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Leighton Township honors 2023 Firefighter of the Year

Paul Richard was honored this past week as Firefighter of the Year and the Chiefs Award was presented to Randy Maynard at the Leighton Township Firefighters appreciation banquet. Chief Matt…

Editor April 23, 2023

Columns

Yes It’s True: This on-line rag pleads guilty twice

“How can you be in two places at once when you’re not anywhere at all?” — The Firesign Theatre Townbroadcast hereby pleads guilty to committing two errors in the past…

Editor April 23, 2023

Community Notices

Construction will affect traffic in Hopkins Village

Construction of the new Township Hall connection with the Hopkins District Library will begin Monday. The Township Hall is being constructed between the library and the Village Hall. New barriers…

Editor April 23, 2023

Obituaries

Funeral Thursday at Collins Center for Karen Burns, 54

Karen Kay Burns (nee Wesaw), age 54, died Wednesday, April 19. She is survived by her husband of 28 years and true love for 35 years, Jeffrey Burns; three children,…

Editor April 22, 2023

Sports

Lady Wildcat JV softball team wins Otsego tourney

The Wayland Union High School junior varsity softball team won the Otsego Invitational by winning all three contests. The Lady Wildcats, coached by Coralie Ritz Miller, defeated South Haven 16-5,…

Editor April 22, 2023

Sports

Wildcats’ offense comes alive at Gull Lake tourney

Maddi Ludema and Harmony Laker. COVER PHOTO: Kami Morse went 7-for-7 in the second and third games of the Gull Lake Invitational Saturday. The opening line in Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s…

Editor April 22, 2023

Obituaries

Service Wednesday for Jim Kaczanowski, 87, of Dorr

Jim Kaczanowski of Dorr died Friday at the age of 87. Jim was born and raised in Dorr, attending St. Stanislaus School and graduating from Wayland High School. He served…

Editor April 22, 2023

Obituaries

Funeral Tuesday in Byron Center for Dorothy Short, 76

Dorothy Carolyn Short, age 76, died Wednesday, April 19, at her home in Wayland. She was born on March 23, 1947, in LaFollette, Tenn., to Maude and Charles Smith. She…

Editor April 22, 2023

Sports

Both Hopkins track teams win Watervliet Relays titles

Both the Hopkins varsity girls’ and boys’ track and field teams came away from the 50th annual Watervliet Relays Friday as champions. The Lady Vikings scored 77 team points, Schoolcraft…

Editor April 22, 2023

Sports

Wildcats score only one 1st in Allegan Invitational

The Wayland boys’ varsity track team Friday finished third in the 15-team Allegan Invitational with 67 points, just missing second place by two points. The girls’ squad settled for seventh…

Editor April 22, 2023