Editor

Celebration of Life planned for Sheri Medina, 46

Sheri Rebecca (Taylor) Medina, 46, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Jan. 2. Sheri was born on Dec. 23, 1972, in Grand Rapids. She is survived by her husband, Larry Medina; parents,…

Editor January 3, 2019

Obituaries

Service scheduled for Friday for Bill Roe, 84

William “Bill” Roe, age 84, died Monday, Dec. 31. Bill served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. In his free time, he loved reading his…

Editor January 3, 2019

Sports

WHS boys and girls both lose to Byron by 23-7 score

Both the Wayland boys and Lady Wildcats Wednesday lost to Byron Center by identical 23-7 scores.. Boys' coach Sherry Miklusicak said, "What looked to be a hopeful night for a…

Editor January 2, 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 — Jan. 5, 1994 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners denies a request…

Editor January 2, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral Saturday for Dorr man Bernie Weesaw, 48

Bernard “Bernie” Weesaw Jr., age 48, died Monday, Dec. 31. Bernie was an avid golfer, but first and foremost, he loved spending with his family and especially his daughter, Ashlee.…

Editor January 2, 2019

Editorial

State legislators thumb noses to voters of Michigan

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I was naive enough a few years ago to believe our Michigan Legislature could…

Editor December 31, 2018

Features

Wayland’s ‘Wonder Women’ working winning ways

They are the champions, my friend. A trio of Wayland female athletes proved they are worthy and brought a lot of glory and positive attention for this community in 2018.…

Editor December 30, 2018

Sports

Vikings’ Gossman 3rd in Portage bowling tourney

Both the Hopkins girls' and boys' bowling teams competed Saturday at Continental Lanes in Kalamazoo in the Portage Individual Tournament. The girls field had 53 bowlers from different divisions. The…

Editor December 29, 2018

Columns

One Small Voice: Resistance is not futile with bullying

“Resistance is futile.” – spoken by, among others, Jean Luc Pickard and Seven-Of-Nine from Star Trek The word bully is, by definition, both a noun and verb. Its meaning is…

Editor December 29, 2018

Sports

Vikings bounce back to outlast Cedar Springs, 52-45

It was once said that former Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne never lost a game, he just ran out of time. Could the same be said about Cedar Springs in…

Editor December 29, 2018