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Memorial service will be May 14 for WHS grad Wilda Fleser

Wayland High School graduate Wilda Fleser died Tuesday, April 28 at the Laurels of Hudsonville. She was 85. Wilda was born July 20, 1929, in Heppner, Ore., but grew up…

Editor April 30, 2015

Obituaries

No services scheduled for Geraldine Sodman, 90, of Dorr

Geraldine "Joyce" Sodman, age 90, of Dorr died peacefully at Trillium Woods in Byron Center Wednesday, April 29. She was born on Feb. 25, 1925. According to her wishes no…

Editor April 30, 2015

Articles

Joe’s Way back in business, but faces suit for keeping name

Joe’s Way Pizza is back in town, and not everybody is happy about it, particularly Uccello’s Restaurant. Uccello’s insists that Stefano Levant, owner of the pizzeria, has violated an agreement…

Editor April 30, 2015

Articles

Hopkins citizens rally around racial slur victim Jalen Kisner

Several people associated with the community of Hopkins and the Hopkins Public Schools are rallying around Viking senior Jalen Kisner, recent victim of a racial slur applied to his vehicle,…

Editor April 30, 2015

Sports

O-K Gold to lose 2 schools, but gain 3 new members

The O-K Gold Conference will undergo some heavy changes in membership, starting with the 2016-17 athletic fall season. The league will say good-bye to Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, which is…

Editor April 30, 2015

Sports

Wildcat boys’ track team bounces back from loss Tuesday

The Wayland boys' track team bounced back from defeat Tuesday to take an 84-53 O-K Gold Conference dual meet victory from Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Wildcats won 13 out…

Editor April 29, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats edge Hastings to lift overall record to 6-4-1

The Wayland girls' soccer team claimed its second O-K Gold Conference victory this week with a 1-0 squeaker over Hastings. The victory, only 24 hours after the Lady Wildcats upset…

Editor April 29, 2015

Obituaries

Carol Miller wants Harleys at VFW for her celebration of life

Carol (LaFountain) Miller of Wayland died Tuesday, April 28. She was 61. Carol cherished the long lasting friendships she maintained, and would want her friends to know that she is…

Editor April 29, 2015

Articles

Hopkins grad Michael Dykstra to attend Harvard Med School

Michael Dykstra, a 2010 graduate of Hopkins High School, has announced that he will be attending Harvard Medical School in the fall. “I am thrilled to get involved in the…

Editor April 29, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 163

25 Years Ago — May 2, 1990 There was no information available at the Then & Now historical service in Dorr this week because the May 2 edition of the…

Editor April 29, 2015