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Career best times abound for Wildcats at Allegan Invitational

October 5, 2019

(From left) Gracie Hasse, Hannah Smith and Olivia Barabas. The Wayland boys’ cross country team finished eighth among 13 teams in Saturday’s Allegan Tiger Shark Invitational at the Allegan County Fairgounds. The Wildcats accumulated 202 points, four away from seventh. Allegan won it with 29 points. There was no team...

Hopkins and Martin football teams remain unbeaten at 6-0

October 4, 2019

The Hopkins and Martin High School varsity football teams remained unbeaten Friday night and improved their season records to 6-0. Hopkins clinched a Division 5 post-season playoff berth with a 44-12 decision over Wyoming Godwin Heights. The Vikings are closing in on clinching at least a share of the O-K...

Big plays carry Forest Hills Eastern to 44-6 rout over ‘Cats

October 4, 2019

The Detroit Lions have had Willie “Big Play” Clay and Darius “Big Play” Slay. Forest Hills Eastern also had a lot of “big plays” Friday night in a 44-6 rout in Wayland. The defeat left the Wildcats winless in six games this season. Meanwhile, The Hawks, in their first season...

Lady Vikings still on a roll on volleyball court, 3-0 in Silver

October 4, 2019

The Hopkins High School varsity volleyball team lifted its O-K Silver Conference dual match record to 3-0 with a three-set victory at Kelloggsville, 25-9, 25-11, 25-19. The verdict left the Lady Vikings with an overall record of 34-6-4. Individual statistical leaders Thursday evening were: • Assists: Corrie Wisser 19, Lindsey Bulich...

Funeral will be Saturday in Wayland for Edna Johnson, 82

October 4, 2019

Edna Mae Johnson, 82 of Caledonia, died Thursday, Oct. 3. Edna was very creative, she liked to make outfits, mittens and blankets for her grandchildren. She was well known for making Christmas reindeer, which were often requested by her customers when she was a teller at Fifth Third Bank. Edna...

Columns

Army Bob: Sanders’ wealth tax violates at least 3 amendments

October 4, 2019

by Robert M. Traxler Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2020, unveiled his plan to tax the assets of the nation’s wealthiest individuals. Senator Sanders has also called for the publication of a “national wealth registry.” According to Mr. Sanders, the registry in...

Watson adopts resolution, seeks info about old dump site

October 3, 2019

The Watson Township Board Thursday evening unanimously adopted a resolution acknowledging two water wells at the former dump site tested at higher levels than acceptable for contaminants and pledging cooperation with authorities. Township Trustee Chuck Andrysiak said representatives from Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) already have shown up at...

Wildcat girls 6th, boys 7th at muddy Gold C-C jamboree

October 2, 2019

The Wayland girls’ and boys’ varsity cross-country teams took sixth and seventh places, respectively, in the second O-K Gold Conference jamboree Wednesday afternoon. Besides facing league opponents, the squads had to overcome cold and muddy conditions at the South Christian athletic complex. As usual, East Grand Rapids won the girls’...

Sports

Hopkins, Wayland get new league foes in O-K realignment

October 2, 2019

O-K Conference realignment of athletic teams finally has been approved by its governing council, being adopted 35-14. Proposed realignments for the 2020-21 academic year were rejected, and this last tally was only two votes better than the two-thirds majority needed. As a result, the O-K Black Division was eliminated, leaving...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

October 2, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 5, 1994 The Wayland High School 1961 varsity football team. Arson is suspected in a fire that destroyed the historic Carriage House Restaurant, a former fixture in Martin, relocated across the...

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