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Mason Drozd wins regional spelling bee championship

Wayland Union Middle School eighth-grader Mason Drozd won the the 2021 Allegan County Spelling Bee championship and qualified for the Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday March…

Editor February 24, 2021

Sports

Lady Wildcats suffer 2nd upset defeat of the season

The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team absorbed its second upset loss of the season Tuesday night, a 42-37 defeat at Forest Hills Eastern to a team that now sports a…

Editor February 24, 2021

Obituaries

Service delayed for former WHS teacher Don Jackson

Donald Edmund Jackson, age 75 of Rockford, died and "passed from polluted earth into pristine heaven" Saturday, Feb. 20, after a brutal but brief fight with cancer. Born Aug. 21,…

Editor February 24, 2021

Sports

Martin girls lose defensive struggle; boys beat Gobles

The Martin boys' varsity basketball team evened its overall season record at 3-3 with a 67-34 victory Tuesday night over Gobles. The girls, however, ran into a bizarre defensive struggle…

Editor February 23, 2021

Sports

Hopkins girls lose 84-29 to perennial powerhouse

The Kent City girls' basketball team improved its season record to 6-0 Tuesday evening with a resounding 84-29 triumph over Hopkins. The undefeated Eagles, still a strong outfit after going…

Editor February 23, 2021

Columns

Ranger Rick: Rush Limbaugh had tremendous impact

I was a die-hard Democrat (I voted for Jimmy Carter... twice). Once Ronald Reagan was elected president and the improvement in the economy halfway through his first term convinced me…

Editor February 23, 2021

Obituaries

John Anderson of Dorr died Jan. 9 on his 56th birthday

John Thomas Anderson, known as Tom, or J.T. to his friends, died Saturday, Jan, 9 , on his 56th birthday. He was born on Jan. 9, 1965, in Grand Rapids…

Editor February 23, 2021

Community Notices

County Covid deaths jump to 118, but signs positive

The number of Coronavirus cases reported in Allegan County continues to decline, but the death toll in the last week increased from 110 to 118. The average number of cases…

Editor February 22, 2021

Sports

Lady ‘Cats rolling along, but boys can’t hold on to lead

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team defeated Grand Rapids Catholic Central 20-10 Monday, but the boys lost 21-9 at the Rock 'N Bowl Lanes in Wayland. It was a rocky…

Editor February 22, 2021

Sports

Former Wildcat C-C, track star is 800-meter champ

Former Wayland High School cross-country and track standout Maggie Whitney captured the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) championship in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:21.62 to win by just…

Editor February 22, 2021