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Community Notices

June 10 is last day this year for Wayland Union schools

May 8, 2019

Wayland Union Schools will have his last day of the academic year on Monday, June 10. The Michigan Legislature finally agreed to a bill on forgiveness for the many snow days schools had to make up from the last winter.Based on the passage of snow day legislation late last week and a...

Mass of Christian Burial is Friday for Snuffy Smith, 92

May 8, 2019

Louis “Snuffy” Schmidt, age 92 of Dorr, died Monday, May 6. Snuffy served in the U. S. Navy in World War II. He retired from Reynolds Metals after many years. He was on the Dorr Fire Department for 55 years and taught fire safety to the students. He was traffic control officer in...

Service Thursday for longtime Dorr area builder Mike Frank

May 8, 2019

Mike Frank, of Dorr died of complications from pneumonia died May 5. He was 62. Born at Allegan General Hospital in 1956 to Ron and Evelyn Frank, he suffered a lifelong battle with pneumonia and his sister Kathryn died from pneumonia about two months after his birth. Mike spent his...

Ranger Rick: The real conspiracy is shown by the Democrats

May 7, 2019

Now that the investigation by Robert Mueller is over and it was determined there was no Russian "collusion" between the Trump campaign before or during the election, the Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is in overdrive. Since there was no "collusion,” they have to get him on something — oh, let's...

Lady Wildcats have a merry romp in doubleheader sweep

May 7, 2019

Ally Longstreet The Wayland varsity softball team lifted its overall season record to 10-8 Monday by sweeping a makeup doubleheader against Forest Hills Eastern. The Lady Wildcats won is style, 27-1 and 24-0. They have lost only once to an O-K Conference opponent this season in a split with South...

Viking girls 5-1, boys 4-2 going into O-K Silver meet Friday

May 7, 2019

Todd Henley The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team will take a 5-1 dual meet record into the O-K Silver Conference meet Friday at Belding and the boys are 4-2. Both teams lost to Belding in a double dual Monday, but defeated Kelloggsville. The girls’ loss to Belding was their first...

Hopkins winning streak reaches 10 after sweep

May 7, 2019

Madelyn Schans is getting the job done for Hopkins both offensively and defensively. The winning streak for the Hopkins varsity softball team has reached 10. The Lady Vikings swept a doubleheader Monday against O-K Silver Conference rival Kelloggsville, 12-0 and 15-4. Junior mound ace Madelyn Schans threw a one-hit shutout gem...

Wayland grad places 2nd in nation in BPA contest

May 6, 2019

Cait Bronson Cait Bronson, a Wayland High School graduate and a junior at Davenport University placed second in the nation individually competing at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference Sh was second for Individual Income Tax Accounting and her Administrative Support Team placed in the top ten.

Funeral Thursday for WHS grad Steven Mollema

May 6, 2019

Steven Mollema, age 70, of Wayland, died Saturday, May 4, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Steve served his country in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Wayland Union High School and Ferris State University. He enjoyed traveling, camping in his motor home and riding on his Harley-Davidson. He...

Longtime banker Walter Colter of Wayland dies

May 6, 2019

Walter George Colter, age 62, died Saturday, May 4, at his home. Walter was born on Feb. 22, 1957, in Grand Rapids to Clarence and Theresa (Scheidel) Colter. He worked hard at his job at Old Kent Bank where he was employed for more than 30 years. Walter was a...

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