Editor

Mike Jahnke selected Leighton Firefighter of Year

The Leighton Township Fire Department held its annual banquet Saturday evening. Mike Jahnke (right, shown with Fire Chief Matt Weston) was selected Firefighter of the Year of the Year. Weston…

Editor March 16, 2019

Features

Wayland Robotics team places 2nd in tourney

The Wayland High School First Robotics team No. 6090 finished second Saturday at the the season's first competition in Muskegon. The Wildcats lost in the tie-breaker criteria in the final…

Editor March 16, 2019

Editorial

I oppose organized public prayer, but I am a coward

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. It has been almost 57 years since one of the most contentious Supreme Court…

Editor March 16, 2019

Columns

One Small Voice: ‘Newest’ college admissions scandal

You can’t tell me that this current scandal surrounding the admissions of lesser deserving privileged children to elite colleges is anything new. It isn’t. What is different now is the…

Editor March 16, 2019

Obituaries

Service will be Friday for Kenneth Glascott, 84

Kenneth “Tom” Glascott, age 84, died Friday, March 15. Kenneth served his country in the U.S. Army and was a volunteer fireman for the Hopkins Fire Department. Family was the…

Editor March 16, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral March 23 for Mary Jo Cheyne-Bastian, 52

Mary Jo Cheyne-Bastian, age 52, died Friday, March 15. She is survived by her husband, Paul Bastian; her children Duane (Ashley) Cheyne, Cheri (Rick) Klifman, Sandy Stasker and Rachel (Michael)…

Editor March 16, 2019

Features

WHS forensics team takes 3rd at Portage Northern

The Wayland High School forensics team brought home a third place trophy from the Portage Northern Invitational earlier this month. Junior Jamie Murray was awarded the first ever Snell Award, for…

Editor March 16, 2019

Community Notices

Wayland grad to be Mayo Clinic resident in 2020

Michael Merren, formerly of Wayland, will continue his medical education at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for residency in anesthesiology, beginning in July 2020. A graduate of Wayland High…

Editor March 15, 2019

Sports

Martin’s Carter Hilton to play basketball at KVCC

Carter Hilton has been a four-year starter on the Martin boys' basketball team, and on Friday he announced his plans for after graduation. At 6'2, Hilton will be playing for…

Editor March 15, 2019

Columns

Army Bob: Despite ouster attempts, Trump still standing

by Robert M. Traxler The collusion delusion, where did it go? President Donald Trump, even before he became President, colluded with the Russian Federation to steal the election and destroy…

Editor March 15, 2019