Editor

Wildcats open league play with 8-0 victory over Wyoming

The Wayland High School varsity boys' tennis team defeated Wyoming 8-0 Monday to even its overall season record at 2-2. It was the O-K Gold Conference dual match season opener…

Editor September 10, 2019

Community Notices

Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney elected to state board

Myrene Koch, Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney since 2018, has been elected by her peers to be on the Board of Directors of the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan (PAAM). PAAM…

Editor September 10, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral will be Friday for Geraldine Krotz, 89, of Hopkins

Geraldine Louise Krotz, 89, of Hopkins, died Monday, Sept. 9, at her home. Born Sept. 26, 1929, in Allegan, she was the daughter of Herman and Emily Letha (Abbot) Grauman…

Editor September 10, 2019

Articles

Hopkins is silent on feds allowing tribe to take land into trust

There was no comment by the Hopkins Township Board Monday night in the wake of the news the federal government has allowed the Gun Lake Tribe to take the Nowak…

Editor September 9, 2019

Articles

K & M Chrysler Jeep nixes Wayland, takes Hopkins Twp.

The K & M Chrysler Jeep dealership has decided not to locate on Reno Drive and instead will move into a site by the expressway in Hopkins Township. The Hopkins…

Editor September 9, 2019

Columns

One Small Voice: We got to live together… and we got to vote

My family goes way back in United States history. My ancestors were among the earliest immigrants, settlers in New Jersey. They were no strangers to hard work there in the…

Editor September 8, 2019

Columns

Basura: Let’s blame ‘Markergate’ scandal on Hillary Clinton

“Man’s most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.” — Euripedes It was Hillary. She used an old security pass, either from her days as First…

Editor September 7, 2019

Editorial

I repeat: Wayland should honor voting majority on pot issue

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I still resolutely urge the Wayland City Council to permit the sale and…

Editor September 7, 2019

Sports

Clippers defeat another 2018 football playoff opponent, 20-0

It was the second straight week that Martin's football team defeated an opponent that made the post-season playoffs in 2018. This time it was Tri-Unity Christian, victim of a 20-0…

Editor September 7, 2019

Sports

Two Wildcat alums running for Aquinas College C-C team

Wayland High School graduates Zoe Antel (left) and Maggie Whitney both are members of the Aquinas College cross-country team. The Saints Saturday placed third in the Calvin Knights Invitational in…

Editor September 7, 2019