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Celebration of life for Larry Potter will be March 23

March 2, 2024

Larry Potter of Wayland died Tuesday, Feb. 27. He was 80 years old. Larry was born June 21, 1943 to Kenneth and Helen Potter of Shelbyville. He was the older brother of Gloria Chapman, who preceded him in death. As a lifelong resident of Michigan, Larry learned about, and embraced,...

Two Martin matmen, one from WHS win state titles

March 2, 2024

Hayden Buell Martin and Wayland claimed three state champions in the individual wresting tournament Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit. Winning their finals matches were Logan Gilbert (106 lbs.) and Haylen Buell (132), both of Martin, and Lane Button (150) of Wayland. Besides those champions, four others were named all-state...

Kyle VanEss ties for 19th in state bowling tournament

March 2, 2024

Kyle VanEss Haven Baker Wayland High School junior Kyle VanEss finished tied for 19th among the 56 boys’ bowlers who qualified for the Michigan High School Athletic Association individual state finals Saturday at Century Lanes, Waterford. He missed the cut down to 16 bowlers for the next round by only...

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Three area grapplers to go for gold at state tourney

March 1, 2024

Two Martin wrestlers and one from Wayland will wrestle for state championships in their weight divisions Saturday. For Martin, Logan Gilbert (106 lbs.) and Haylen Buell (132) grappled their way to the championship match in Division 4 and Wayland’s Lane Button (150) will go for the gold in Division 2...

Editorial

Let’s back 2 parties and sack straight party voting

March 1, 2024

“In one-party system you have one party. In two-party system, you have two parties. In multi-party system you have… more than two parties.” — Dr. Sunjook Junn, GVSU political science professor ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I’ve written it...

Martin girls finish 13th in state bowling tourney

March 1, 2024

The Martin girls’ bowling team placed 13th among the state’s top 16 teams Friday in the Division 4 state bowling tournament at Northway Lanes in Muskegon. The Lady Clippers failed to make the cut to go into the quarterfinal round of competition. Martin knocked down 678 and 728 pins for...

Celebration of life Monday for Genevieve VanderWeele

March 1, 2024

Genevieve “Gen” A. VanderWeele, 97, of Dorr, died Wednesday, Feb. 28. Gen’s words of advice were to “keep busy." She did that with her love for music, playing games, attending Bible study, and sewing and quilting with the Dorr Belles Quilt Group. She is survived by her children Judy Moshier...

Dorr clerk may be paid extra for early voting work

February 29, 2024

Debbie Sewers Dorr Township Board members Thursday evening granted themselves 3.2 percent pay raises, the rate being the same as the cost of living allowance (COLA). And Clerk Debbie Sewers may getting getting an additional stipend because of her additional duties for the nine-day early voting requirements between Feb. 17...

Wayland 1 of 9 Main Street Vibrancy grant winners

February 29, 2024

Holli McPherson Downtown Wayland Main Street is one of nine communities in Michigan that have earned a total of $200,000 in Main Street Vibrancy grants from the State of Michigan. The grants were awarded to support downtown enhancement and improvement projects. The other eight grant winners were Downtown Cheboygan, Historic...

Sports

Lady Wildcats settle for 3rd in O-K Gold hoop standings

February 29, 2024

The Wayland girls’ basketball team concluded its regular season Thursday night with a 54-46 loss at Cedar Springs. It was a battle for second place in the final O-K Gold Conference standings. Cedar captured the runner-up slot with an 11-3 record and Wayland ended up at 10-4. Grand Rapids Catholic...

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