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O-K Silver unbeaten Calvin Christian rolls over Hopkins girls, 57-28

February 13, 2015

The Hopkins girls’ basketball team’s overall season record fell to 5-11 Friday evening at Grandville Calvin Christian in a 57-28 defeat. The Vikings spotted the home team 15-5 in the first quarter and didn’t ever really get anything going until the final eight minutes. They trailed 48-11 after three periods....

Calvin Christian avenges 2-point loss to Hopkins earlier this season

February 13, 2015

It was payback time for Grandville Calvin Christian Friday evening. The Squires, who suffered a rare hoops loss to Hopkins last month, 60-58, turned the tables in a 68-47 verdict over a team that came in having won eight of its last 10 ballgames. But it was not be for...

Wildcat boys get sweet revenge in 70-46 romp over Middleville TK

February 13, 2015

Revenge was sweet for the Wayland boys’ basketball team Friday night. The Wildcats played perhaps their best basketball of the season in the first half against visiting Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, streaking out to a 45-12 advantage and this time made a successful comeback virtually impossible. Eventually, they won by a...

Area basketball teams preparing for ‘March Madness’ tournaments

February 13, 2015

District girls' basketball tournaments will get under way the week of March 2 and the boys will play a week later. Interestingly, the undefeated Wayland girls will have to play South Christian for a third time this season in the opening round on the Sailors' floor, where the 'Cats managed...

Army Bob: We are at war with the ideology of radical Islam

February 13, 2015

by Robert M. Traxler We are at war with an ideology, the ideology of radical Islam, in the same way we were at war with the ideology of communism during the cold war. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is growing by an estimated 1,000 Islamists per day;...

Services planned for Monday for Marvin Potter, 79, of Wayland

February 12, 2015

Marvin Potter, age 79, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Trillium Woods. Marv was born on Nov. 19, 1935, in Grand Rapids, son of Alfred and Betty Potter. He was raised in the Byron Center area. On Nov. 9, 1956, he married Norma Middlebush. They resided in Wyoming until...

Lady Wildcat bowlers lose 17-13 to Hudsonville Unity Christian

February 12, 2015

A subpar performance Thursday cost the Wayland girls' varsity bowling team a league dual match encounter with Hudsonville Unity Christian, 17-13. The Lady Wildcats came out and won both of the Baker Games 133-111 and 158-135 to take an early 10-0 lead. Unfortunately, a combination of the Lady Wildcats' worst...

Leighton Twp. must decide between new fire truck or repair old one

February 12, 2015

The Leighton Township Board soon will have to decide whether to buy a new fire truck or have a 24-year-old unit repaired. Fire Chief Tony Banas and two other department members brought the question to the board Thursday night, but the matter was tabled in order to get a little...

Leighton Township Board plans budget workshop, public hearing

February 12, 2015

The Leighton Township Board will have a budget workshop at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, and then a public hearing on the proposed 2015-16 fiscal year budget at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12. Several expenses for next year's budget were determined at Thursday night's regular meeting. All of the board...

Lady Wildcat JVs finally subdue stubborn Middleville squad, 43-35

February 12, 2015

Middleville Thornapple Kellogg gave the Wayland junior varsity girls' basketball team quite a tussle Thursday evening before the Wildcats finally pulled away in the fourth quarter to claim a 43-35 victory and improve their overall season record to 11-5. 'Tonight TK had an excellent game plan and almost tripped us...

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