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No one harmed in armed standoff in Wayland Township

February 19, 2018

Allegan County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 40-year-old armed man Monday morning after he barricaded himself with a woman and four children in Wayland Township. Authorities were summoned to the residence at about 12:30 a.m. when they received a report that a woman and four children were inside the home with...

Wayland Chief Harper finalist for Zeeland police post

February 18, 2018

Wayland Police Chief Steve Harper is one of six finalists interviewing for the police chief's position at the City of Zeeland. Harper, who was appointed chief at Wayland in 2012 after the firing of Dan Miller, also was commander of the Michigan State Police post in Wayland before that. The...

How about we regulate guns just like abortions?

February 18, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Ain't no pink fag legislator gonna say I can't have guns." — The Fugs, 1968, "Johnny Pissoff Meets the Red Angel." While it seems just about everybody rightly these days is discussing and debating...

Hopkins grad to do internship for New York Mets

February 18, 2018

Jalen Kisner and family. Jalen Kisner, a 2015 graduate of Hopkins High School and star offensive and defensive lineman for the Vikings football team, has accepted a summer internship in inside sales with the New York Mets for summer 2018. Kisner is a sports management major studying at Central Michigan...

One Small Voice: Many of us now suffer our own PTSD

February 18, 2018

by Lynn Mandaville Such a bleak week it has been. And it started only two days ago. February 14, 2018. Wednesday, St. Valentine's Day, Ash Wednesday. Interesting it is to me that it was already a day of ambiguous meaning. Valentine's Day, when we celebrate love in all its wonderful,...

Lady Wildcats strike Gold on lanes for 2nd year in a row

February 17, 2018

Pictured are team members and coach Mike Omness. It was the second straight year the Lady Wildcats have won the league crown. They will roll in the Division 2 regional tournament next Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Tony Banas) The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team captured the O-K Gold/Green Conference championship...

Spoor asks DEQ to add 30 docks at marina on Gun Lake

February 17, 2018

by Austin Marsman Lucas Spoor Gun Lake marina owner Lucas Spoor submitted an application to the Michigan DEQ in Cadillac requesting approval for 30 docks and the installation of a boat launch at his property on 11925 Marsh Road. This comes just after Lucas Spoor's proposed amendment to Barry County zoning...

Teunissen sisters help Davenport win season opener

February 17, 2018

Wayland High School graduates and sisters Bethany (left) and Mallory Teunissen both played major roles in Davenport University's 3-1 season opening victory Saturday in the Panthers' southern tour. Bethany, a freshman, drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Mallory, a junior, picked up the pitching victory. (Photo supplied)

Viking boys, girls rule Silver, Gossman rolls perfect 300

February 17, 2018

Brenden Gossman rolled a perfect 300 game. Both the Hopkins boys' and girls' bowling teams won the O-K Silver Conference championships in the league tournament. For boys it went Hopkins, Belding, Kelloggsville Junior ace Brenden Gossman bowled a 300 in the first individuals, 289 in the second, and 201...

Wayland boys slip to 7th in league bowling tourney

February 17, 2018

Wayland's Lowell Invitational champions (front, from left) Hunter Osborn, Bryan Franck, Jordan Peters, )back row) Joe Laidler, Dylan Roberts, Alex Marble, Dillon Smith, and Christian Courser. The Wayland boys' bowling team was fourth after game one, fell to fifth after game two, and finished seventh out of 10 teams...

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