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Lady Wildcats blank Ottawa Hills to improve record to 10-5-1

The Wayland varsity girls' soccer team followed up its big conference win Monday against South Christian with a fourth consecutive conference victory, beating Ottawa Hills 8-0 Wednesday night. The victory…

Editor May 6, 2015

Articles

Sunday afternoon ceremony to honor Martin’s Andrew Bee

The Sons of the Union Veterans chapter of Plainwell will conduct a special ceremony at East Martin Cemetery at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, honoring the Martin man said to…

Editor May 6, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 164

25 Years Ago — May 9, 1990 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners voted 12-1 to allow all 24 townships to decide whether they will apply a $25 per household…

Editor May 6, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Proposal 1 money trail was a one-way street

by Amy Kerr Hardin The Michigan roads proposal, billed as "road kill" after its resounding defeat Tuesday, was paved with cash, but it flowed in mostly one direction. Regardless of…

Editor May 6, 2015

Articles

Local millage requests dragged to defeat by state proposal

Voters in Dorr and Martin townships apparently weren’t in any mood Tuesday to approve tax increases for roads, nor fire equipment. Just like the state-wide proposal to hike the sales…

Editor May 5, 2015

Sports

Wildcat boys edge South Christian by taking 1600-meter relay

The Wayland boys' track team defeated South Christian 70-65 in an exciting meet that came down to the last race of the night, the 1600-meter relay. Wildcats Justin Fleser, Owen…

Editor May 5, 2015

Sports

Viking basketball standout Ryan Pierce to play at Davenport

Hopkins standout basketball and football player Ryan Pierce (seated, center) has signed a letter of intent to play hoops for Davenport University next fall and winter. Pierce, who also was…

Editor May 5, 2015

Articles

Long-distance runners lead 2015 Hopkins academic top 10

It’s been said that long-distance runners tend to be good academic students and high achievers. The Hopkins High School Class of 2015 advances that notion with valedictorian Rachael Weber and…

Editor May 5, 2015

Columns

Ranger Rick: Is Baltimore’s mess just a hint of things to come?

The media, in its consuming quest to be first and usually get it wrong, presumed it had a great story of police brutality on a long time criminal, Freddie Gray,…

Editor May 5, 2015

Articles

Channel 8 seeking Wayland City treasurer over Bangor’s woes

WOOD-TV Channel 8 is hot on the trail of Wayland City Treasurer Cheri Parrish. Investigative reporters say they want to know her role, if any, in reports of $500,000 missing…

Editor May 5, 2015