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Two-vehicle traffic crash occurs at 135th Ave. and 7th Street

Local citizen Jane Balder Davidson took this photo Tuesday of a two-vehicle traffic crash on 135th Avenue and 7th Street in Leighton Township. Rescue personnel are shown here at the…

Editor May 27, 2015

Articles

Dorr Twp. meetings go to Tuesdays; office hours unchanged

The Dorr Township Board Tuesday night decided to hold meetings on the last Tuesday of the month, agreed to a number of appointments to boards and commissions, but balked at…

Editor May 27, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats win 6-0 over Harper Creek in district opener

The Wayland girls' soccer team kicked off post-season play Tuesday with a big win at home in the first round of the Class B district tournament, beating visiting Battle Creek…

Editor May 27, 2015

Sports

Clippers’ baseball season ends in 7-1 pre-district defeat

A Lawrence team sporting a 21-5 season record ended the Martin baseball season Tuesday night, 7-1, in the Class D pre-district tournament at Decatur. The Clippers, who finished the season…

Editor May 26, 2015

Articles

Dorr Township Board tables proposal for electric sign at hall

A proposal to set aside $26,000 in the budget to buy an electronic sign at the township hall was tabled indefinitely on a 6-0 vote of the Dorr Township Board…

Editor May 26, 2015

Articles

Dorr treasurer gets deputy, but not cash receipt software

Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin will be getting some help with work in his office with a deputy, but won’t have the added help of a BS & A software…

Editor May 26, 2015

Sports

Hoops coach Mike Hudson finally gets to coach his daughter

Wayland boys' varsity basketball coach Mike Hudson next month will do something he was unable to do until June 17 — coach his daughter in a game. Hudson is listed…

Editor May 26, 2015

Columns

Ranger Rick: The liberal broadcast media still can’t get it right!

The startling revelation that George Stephanopoulos gave a first reported $50,000 to the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation (BHCC) was a stunning announcement (yawn), wasn’t it? The media, and…

Editor May 26, 2015

Columns

Monday Moan: Sometimes I wonder who to ‘see about that’

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net For most of my 24 years teaching journalism and “news-English” writing courses at Wayland High School, I showed the 1981 movie “Absence of Malice” starring Paul…

Editor May 24, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: Montezuma’s real revenge… and more

by Barry Hastings If a visit to the Gun Lake (or any other) Casino, "is gonna" be the best day of your li-hi-hife," you must be a very lonely, terribly…

Editor May 24, 2015