of the season in a 2-0 verdict over Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. Chuck Wroblewski, scoring both goals on…

Editor October 2, 2015

Features

Around the Globe Artist Market ‘soft’ opening is Saturday

The Around the Globe Artist Market will have a "soft grand opening" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in conjunction with the Wayland Community Expo further east on Superior…

Editor October 2, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcat volleyball team sweeps Ottawa Hills; league mark 3-2

The Wayland varsity volleyball team improved its O-K Gold Conference record to 3-2 Thursday evening with a three-game sweep of Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills. The Lady Wildcats prevailed 25-11, 25-17…

Editor October 1, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcat golfers finish 3rd in final O-K Gold standings

The Wayland girls’ varsity golf team finished third in the O-K Gold Conference meet Thursday and climbed into third place for the season overall. The final 18-hole tourney for league…

Editor October 1, 2015

Articles

Hicks Cemetery in Watson Township to get fence enclosure

The Watson Township Board Thursday night voted to enclose Hick Cemetery with 450 feet of two-rail vinyl fence and to contact snowplowing services for a flat fee of $2,100 over…

Editor October 1, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Stop saying ‘human,’ ‘history,’ ‘mankind,’ and ‘man’

The politically correct left strikes again: the University of North Carolina, not Berkley or the California higher education system, but a relative conservative southern state, has banned the vile hate-filled…

Editor October 1, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: American sports spectacles promote greed, hubris

I really used to enjoy baseball, basketball and football in my youth and later golf, amateur wrestling, cross country and track. I followed professional and college teams closely and took part…

Editor September 30, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 185

25 Years Ago — Oct. 3, 1990 The Dorr Township Board, led by Clerk Dick Dutkiewicz, voted 4-1 to take part in the Allegan County $25 annual surcharge program for…

Editor September 30, 2015