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Martin’s Jazmine Hildebrand all-state honorable mention

March 18, 2015

Martin junior forward Jazmine Hildebrand (35) has earned honorable mention accolades on the Associated Press Class D all-state girls' basketball team Hildebrand, who led the Clippers in both scoring and rebounding, achieved numerous double-doubles during the season and helped Martin two win its second straight district championship and fashion a...

The real issue: Athletic justice delayed is justice denied

March 18, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. A tangled web is being weaved after former Wayland Board of Education Shelly Whitley filed a complaint against the schools for violating federal Title IX provisions. It seems Whitley filed the action for two...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 157

March 18, 2015

25 Years Ago — March 21, 1990 Wayland school teachers were docked a day’s pay for taking part in a one-day protest by not showing up to an in-service workshop. Teachers were protesting what they believed to be a lack of support for English teacher Denise Klinge, who was victimized...

Wildcat Presley Hudson runner-up in Miss Basketball balloting

March 18, 2015

Wayland all-state senior point guard Presley Hudson was runner-up in the final voting for the 34th annual Miss Basketball award for the most outstanding girls' basketball player in Michigan. A four-year starter for the Lady Wildcats who collected more than 1,000 points during her career, she finished second to Tania...

Hopkins community prayer ceremony is Saturday evening

March 18, 2015

A community prayer ceremony in response to recent sad events in Hopkins is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 22, in the downtown park by the fire barn. The Hopkins United Methodist Church posted on Facebook, "Hopkins has been a sad place the past couple weeks. In...

Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday for Charles LaRoche

March 18, 2015

Charles Wayne LaRoche, 80, of Dorr, died Monday, March 16. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Ruth; his sons Edward (Donna) LaRoche, Eric (Sherri) LaRoche; his daughters-in-law Linda (Don) Dykstra and Ann LaRoche; 12 grandchildren; six great grandchildren; sisters, Yvonne (Ed) Arnold, Rita LaBanco, Kathy (Rich)...

Dorr Ranch residents bring complaints about developer

March 17, 2015

Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner Tuesday evening agreed to ask Professional Code Inspections to look into complaints by residents of the Dorr Ranch development off 12th Street. Several members of the neighborhood association appeared before the Planning Commission to talk about what they called unacceptable conditions of the...

Verizon cell phone communications tower OK’d in Dorr Twp.

March 17, 2015

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a special use request from Verizon Wireless to construct a communications cell tower on 20th Street. Approval was granted after a public hearing and a presentation by Verizon vendor Judd Chaille. The 2,200-foot high tower on a 100x100-foot site will be placed...

Civil rights complaint filed against Wayland school district

March 17, 2015

Former Wayland Board of Education member Shelly Salisbury Whitley has filed a Title IX civil rights complaint against the Wayland School District. She and her husband, Aaron, both Wayland High School graduates, filed their discrimination complaints Tuesday with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and with federal Office for Civil...

Ranger Rick: You can’t hide your lying eyes, Hillary Clinton

March 17, 2015

Forget your political associations and history, just use your judgment in observing and interpreting body language – it’s pretty simple. Just think of your child when he or she is lying to you. Hillary Clinton, for all her political acumen, is a neophyte compared to her husband. He could look...

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