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Presley Hudson, CMU pick up where they left off

November 8, 2018

Presley Hudson surrounded by CMU teammates. Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson and her Central Michigan University teammates seemed every bit as formidable as they did last season in their 104-61 victory Thursday night over Oakland University. The Chippewas, who reached the NCAA Sweet 16 last March and fashioned a...

Columns

Army Bob: False Kavanaugh accuser gets little press

November 8, 2018

The Kavanaugh hearings are over, Judge Brett Kavanaugh is now Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Let’s look in the rearview mirror and see what we find. It was holy grail that the victims of sexual assault accusing Judge Kavanaugh were to be believed. If you did not believe every accuser you are...

Leighton may spend half million on bridge, road repairs

November 8, 2018

New Leighton Township firefighters Brian Denny, Cody Sanchez, Ben Offringa, Misty Sherer, Dale McGarry, Mike Jahnke, Cody Williams and Shane Veldheer were sworn in during the Township Board meeting. Major expenses for a bridge on 140th Avenue and road repairs promise to be big expenses for the Leighton Township Board...

‘Nooses Off’ will be performed Nov. 9-11 at WHS

November 8, 2018

Wayland High School Theatriks will perform the comedy "Nooses Off" Nov. 9 - 11. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7 p.m., Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. Adults are $5, students and senior citizens are free.

Tanners grand marshals of 40th annual holiday parade

November 8, 2018

This year's 40th annual Christmas Parade Dec. 8 was started in 1978 by Burrell Stein and the late Dennis Reno. (Photo supplied) Bob and Anna Mae Tanner of Wayland have been selected as grand marshals of the 2018 Wayland Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 8. Chamber Executive Director...

WHS grad wins collegiate coach of the year honor

November 8, 2018

Dustin Buchanan, a graduate of Wayland High School and Grace Bible College, has been named National Collegiate Christian Association Division II Mideast Region coach of the year. He is the soccer coach at Grace Christian University in Grand Rapids.

Wayland schools win ‘Safety Is No Accident’ award

November 7, 2018

(From left) Darci Muller, Michael Grosso, Loss Control Consultant, Superintendent Norm Taylor, Director of Finance & Operations Pat Velie, and Maintenance Supervisor John Huyck. (Photo courtesy of Laurie Zywiczynski) Wayland Union Schools has been selected to receive a 2018 "Safety Is No Accident" award, one of only five awards in...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

November 7, 2018

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 10, 1993 Gayle McEnaney wrote a special exclusive story for the Globe about her experiences as a juror in Barry County Circuit Court for the trial of Candy Lawrence, wife of...

Bala re-elected mayor, GOP dominates county races

November 7, 2018

Tim Bala Wayland Mayor Tim Bala won re-election to his sixth two-year term and all City Council candidates won without opposition. Meanwhile, Democrats filled every one of the seven county commission slots, but lost every one to Republicans. Allegan County’s results turned out to be very, very red, as Republicans...

It wasn’t blue tsunami, but Dems make election gains

November 6, 2018

Matt Longjohn Fred Upton It wasn’t the tsunami Democrats had been hoping for, but the top state-wide offices in Michigan went to female Democratic candidates Tuesday. Democrats, as predicted by the polls, won the Michigan governor’s race and the contest for U.S. Senator and all three state-wide ballot proposals were...

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