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Snowstorm, whiteouts, ice making travel hazardous

January 29, 2019

The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday evening reported that it has "additional deputies on overtime assigned to the highways due to the high volume of incidents and treacherous conditions of drifting and limited visibility. "These are expected to escalate after dark. We urge motorists to use extreme caution and only...

Frigid snap, snow closes area schools for 3 days

January 28, 2019

A huge number of school districts and other services were called off again for Tuesday because of a snow storm that dumped at least a half foot of snow on West Michigan Monday and because of severe record-breaking cold temperatures. Wayland Union Supt. Norm Taylor as of Monday evening had...

As promised: Winter storm wreaks havoc in this area

January 28, 2019

The much-maligned weatherman and weatherwoman weren't kidding when they told everybody there was a big winter storm a-comin' Monday. There were differing prognostications, some suggesting 8 to 12 inches of the while stuff, others 7 to 11 and the most optimistic 6 to 10. Just about every school district in...

City Council failed to solve a problem in subdivision

January 27, 2019

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I have long maintained that the two most important functions of elected government are to solve problems and be a fair referee. Unfortunately, I found the Wayland City Council lacking in its performance last...

Columns

One Small Voice: Let’s hold president to higher standards

January 27, 2019

I was so tempted to begin this piece by saying no one is happier than I that Donald Trump has blinked first in the standoff that is the government shutdown that began 35 days ago. But that would be wildly inaccurate. There are 800,000 federal employees who were, prior to...

Columns

Army Bob: Timely tips ahead of a gathering storm

January 27, 2019

In the last column we took up the topic of preparedness and getting through a potentially dangerous situation caused by a man-made or natural disaster. The comments on the column agreed that we need to be prepared and that taking a few steps to prepare can save a life in...

Memorial service is Saturday for Sandy Corner, 75

January 27, 2019

Sandy Corner, 75, of Wayland, died at her home Sunday, Jan. 20. Born Nov. 28, 1943, in Galien, she was active in Relay for Life, enjoyed making quilts, crafts, traveling, but her love in life was her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, James W. Corner of...

Yes It Is, It’s True: I was not there for ‘Cats’ 2 biggest wins

January 26, 2019

The five Wildcats in this photo by Josh Cline at Ph3 Photos LLC. (from left) Jory Shepard, George Yanakiev, Cory Ainsworth, Carson Sevigny (shooting layup) and Ternor Hudson. The two biggest athletic victories this academic year for Wayland, and I had the misfortune, or rather lack of foresight, to miss 'em...

Viking boys capture 1st in Zeeland Baker Invitational

January 26, 2019

The Hopkins boys' varsity bowling team took first place in the Zeeland Baker Invitational heldSaturday at Fairlanes in Grandville. The Lady Vikings rollers finished fifth among 14 teams at the same time. The boys qualified eighth among 18 teams going in to bracket play after ten games. They beat Calvin...

WHS grad Presley Hudson is CMU’s scoring champion

January 26, 2019

With 21 points in Central Michigan's 71-61 win Saturday over Eastern Michigan, Presley Hudson (2,023) surpassed Crystal Bradford (2,006) to become CMU's all-time career scoring leader. She also holds the Chippewas' record for career assists and three-point field goals and the single game scoring record (43 points). Hudson, daughter of...

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