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Sydney Urben, Lady ‘Cats continue to be high rollers

January 22, 2018

Sydney Urben and Amber Beggs. Wayland senior bowling ace Sydney Urben continues to add to her legend locally in the sport, as she and her teammates cruised to another O-K Gold/Green dual match victory Monday. The Lady Wildcats remained unbeaten in league contests for the season with a 30-0 triumph,...

Wildcat rollers gain sweet revenge on Wyoming, 21-9

January 22, 2018

"Redemption is super sweet!" exclaimed Wayland boys' varsity bowling coach Sherry Miklusicak Monday after her group defeated Wyoming 21-9 in an O-K Gold/Green Conference dual match. "For the second time (almost third) this season, the Wayland boys' bowling team has come back in the second half of the season to...

Let’s not forget an interim manager who did a terrific job

January 22, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Before he rides off into the sunset, many of us should take a little time to offer the handshake of appreciation to Wayland's interim city manager, Larry Nielsen. It is entirely possible that new...

Funeral will be Saturday for Leonardo Pintarelli, 36

January 22, 2018

Wayland native and Martin High School graduate Leonardo Pintarelli of Otsego died Friday, Jan. 19. He was 36. Pintarelli was born to John and Sharon Pintarelli of Wayland in 1981 and later went to Martin High School and studied to be a registered nurse at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. He...

Truth is best way to handle privacy vs. public issues

January 21, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced: story. It is an editorial by the editor. My biggest beef with corporations and their CEOs for a long time in my business has been that they rarely tell the truth. They lie just about as often as politicians and marketers and...

Wayland schools seek 2018 Hall of Fame nominees

January 21, 2018

The Wayland Union school district is seeking nominees for this year's Hall of Fame accolades. Candidates for consideration should be sent with the nominee’s name and qualifications to Wayland High School Principal Tom Cutler, 870 E. Superior Street, Wayland, MI 49348 or email to cutlert@waylandunion.org Deadline for submitting nominations is at...

Arena’s Pizza in Martin explains card charging issue

January 21, 2018

by Austin Marsman The owner of the five locations of the Arena's Pizza chain took to Facebook Friday to explain an issue raised about credit cards at the Martin location. It appears eatery's card machine was not "batching out" since the Monday after Christmas. The term "batching" refers to where...

One Small Voice: The tale of the ogre vs. the Dreamers

January 21, 2018

I have an idea for a modern fairy tale. I have all the key elements. A downtrodden people, hoping to escape destitution, violence and oppression. A shining kingdom with a promise of a better life where hard work and a pure heart will assure you safety and acceptance. An ogre...

Clipper boys and girls both reach .500 mark in hoops

January 20, 2018

by Austin Marsman Sophomore Faith Guritz (35), shown going to her left here,scored 20 points in Martin's victory over Lawrence. The Martin girls came away with their sixth win Friday, topping Lawrence 50-49 and evening their record to 6-6 as the same time the boys' team evened their season mark...

East Grand Rapids defeats both WHS boys and girls

January 19, 2018

Both the Wayland girls' and boys' varsity basketball teams lost at East Grand Rapids Friday night. The boys lost 54-47 and saw their overall record sink to 4-6. The Lady Wildcats fell 53-33 to the Pioneers and their record overall now is 2-8. East GR girls now are 9-2 on...

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