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Local 8th-grader ties state indoor pole vault record

Wayland Middle School eighth-grader Evie Mathis, daughter of Rick and Cindy Mathis of Wayland, placed sixth amongst high school jumpers Saturday in the Michigan Indoor State Meet at the LAB…

Editor February 26, 2022

Columns

Army Bob: Time is on the side of Putin and Russia

by Robert M. Traxler As predicted, Russian President Vladimir Putin did what was expected of him, and we are not in a position to stop or even limit him in…

Editor February 26, 2022

Sports

Viking hoops teams split in Hall of Fame night games

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team defeated Belding 69-35 Friday evening, but the girls lost 43-36. The Viking lads now are 4-9 in the O-K Silver Conference standings. The girls…

Editor February 25, 2022

Sports

Lady ‘Cats follow up league title with regional crown

The Lady Wildcats and coach Eric Bottrall whoop it up after capturing the regional championship, their second solid success in less than a week. It isn’t often that three different…

Editor February 25, 2022

Community Notices

Morning explosion, fire destroys Wayland Twp. home

An explosion and fire early Friday morning destroyed a Wayland Township home, routing six people inside. Wayland and Yankee Springs firefighters arrived at the scene and reported the house, located…

Editor February 25, 2022

Columns

One Small Voice: War is not healthy for almost everyone

by Lynn Mandaville We’ve all watched for weeks as Vladimir Putin placed his armies all around the perimeter of Ukraine. I recognized what he was doing right from the start,…

Editor February 25, 2022

Obituaries

Service for Carl Thompson of Hopkins will be Monday

Carl Graham Thompson, 89, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Green Acres of Wayland. Born Nov. 4, 1932 in Montgomery, NC, Carl was the son of the late Julius…

Editor February 25, 2022

Obituaries

Funeral Saturday for Stuart Isenhoff at Dorr Baptist

Stuart Alvin Isenhoff, age 83, died Wednesday, Feb. 23. Stuart was an avid reader of the Bible and other books as well. He had a heart for missions. He was…

Editor February 25, 2022

Sports

Lady Clippers take out Constantine in Crossover

Martin Thursday night defeated Constantine 39-32 in the annual crossover girls' basketball game between two divisions in the Southwest Athletic Conference. Gracie Shettler In a game between two fifth-place teams,…

Editor February 25, 2022

Features

WHS foreign exchange student from Ukraine safe

Olya Schenky, shown here with Wayland High School Principal Tom Cutler, receives her diploma in 2016. Olya Schenky, perhaps Wayland’s first-ever Muslim foreign exchange student, is safe in Ukraine thus…

Editor February 24, 2022