Editor

Wildcats sweep Catholic Central in doubleheader

The Wayland softball team Friday defeated Grand Rapids Catholic Central twice, winning 18-3 and 17-0. In the first game, Rya VanderKooi went 3 for 3, with two singles and a triple.…

Editor April 24, 2021

Sports

Lady Vikings sweep twin bill against Comstock Park

The Hopkins softball team swept a doubleheader Friday at Comstock Park to lift its overall season and O-K Silver Conference record to 3-1. The Lady Vikings won 15-0 and 10-0.…

Editor April 24, 2021

Obituaries

Visitation for Larry Butler, 74, will be Monday, May 3

Larry H. Butler, 74, died Wednesday, April 21. Larry served his country in the United States Air Force. He retired after 33 years as a supervisor with GM. He was an…

Editor April 24, 2021

Community Notices

Six pickleball courts to be installed at Curly Cone

Curly Cone, located in the Yankee Springs/Gun Lake area, will have a ground-breaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 6, for a pickleball facility that includes six courts. This project…

Editor April 23, 2021

Sports

Viking frosh wins Allegan Invitational pole vault

Hopkins had three impressive individual performances featured in the Allegan Invitational track meet Friday. Perhaps most astonishing was freshman Landen Klinge’s victory in the pole vault by clearing 11 feet,…

Editor April 23, 2021

Community Notices

Allegan County Covid case numbers may be slowing

Is the recent spike in in Covid-19 viral cases slowing down in Allegan County? Data released by the County Health Department suggests improving trends in number of cases over the…

Editor April 23, 2021

Sports

Lady Wildcats split twin bill against Byron Center

The Wayland varsity softball team Thursday split a doubleheader with Byron Center to open its season and play its first ballgames in two years. The Lady Wildcats lost the opener…

Editor April 23, 2021

Community Notices

Dorr family of 4 needs help after fire destroys house

Fire destroyed the Dorr Township home of Hillary and Josh Piskun. Local fire officials say the home and contents are a total loss, but the couple and two children were…

Editor April 22, 2021

Editorial

George Floyd trial yielded painful lesson about trust

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. “The news is what someone else doesn’t want you to know.” — Attributed most…

Editor April 22, 2021

Columns

Army Bob: President Biden’s gun proposals are perilous

by Robert M. Traxler President Joe Biden has announced an outline to expand gun control. Front and center in the President’s plan is a “modification” of the ATF (Bureau of…

Editor April 22, 2021