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Martin, Hopkins, Wayland set Memorial Day parades

Memorial Day parades will return to the in-person variety in Wayland, Hopkins and Martin Monday morning, May 31. Wayland The annual Memorial Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. at…

Editor May 19, 2021

Obituaries

Services planned for Friday for Annetta Snyder, 80

Annetta Snyder, age 80, died Monday, May 17. She is survived by her children Nick (Carla) Washburn, Audrey (Dave) Kuipers, Levant Snyder; grandsons Dustin (Sarah) Kuipers and Curtis (Jennifer) Kuipers.…

Editor May 19, 2021

Sports

Ludema tosses 2nd straight no-hitter; Wildcats sweep

In Major League baseball lore, one of the most astonishing feats was Johnny VanderMeer’s back-to-back no-hitters for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938. That impressive feat was matched and even surpassed…

Editor May 18, 2021

Articles

Dorr Plan Commission to do vision meeting July 20

After a delay of more than a year because of Covid-19, the Dorr Township Planning Commission finally will have its visioning meeting for a proposed new master plan on July…

Editor May 18, 2021

Columns

Ranger Rick: His Majesty hates the 1st Amendment

Prince Harry is upset with one of our cherished rights — that of free speech. He and Megan were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and trashed the Royal Family using the…

Editor May 18, 2021

Community Notices

Kyle Pitcher returns home to direct Wayland orchestra

Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher is coming back home to do what his grandfather did for many years — teach at the high school. But while grandfather Bobby Kerley…

Editor May 17, 2021

Articles

Hopkins schools happy so far with battle vs. Covid

As the academic year draws to a close, Hopkins Public Schools officials can say they have fared better than most in the persistent war against the Coronavirus. Hopkins ditched the…

Editor May 17, 2021

Articles

Survey says city folks want non-motor trail, dog park

Katie Beemer, an intern with the City of Wayland from Grand Valley State University, was given high praise for her work here over the past nine months, and she dominated…

Editor May 17, 2021

Community Notices

Gun Lake Casino increases minimum wage to $14/hr.

The Gun Lake Casino has announced a minimum wage increase to $14 an hour in an effort to hire more than 200 people. The boost for new starting wages for…

Editor May 17, 2021

Sports

Lady Wildcats finish 5th in in O-K Gold tournament

The Wayland High School girls' varsity tennis team tied Cedar Springs this past Friday at home and then finished fifth at the O-K Gold Conference tournament Saturday. Ashleigh Graham at…

Editor May 17, 2021