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Former commander of Dorr Legion Ron Verner, 78, dies

May 14, 2019

Ronald B. Verner, age 78 of Dorr, died Tuesday, May 14. Ron served his country in the United States Navy and was a longtime member of the American Legion Post 127, where he served as commander, chaplain and barkeeper. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Alma Verner;...

City Plan Commission recommends special use permit OK

May 14, 2019

Park Street just south of Dahlia is being recommended for a facelift next year to fix the damn pot holes. The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended approval for a special use permit for construction of a garage on West Sycamore Street and approval for zoning ordinance amendments to...

Ranger Rick: The government can’t run anything efficiently

May 14, 2019

I really don't like to give President Obama any more attention, he's had way more than he deserves based on his poor performance in office, but I recently perused the Internet and ran across his "You didn't build that" nonsense that he uttered a few years ago. I understand people...

Hopkins now 11-2 in O-K Silver Conference softball standings

May 14, 2019

Coach Amy Bishop Funk gives a piece of hitting advice to freshman Sierra Smith. The Hopkins varsity softball team hiked its overall season record to 17-6 Monday with a doubleheader sweep over Wyoming Lee, 16-0 and 19-4. The Lady Vikings, now 11-2 in the O-K Silver Conference, will step outside...

Funeral is Saturday in Dorr for Suzanne M. Post, 86

May 14, 2019

Suzanne Margaret Post, age 86, died Saturday, May 11. She is survived by her children Robert (Nancy) Post, Susan (Kim) Alward, Roy Post, Wendy (Todd) Hablitzel; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; siblings, Marilyn Debates, Patty Stone, Jimmy Mayrand and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her...

‘Cat boys finish league dual meet season undefeated

May 13, 2019

Corrina Courser, doing what she does best. (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) After a disappointing O-K Gold Conference meet Friday, both the Wayland boys’ and girls’ track teams roared to dual meet victories over a Grand Rapids Christian team that finished ahead of them. It was particularly striking for the...

Citizen says Hopkins Twp. Tribe fight futile, wasteful

May 13, 2019

The Hopkins Township Board continues to wrestle with the issue of opposing the Gun Lake Tribe’s request to take a parcel of land into trust and therefore off the tax rolls. Township Supervisor Mark Evans said Hopkins’ letter in opposition has been returned to the U.S. Department of the Interior,...

Middle School Principal Carolyn Whyte finalist at Grant

May 13, 2019

Carolyn Whyte Carolyn Whyte, principal at Wayland Middle School since 2006, is a finalist for the superintendent’s job at Grant Community Schools. Whyte will be interviewed Tuesday evening at the Grant Middle School cafeteria. Whyte earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary teaching in social studies in 1999 from Alma College,...

Celebration of Life dinner will be Friday for Jack Erb, 76

May 13, 2019

Jack Allen Erb, 76, of Wayland died Sunday, May 5, from complications of pulmonary fibrosis and heart failure. Jack was a Vietnam Veteran, was in the Army from 1964 to 1967 with honorable discharge. He received national defense metal, expert badge for M-14 rifle, Vietnam Service Metal and Republic of...

Columns

One Small Voice: This really IS America, unfortunately!

May 12, 2019

“When you’re weary, feeling small, When tears are in your eyes, I’ll dry them all. I’m on your side, oh, when times get rough, And friends just can’t be found, Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down.” — Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon by...

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