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Funeral will be Tuesday for ‘Koko’ Hall, 50, of Dorr

Nieko Lee “Koko” Hall, 50, of Dorr, died unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 13. Born Jan. 22, 1968 in Allegan, she was the daughter of Joan and Alan Heslinga. Nieko possessed a…

Editor December 15, 2018

Sports

Vikings’ variety of weapons captures 4th straight win

Hopkins is off to its best boys' varsity basketball season in perhaps two decades, at least since the heady days of Tim Kisner. The Vikings claimed their fourth victory this…

Editor December 14, 2018

Features

Wayland school Christmas card winner is Katie Harter

Sixth-grader Katie Harter from Pine Street Elementary created the winning design of a Wildcat dressed as Santa for the annual Christmas card design contest. Each year, Wayland Union School officials ask…

Editor December 14, 2018

Community Notices

Freda’s Fish Fry & More back in business at Gun Lake

Remember Freda's Fish Fry, which had the colorful, if eventually illegal trailer on West Superior used as an advertising sign? Freda's is back in business now in the Gun Lake…

Editor December 14, 2018

Obituaries

Longtime Wayland teacher, coach Gene Knobloch dies

Longtime Wayland teacher and coach Eugene Knobloch of Hopkins died Friday. He was 80. Knobloch, who only two months ago celebrated his 80th birthday, came to Wayland to teach social…

Editor December 14, 2018

Features

Steeby students get to ‘Shop with a Cop’ for holidays

Michigan State Police officers are making Christmas a little merrier for three Steeby Elementary students in their Shop with a Cop program. Students were treated to lunch and then went Christmas shopping…

Editor December 14, 2018

Columns

Army Bob: South Korea capitalists vs. North socialists

Happy/Merry Christmas in Korean is 'Meri krismas' Estimates of the number of Christians in South Korea swing between 15% and 25%, and Buddhism is the main religion. Chuseok, the Autumn…

Editor December 14, 2018

Features

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

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The author apologizes most sincerely to readers for the delay in this week’s edition. He was in Colorado for the past eight days being introduced to his first…

Editor December 13, 2018

Sports

Lady Wildcats’ unbeaten bowling streak halted

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team Wednesday absorbed its first defeat of the season, 21-9 to Zeeland. The boys' team also lost to Zeeland, 29-1. ""We knew we would have…

Editor December 12, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: Build the Wall to help stop voter fraud

Every election cycle it seems like the Democrats always scream "voter suppression" during voting, even though there has been no credible evidence this has taken place. What they get their…

Editor December 12, 2018