Editor

Yes It Is, It’s True: How long can United Bank be a holdout?

When you drive on 142nd Avenue west to Dorr from the expressway, you can see a billboard with a picture of President Arthur C. Johnson declaring that United Bank has…

Editor April 24, 2015

Community Notices

‘Teach Children to Save’ message presented at Steeby

Bob Pawlowski from Chemical Bank in Wayland visited Steeby Elementary second-graders Friday for the "Teach Children to Save" program. This is an initiative sponsored nationally by the American Bankers Association…

Editor April 24, 2015

Sports

Martin’s record falls to 2-6 after losing doubleheader

The Martin baseball team’s season record slipped to 2-6 Thursday after being swept in a doubleheader against Gobles. The Clippers lost the first game 7-1 and then the nightcap 14-0.…

Editor April 24, 2015

Sports

Wildcats edged 3-2 by Middleville in ‘Gold’ encounter

Wayland’s baseball team could not take advantage of another quality outing by southpaw senior pitcher Zach Brog Thursday and lost 3-2 to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg in an O-K Gold Conference…

Editor April 23, 2015

Columns

Army Bob: We must fix local roads. The state and feds won’t

The differences between the Dorr Township road millage and the state tax increases for “roads” are too many to list here. But the largest is that the Dorr millage is…

Editor April 23, 2015

Sports

Hopkins girls, guys off to 5-0, 4-1 dual meet track starts

The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams both are off to great starts this spring. The Lady Vikings scored more than 100 points once Wednesday in a double dual meet…

Editor April 23, 2015

Articles

Wayland City officials crafting outdoor sales ordinance

Wayland City officials are working on an ordinance that would handle licenses for outdoor vendors. The City Council had the first reading of a proposed ordinance Monday night after the…

Editor April 23, 2015

Sports

Ellen Bregg plans to play basketball at Kalamazoo Valley

Ellen Bregg (seated in the middle) has signed to play basketball with the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Cougars next year. Ellen has been a dedicated athlete during her years at…

Editor April 23, 2015

Articles

Son of local teachers continues to face medical challenges

Dawson Babiak, 4-year-old son of Wayland and Hopkins teachers Alison and Jason Babiak, continues to face challenges associated with his leukemia. His mother posted on Faebook this morning: "We finally…

Editor April 23, 2015

Obituaries

Former Hopkins woman dies 5 days shy of 106th birthday

Anna Mae Wynne of Greenville, formerly of Hopkins, died Monday, April 20, just five days shy of her 106th birthday. Anna was born April 25, 1909, in Duryea, Pa., the…

Editor April 23, 2015