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Former Wayland Deputy Fire Chief Dick Kugelard dies at 72

February 21, 2015

Richard E. (Dick) Kugelard, 72, of Gun Lake, died at his home Saturday morning. Kugelard was a longtime member of the Wayland Fire Department. The fire department posted on Facebook Saturday afternoon, "It is with deep regret that we share the information received that one of our former members of...

Memorial service for Tom Linington will be Feb. 28 at VFW

February 21, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Thomas Charles Linington of Zephyrhills, Fla, died Monday, Jan. 12, after a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his partner Christine Steele, his children Jeremy and Joshua, his sister Penny (Gordy) Hudson, his brothers Denny (Mary) Linington and Scott Linington, as well as three...

Services Feb. 28 for Gwendolyn (Northouse, Visser) Emery

February 21, 2015

Gwendolyn (Northouse, Visser) Emery died Feb. 19. She is survived by family MarySue (Jerry) Werkema, Barbara Ann Visser and Tami Cullinford, Brenda Lea (David) Kornoely. Step children Rick (Carolyn) Emery, Mary Ann (Tim) Doyle, Kathy (Wally) Kolehouse, Karen Ostaszewski and Jane Bockheim. Also, a very special friend Susie Balfoart, 22...

Godwin drops Hopkins girls’ overall record to 5-13 with 52-37 win

February 21, 2015

The Hopkins girls’ basketball team’s season record fell to 5-13 overall and 4-4 in the O-K Silver Conference Friday night in a 52-37 loss to Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Vikings kept the ballgame reasonably close through most of the way, but the visiting quintet was able to pull away gradually,...

Clipper girls’ basketball team ends regular season with 12-8 record

February 20, 2015

The Martin girls’ basketball team improved its season record to 12-8 with a 62-32 victory Friday night in the crossover game for the Southwest Athletic Conference. The Clippers, who finished at 4-6 in the SAC North Division, wasted no time in taking control of this one, shooting out to a...

Viking guys lose to state-ranked Godwin Heights, 70-51

February 20, 2015

Wyoming Godwin Heights, ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press state Class B rankings, defeated Hopkins 70-51 Friday night in an O-K Silver Conference matchup. The Wolverines, upset once by North Pointe Christian earlier this for their only loss, took control early with a 21-11 lead after one quarter and...

Henika Library’s Christina Golm takes Newaygo director post

February 20, 2015

Henika District Library Coordinator of Projects, Technology and Community Outreach Christina Golm has accepted a new post as director of the Newaygo Area District Library. Golm, who earned her master of library science degree at Wayne State University, has been with Henika since April 2011. She has been awarded an Accessible...

Wildcat guys score early and often in 72-28 rout of Catholic Central

February 20, 2015

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team seemed to do whatever it pleased Friday evening in an easy 72-28 victory at Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Wildcats, with the verdict, lifted their O-K Gold Conference record to 5-3 and they are now 14-3 overall. They grabbed a 9-0 advantage in the...

Catholic Central halts Lady Wildcats’ amazing win streak, 64-42

February 20, 2015

For the second time in just one week, this is what revenge looks like. And it's not pretty. The Wayland boys' basketball team got sweet revenge on Friday the 13th by pasting Middleville, but the Wayland girls' were on the wrong and bitter end of revenge Friday night in a...

How cold was it? Record breaking or record tying on Feb. 20?

February 20, 2015

Tom Miller of Moline was at again Thursday night and Friday morning, showing off the temperature at his house in the country. This indicator is showing somewhere around minus 15 or minus 16 degrees Farenheit. Some local residents, like Cathy Witkop Dutkiewicz of Dorr, showed as low as minus 19....

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