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Big Lake residents getting impatient with flooding

Some residents living in the Big Lake area in Watson Township are running out of patience with public officials over lake levels that have caused flooding at their homes. At…

Editor April 4, 2019

Sports

Presley Hudson earns 2nd national hoops crown

Wayland High School graduate Presley Hudson Thursday night added another national championship in front of a national audience. The Central Michigan University senior won the national collegiate three-point shooting contest,…

Editor April 4, 2019

Community Notices

Happy Camper owner asks for help in catching vandals

The Happy Camper RV repair business in Moline has reported a spate of vandalism over the winter and discovered more again within the past couple of days. Owner Steve Austin…

Editor April 4, 2019

Sports

Helderop, Ainsworth are all-state honorable mention

Wayland's Cory Ainsworth and Hopkins' Kennedy Helderop, both seniors, have been named to the Associated Press Division 2 all-state honorable mention unit in basketball. Ainsworth was the leading scorer and…

Editor April 4, 2019

Obituaries

Wildcat athlete, booster Ryan Morse dies at age 44

Ryan Morse, 44, a huge part of a Wayland athletic family and community, died Tuesday, April 2. The son of longtime WHS baseball, golf and football coach Rick Morse, Ryan…

Editor April 4, 2019

Sports

Ex-Wildcat Leigha Morse has 7 hits in twin bill sweep

Former Wayland High School standout catcher Leigha Morse overcame a heavy heart Wednesday to lash out seven hits in Aquinas College's doubleheader sweep of Cornerstone University. Morse, a sophomore at…

Editor April 3, 2019

Obituaries

Service Monday in Grandville for Ruth Jenkins, 94

Fannie Ruth Jenkins, age 94, of Wayland died Wednesday, April 3. Ruth was a retiree of Pridgeon and Clay. In her retirement, she enjoyed traveling and spending time with family.…

Editor April 3, 2019

Features

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 6, 1994 The Allegan County Health department has denied a request…

Editor April 3, 2019

Columns

Ranger Rick: From someone who lived in Venezuela

We all know there are people who profess to lean liberal/socialist/communist/Marxist. They claim in print and on websites to be "progressive" when in reality they are for anything but freedom…

Editor April 2, 2019

Obituaries

Celebration of Life at VFW Saturday for David Corner

A celebration of life luncheon will be held at the Wayland VFW Post at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, for David Joe Corner 72 of Wayland. Corner died March 11…

Editor April 2, 2019