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Longtime nurse Catherine Schrier dies days before 100th birthday

Catherine Elizabeth Seymoure Schrier (Betty) of Shelbyville died Thursday, Sept. 3. She was only 11 days shy of her 100th birthday. Born in Graybill, Ind., on Sept. 14, 1915, Betty…

Editor September 4, 2015

Obituaries

Hopkins grad Mason Hoskinson, 39, loses battle with cancer

Mason James Hoskinson died at his home Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was only 39. Mason was born Oct. 30, 1975, in Allegan. He was a graduate…

Editor September 4, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is It’s True: What should we do with sick predators of children?

I watched the 1998 film “Happiness,” which won a lot of acclaim in Europe, but got a cold reception in America. The reason was obvious — the film took up…

Editor September 4, 2015

Sports

Wildcat soccer team records 1st victory, 4-2 over Hamilton

The Wayland varsity boys' soccer team recorded its first victory of the season Thursday, beating Hamilton 4-2. Coach Ben Sleeman said the momentum of the game shifted late in the…

Editor September 4, 2015

Community Notices

Leighton Township welcomes new fire truck now in service

The new Leighton Township fire truck has arrived and is now in service. The Leighton Township Board earlier this year spent more than $300,000 on a five-year-old fire truck that…

Editor September 4, 2015

Obituaries

Funeral Saturday for Wayland native, longtime teacher Irma Fargo

Wayland native and longtime area teacher Irma M. Fargo died Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Fargo was born June 7, 1922, in Wayland, the daughter of Julius…

Editor September 4, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: Let’s have open, simple, less bureaucratic government

by Robert M. Traxler I received one of those chain emails, you know the ones with the please forward on the bottom. One of the points in the email was…

Editor September 4, 2015

Sports

Vikings victims again of Allendale and a strong passing attack

Though Hopkins has had one of the storied high school football programs in the last quarter of a century, it seems to have developed a couple of Achilles heels.…

Editor September 3, 2015

Community Notices

Judge orders pizza business to drop the ‘Joe’ from ‘Joe’s Way’

Allegan County Circuit Judge Kevin Cronin has ordered Stefano Levant (right) to drop the name "Joe's" in his Joe's Way pizza business that reopened earlier this year in the plaza…

Editor September 3, 2015

Sports

Wildcats buried 56-22 by high-powered Forest Hills offense

It wasn’t all that surprising that Forest Hills Eastern put 56 points on the board against Wayland Thursday night. The Hawks scored 48 in their season debut a week before.…

Editor September 3, 2015