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Clippers hold off Watervliet rally to score 51-43 victory

Martin used a tenacious zone defense to shut down a fast start by visiting Watervliet and went on to claim its second triumph overall this season Friday night, 51-43. The…

Editor January 10, 2020

Sports

Warner sisters too much for Watervliet; Martin cruises

Martin claimed its eighth victory this season Friday night with an merry 67-29 romp over Watervliet. The Lady Clippers, ranked No. 7 in this week’s Associated Press Class D poll,…

Editor January 10, 2020

Columns

Army Bob: Should race be a socialist vs. a capitalist?

by Robert M. Traxler I would like everyone who refers to folks like Ranger Rick and I as fascists to know that the concept or phrase was coined by Benito Mussolini,…

Editor January 9, 2020

Articles

Dollar General store to come to Leighton Twp. site

The fastest-growing township in Allegan County and one of the top three in all of Michigan finally will have a commercial retail store within its borders. Leighton Township soon will…

Editor January 9, 2020

Community Notices

State grant to help fund Wayland summer reading

Wayland Union Schools students will can improve on reading skills this summer, thanks to an interventions grant from the Michigan Department of Education. This state grant will allow the district…

Editor January 9, 2020

Sports

Lady Wildcats keep on rollin’ over Byron Center

Byron Center came to the Wayland Rock 'N Bowl lanes Wednesday, but were were turned away in a girls' bowling dual match 20.5 to 9.5. The visiting boys' outfit fared…

Editor January 9, 2020

Community Notices

Austin Marsman seeks Martin school board seat

Austin Marsman, 20, today announced he is a candidate for a seat on the Martin Public Schools Board of Education. “Our school is the heart of the community,” said Marsman,…

Editor January 9, 2020

Features

Bittersweet birth for newest member of the Kramer clan

Finn Noel Kramer made his grand entrance Monday morning, Jan. 6, at 9lbs 1oz and 20.6 inches long. He is shown here with his mother, Dani, and brother Myles at…

Editor January 8, 2020

Community Notices

Another Dorr exit crash renews calls for flashing red light

Some local residents are calling for reinstallation of a flashing red light on 142nd Avenue at the Dorr exit off the U.S.-131 expressway. Shown here is the scene of a…

Editor January 8, 2020

Obituaries

Services will be Friday for former Wayland woman

Nellie M. Myers, 90, of Kentwood, formerly of Wayland, died Tuesday, January 7, at Metro Health Hospital. Nellie was born June 10, 1929, in Toledo, Ohio to Edward and Caroline…

Editor January 8, 2020